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
Student Name
ID Number
Centre Name
Project Title To study effects of Talent management and development on success of
Small Entrepreneurs and Businesses. A study on XYZ.
Section Two: Project summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as part of your
project:
Interviews
Questionnaires
Observations
Use of Personal Records
Data Analysis
Action Research
Focus Groups
Other (please specify
Section Three: Participants

Yes No
Will your research involve human participants?
Ages
12–16
Young
people
aged
17–18
Adults
More than
18
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply
How will participants be recruited (identified and approached)?
Answer:
Describe the process you will use to inform participants about what you are
doing:
Answer:
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:
Studies involving questionnaires Yes No

Will participants be given the option of omitting questions they
do not wish to answer?
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?
Studies involving observation Yes No
Confirm whether participants will be asked for their informed
consent to be approved.
Yes No
Will you debrief participants at the end of their
participation? (e.g. give them a brief explanation of the
study)
Yes No
Will participants be given information about the findings
of your study? (This could be a summary of your findings
generally)
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)