Research Ethics Approval Form for Desklib

This is a sample research ethics approval form for students conducting research activity that involves human participants or the use of data, collected from human participants. The form includes basic details, project summary, participants, data storage and security, ethical issues, and declaration. It is strictly advised to discuss the proposed research fully with the Unit Tutor before completing the 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
Student Name xxxxxx
ID Number xxxxxx
Centre Name Campus name
Project Title Copy the res title from the prop form
This section 2 below should be based on primary data collection in the next term,
choose the right tick box for doing primary data in your next term.
Section Two: Project summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as part of your project:
Interviews y
Questionnaires y
Observations n
Use of Personal Records n
Data Analysis y
Action Research n
Focus Groups n
Other (please specify
Section Three: Participants
Yes No
Will your research involve human participants?
Ages
12–16
Young
people
aged
17–18
Adults
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply

How will participants be recruited (identified and approached)?
Answer: Online survey will be conducted
Describe the process you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
Answer: They will be infirmed through written documents and E-mail.
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?
Answer: yes, it will be written and they will be provided detailed information via
letter or E-mail.
Studies involving questionnaires Yes No
Will participants be given the option of omitting questions they do
not wish to answer?
y
If No, please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical issues
arising from this:
Answer:
Studies involving questionnaires Yes No
Will participants be given the option of omitting questions they do
not wish to answer?
y
Studies involving observation Yes No
Confirm whether participants will be asked for their informed
consent to be approved.
y
Yes No
Will you debrief participants at the end of their
participation? (e.g. give them a brief explanation of the
study)
y

Yes No
Will participants be given information about the findings of
your study? (This could be a summary of your findings generally)
y
Section Four: Data storage and security
Yes No
Confirm that all personal data will be stored and processed in
compliance with the Data Protection Act (1998)
y
Who will have access to the data and personal information?
Answer: Online researchers and associated company will have access.
During the research
Where will the data be stored?
Answer: Data will be stored in laptop
Yes No
Will mobile devices, such as USB storage and laptops, be used?
If yes, please provide further details:
Answer: USB and laptop storage would be better.
After the research
Where will the data be stored?
Answer: It would be saved or protected in systems and for protecting against data
loss, it would be taken in USB or pen drive.
How long will the data and records be kept, and in what format?
Answer: Data will be recorded till the submission of study and after that also it
would be saved for conducting study in the future. Data will be saved in PDF
format.
Yes No
Will the data be kept for use by other researchers? No
If yes, please provide further details:
Answer:

Section Five: Ethical issues
Are there any particular features of your proposed work which may raise ethical
concerns? If so,
please outline how you will deal with these:
It is important that you demonstrate your awareness of potential risks that may arise
as a result of
your research. Please consider/address all issues that may apply. Ethical concerns
may include, but
are not limited to the following:
 informed consent
 potentially vulnerable participants
 sensitive topics
 risks to participants and/or researchers
 confidentiality/anonymity
 disclosures/limits to confidentiality
 data storage and security, both during and after the research (including
transfer, sharing,
 encryption, protection)
 reporting
 dissemination and use of your findings.
Section Six: Declaration
Yes No
I have read, understood and will abide by the [insert name of
college/centre] Research Ethics Policy
y
Yes No
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with
my tutor
y
I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the above information is correct and that
this is a full description of the ethical issues that may arise in the course of my/our
research.
Student Name: xxxxxxx Date: 9 /10/21