Ethics Application Form for Undergraduate Students

November 2019 Version
ETHICS APPLICATION FORM
Undergraduate Students
Introduction
An ethics application should be submitted for
review and approval by anyone conducting
research at, or under the auspices of, the
University of that involves human beings,
animals or personal data relating to human
beings.
The completion of this form should not be seen as
an end in itself but as a vehicle to ensure that you
have gone through a process of considering the
ethical implications of your research in detail and
that you are able to communicate this clearly.
Please note that you should NOT begin your
project or start any data collection until your
ethics application has been given final
approval by your dissertation supervisor and it
is confirmed that all conditions have been met.
If you have any queries whilst completing this form,
please get in contact with your dissertation
supervisor.
SECTION 1: PERSONAL DETAILS &
DECLARATION
Please complete the header with your name
and Department
Name:
Student number:
UR email address:
Programme of Study:
Supervisor:
STUDENT’S SIGNATURE
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I confirm that this submission accords with
the University Code of Conduct and that all
information supplied on this form is correct
Student’s Signature:
Please use an electronic signature or type your name
Date:
SECTION 1b: SUPERVISOR’S
APPROVAL
Dissertation supervisors, please: scrutinise the Ethics Application and all
participant-facing documentation
 suggest and check any changes which
need making before your final approval
Please tick the box to confirm that you have
approved the application as ethically sound
and the participant-facing documentation
as appropriate.
SUPERVISOR’S SIGNATURE
Signature:
Please use an electronic signature or type your name
Print name:
Date:
SECTION 2: PROJECT DETAILS
Title of project: To discuss challenges related to operation management: Case study on: Bank
of England.
Proposed start date (start
date of actual data
collection):
Please note that
supervisor’s approval can
take some time. Please
submit applications in a
timely manner. Reasons
should be given for late or
retrospective
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submissions.
Duration:
2.1. Purpose of the proposed investigation
(300 words maximum)
This section should include the material which
concisely outlines the rationale for the project, i.e.
why this study needs to be done. This should be
done in a way that is both accessible and
scholarly, i.e. have proper cited sources.
Aim: To identify the challenges present
in banking industry related to
operational management.
Importance of operational management
is important in the banking industry so
that there is going to be effective
working and efficiency which is going to
be present. Services of this industry
need to have planned working and
efficiency which needs to be present so
that there would be better operations.
2.2. Outline of the project (300 words
maximum)
This section should include the details of the
methods i.e. what will be done and how. Please
start by giving a brief summary (one paragraph)
including how many participants there are likely to
be, where the research will take place and an
indication of how long participation will take for
each section (interviews, questionnaires etc.) and
in total.
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Data collection is going to be from primary method
so that there is effective working and efficiency
which would be used to collect information.
Sampling is going to be through questionnaires and
that is going to make the understanding of the topic
more effective.
You should attach all the research instruments you
are planning to use in your research, e.g. interview
questionnaire, online questionnaire template, etc.
These should be checked by your supervisor prior
to Ethics application approval.
Please tick the boxes to confirm that
1) you have attached all research instruments
you intend to use ✓
2) you will notify your supervisor of any major
changes ✓
2.3. Ethical issues raised by the project and how these will be addressed (500 words
maximum)
Ethical issues raised by the project and how these will be addressed:
Points that should be considered include:
 Participants and consent
 Confidentiality and anonymity
 Right to withdrawal
 Deception
 Permissions from organisations involved
 Whether any vulnerable populations are involved (including under 18s) (also see Section 6)
This section should have some comment and not left blank.
Please refer to the Ethics Guidelines for more information.
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