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 are required to gain ethical approval before
commencing their research.
 Please answer all relevant questions and note that your form will be returned if incomplete.
 For further support and guidance please see your tutor.
 Before completing this form, we advise that you discuss your proposed research fully with your
tutor.
 Please complete this form in good time before your research project is due to commence.
Section 1: Basic Details
Project title: “ Behaviours that support equality and diversity in the workplace” - Case Study on
McDonald
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Student name: ...................................................................................
Student ID number: ...................................................................................
Programme: ...................................................................................
College: ...................................................................................
Intended research start date: .............................................
Intended research end date: .........................................
Section 2: Project Summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as part of your project:
• Interviews: 
• Questionnaires:  
• Observations: 
• Use of Personal Records: 
• Case Study:  
• Narrative Inquiry: 
• Quantitative Data Analysis:  
• Qualitative Data Analysis: 
• Other (please specify): ....................................................................................................................................................................

Research Ethics Approval Form (contd.)
Section 3: Participants
Please answer the following questions, giving full details where necessary.
Will your research involve human participants?
Adults:  
How will participants be recruited (identified and approached)?
Approached
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
 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?
Studies involving questionnaires:
Will participants be given the option of omitting questions they do not wish to answer?
Yes:   No: 
If No please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical issues arising from this
Studies involving observation:
Confirm whether participants will be asked for their informed consent to be observed.
Yes:   No: 
Will you debrief participants at the end of their participation
(i.e. 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 brief summary of your findings in general)
Yes:   No: 