Research Ethics Approval Form

Research ethics approval form
All students conducting research activity that involves human
participants or the use of data, collected from human participants, may
be required to gain ethical approval before commencing their research.
Please answer all relevant questions and note that your form may be
returned if incomplete.
For further support and guidance please see your Unit Tutor.
Before completing this form, we advise that you discuss your proposed
research fully with your Unit Tutor. Please complete this form in good
time before your research project is due to commence.
Section One: Basic details
Project title:
Student Details
Student Name Student ID
Programme:
School:
Start date:
End date:
Section Two: Project summary

Please select all research methods that you plan to use as part of your
project:
Interviews
Questionnaire
s
Observations
Use of
Personal
Records
Data Analysis
Action
Research
Focus Groups
Other (please
specify)
Section Three: Participants
Will your research involve human participants? Yes ✓ No
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply
Ages 12–
16:
Young people aged 17–
18:
Adults: ✓
How will participants be recruited (identified and approached)?
The participants will be recruited by using random data sampling method.
Describe the process you will use to inform participants about what you
are doing:
To inform the participants, email has been used.
How will you obtain consent from participants? Will this be written? How
will it be made clear to participants that they may withdraw consent to
participate at any time?