Analysis of Customer Attitudes: Ethics Application Form - ARU

This document presents a Stage 1 Research Ethics Application Form completed by a student for a research project analyzing customer attitudes towards theme parks in Australia, specifically Warner Bros Movie World and Dreamworld on the Gold Coast. The application details the researcher's information, research title, collaborators, and a brief project summary outlining the methodology, theoretical approaches, and research questions. The research design employs a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative techniques, including surveys and literature review. The application includes a Research Ethics Checklist, where the student addresses questions related to ethical considerations such as human participant involvement, potential risks, and data collection methods. The student identifies the project's ethical risk category as 'Yellow' and provides explanations for managing ethical risks associated with human participants, gatekeepers, incidental health issues, distressing topics, and international research. The form includes confirmation and declaration statements regarding research ethics training, compliance with data protection laws, and data storage. The student and supervisor provide declarations confirming their commitment to ethical conduct and adherence to university guidelines. This application is submitted to the relevant ethics committee for review and approval before the research can commence. Desklib provides students with access to past papers and solved assignments to assist in their studies.

Ethical Form
Stage 1 Research Ethics ApplicationForm
Section 1: Details of the Researcher and theirResearch
N.B. If you are conducting research that involves‘animalsandsignificanthabitats’,please use the
Stage1ResearchEthicsApplicationForm involving Animals and Habitats
Applicants carrying out research with children or vulnerable adults may also need to carry
out an online Safeguarding course and submit the pass certificate with their ethics
application. Please refer to the Question Specific Advice for the Stage 1 Research Ethics
Application Form at the above weblink.
Researcher details
First name
Family name
Department/Faculty
Email address
NameofInstitutionwhereyoustudy
or work (if not Anglia Ruskin)
Areyou:
Pleasetick
Students (including staff proposing research on a course/programme)
Your SID
Your course/programme title
NameofyourFirstSupervisor(for
PGR)orSupervisor(forUGandPGT)
Research details
Titleofyourresearchproject
N.B. For UG/PGT
students,thisisnotthetitleof your
researchmodule
Analysis of customer’s attitude towards theme park in Australia: A
case of Warner Bros Movie World, Gold Coast and Dreamworld,
Gold Coast.
Name and institutional affiliation of
any research collaborators
Date ofapplication
Brief
ProjectSummary(upto700words)
Please summarise your research in
You may find these headings useful:
Methodology
For this research, researcher will use mix research design
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non-specialist language. as it will contain the characteristics of both qualitative
and quantitative. Qualitative research will be used by
journal article along with quantitative research will be
used by online sites to depict the charts regarding
research issue.
Theoretical approaches
Business ethical concepts
Business ethics strategy
Business ethical theories
Research questions
 What is the meaning and concept of consumer attitudes
 What are challenges that affect the consumer attitudes
towards the theme park: A case of Warner Bros Movie
World, Gold Coast and Dreamworld, Gold Coast?
 What are strategies for improving the consumer’s attitudes
towards the theme park?
Details of participant population (recruitment, inclusion and
exclusion criteria
For this research, researcher will conduct survey through
questionnaire to get opinion of consumers regarding the research
problem to understand the data. After conducting the survey, it
will support these opinions from literature review as it will
enhance the reliability and validity of research.
Please explain the potential value
of your research to society and/or
the economy and its potential to
improve knowledge and
understanding.
This research would be beneficial for company to understand the
customer’s attitude towards theme park in Australia: A case of
Warner Bros Movie World, Gold Coast and Dreamworld, Gold
Coast.
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Section 2: Research EthicsChecklist (Refer to Section 3 for an explanation of the colour coding.)
N.B. If you are conducting research that involves‘animalsandsignificanthabitats’,please use the
Stage1ResearchEthicsApplicationForm involvingAnimalsandHabitats
You must provide a response to ALL questions. Please refer to the Question Specific Advice
for completing the Stage 1 Research Ethics Application Form for guidance.
Willyour r esearch (delete as appropriate):
1 Involve human participants? YES NO
2 Create a risk that individuals and/or organisations could be identified in
the outputs?
YES NO
3 Involve participants whose responses could be influenced by your
relationship with them or by any perceived, or real, conflicts of interest?
YES NO
4 Involve the co-operation of a ‘gatekeeper’ to gain access to participants? YES NO
5 Offer financial or other forms of incentives to participants? YES NO
6 Involve the possibility that any incidental health issues relating to
participants be
identified?
YES NO
7 Involve the discussion of topics that participants may find distressing? YES NO
8 Take place outside of the country where you work and/or are enrolled to
study?
YES NO
9 Cause a negative impact on the environment (over and above that of
normal daily activity)?
YES NO
10 Involve gathering or preparing non-living biological samples not held
already in a university, museum or other collection?
YES NO
11 Involve genetic modification of human tissue, or use of genetically
modified organisms classified as Class One activities?1.
YES NO
12 Involve genetic modification of human tissue, or use of genetically
modified organisms above Class One activities?2.
YES NO
13 Collect, use or store any human tissue or DNA (including but not limited
to, serum, plasma, organs, saliva, urine, hairs and nails)?3
YES NO
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14 Involve medical research with humans, including clinical trials or medical
devices?
YES NO
15 Involve the administration of drugs, placebos or other substances (e.g.
food, vitamins) to humans?
YES NO
16 Cause
(orhavethepotentialtocause)pain,physicalorpsychologicalharmornegative
consequencestohumans?
YES NO
17 Involvethecollectionofdatawithouttheconsentofparticipants,orother
formsofdeception?
YES NO
18 Involve interventions with people aged 16 years of age and under? YES NO
19 Relatetomilitarysites,personnel,equipment,orthedefenceindustry? YES NO
20 Riskdamage/
disturbancetoculturally,spirituallyorhistoricallysignificantartefacts/places,
orhumanremains?
YES NO
21 Containresearch
methodologiesyou,ormembersofyourteam,requiretrainingto carry out?
YES NO
22 Involve access to, or use(including internet use) of, material covered by
the Counter Terrorism and Security Act (2015), ortheTerrorism Act
(2006),or which could be classified as security sensitive?4
YES NO
23 Involve you or participants in a) activities which may be illegal and/or b)
the observation, handling or storage (including export) of information or
material which may be regarded as illegal?
YES NO
24 Require ethical approval from any recognised external agencies? e.g.
NHS, Social Care, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Defence. Please
refer to the Question Specific Advice for the Stage 1 Research Ethics
Application Form and Code of Practice for Applying for Ethical
Approval for further information.
YES NO
25 Involveindividualsaged16yearsofageandoverwholack‘capacitytoconsent’
andthereforefall undertheMentalCapacityAct(2005)?
YES NO
26 Pose any ethical issue not covered elsewhere in this checklist (excluding
issues relating to animals and significant habitats which are dealt with in
a separate form)?
YES NO
Please note that the FacultyResearchEthicsPanel(FREP) will refer to the Office of the Secretary and
Clerk any application where, in the view of the Chair, the proposed research poses a risk of a legal or
security related nature to your University. The Chair will seek guidance from the Secretary and
Clerk before the FREP decides if the proposed research can be granted ethical approval and/or the
nature of any special arrangements which need to be put in place.
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Section 3: Approvalprocess
AllstudentapplicationsmustbesenttoyourSupervisorforchecking.
YourSupervisormustthenforwardtheapplicationtothe DREP/FREP(asappropriate)
FREP=FacultyResearchEthicsPanel
DREP=DepartmentalResearchEthicsPanel
NOansweredtoallquestions
RiskcategoryGreen
CompleteSection5 of this form and
thensendittoyourDREP(orFREPfor the
FacultyofMedicalScienceonly).
Youdonotrequireethicalapproval from a
committee.
Youcanstartyourresearchimmediately.
YES to any of Questions 1-11
and/or 26 but NO to all other
questions
Risk categoryYellow
Complete Section 4 and 5 of this form and submit
it, and the Participant Information Sheet (PIS) and
Participant Consent Form (PCF), to your DREP (or
FREP for Faculty of Medical Science only). Your
faculty may require further documents.
Youneedtowaitforethicalapprovalbeforeyou start
your research.
YEStoanyofQuestions12-23
RiskCategoryRed
Complete Section 5 of this form and complete the
Stage 2 Approval form. Submit both, and any other
documents required, to your FREP.
If you answered YES to Question 22 you must
also complete and submit for consideration by
the committee the Stage 3 Approval form.
Youneedtowaitforethicalapprovalbeforeyou start
your research.
YEStoeitherorbothof
Questions24-25
RiskCategoryPurple
You need external approval(s) which, if granted, may
be regarded as equivalent to approval from an Anglia
Ruskin ethics committee.
Refer to the Question Specific Advice for the Stage 1
Research Ethics Application Form and Code of
Practice for Applying for Ethical Approval for further
information
Youneedtowaitforethical and/or
governanceapprovalbefore youstartyourresearch.
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Section 4: Project details
Management of Ethical Risk
For each of Questions 1-11 and Question 26, where you have responded ‘Yes’, please explain for
the committee how you justify and will manage the ethical risk created. Your research is in the
Yellow risk category.
I give yes response for Involving the human participant in research. Further, i have responded Yes for
Involving the co-operation of a ‘gatekeeper’ to gain access to participants. I have also responded yes
for Involving the possibility that any incidental health issues relating to participants be identified. I
have responded yes for Involving the discussion of topics that participants may find distressing. In the
last, I have responded yes for taking place outside of the country where you work and/or are enrolled to
study. I have responded yes because these practices are essential to conduct ethical research.
Section 5: Confirmation/Declaration statements
ConfirmationStatements(delete as appropriate)
1 Ihavecompletedtherelevanttraininginresearchethics.5 Yes No
Notapplicable
2 I have consulted the Research Ethics Policy and the relevant sections of the Code of
Practice for Applying forEthical Approval, available
atwww.anglia.ac.uk/researchethics.
Yes No
3 IhavecompletedaRiskAssessment(HealthandSafety).6 Yes No
Notapplicable
4 MyresearchcomplieswiththeUKDataProtectionAct(1998)and/
orthedataprotectionlawsofthecountrywheretheresearchisbeingconducted.7
Yes No
Notapplicab
le
5 For research funded externally where the funding was acquired via Anglia
Ruskin, I havecompleted a Project Risk Assessment.8
Yes No
Notapplicable
6 I have attached my confirmation of passing a Safeguarding course. Yes No
Notapplicable
7 If my research project involves a contract between Anglia Ruskin University
and an external party, I have had the contract approved by the Secretary and
Clerk’s Office9
Yes No
Notapplicable
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Confirmation of Data StorageCompliance
By sending this form you confirm that:
 Physical documents containing personal or confidential information will be stored securely and
only accessible to the research team and other authorised individuals.
 You will not store protected information [as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998] in
personal cloud services, such as Dropbox, Google Drive or Microsoft OneDriveas their
quality or security cannot be guaranteed.
 Any portable media, such as USB storage devices, removable hard drives, CDs or DVDs,
that are used to hold personal, confidential or sensitive data will be securely stored on-
premises and appropriately encrypted when used off-premises.
 Access to our remote desktop facilities will always be via an approved connection.
The preferred storage solution for electronic files is on a University server accessed from a password
ApplicantDeclaration
Bysendingthisformfrommyuniversitye-
mailaccount,IconfirmthatIwillundertaketheresearchasdetailedhere.IunderstandthatImustabidebythetermsof
myethicalapprovalandthatImaynotamendtheresearchwithoutfurtherethical approval. I also confirm that the
research will comply with all university ethical guidance, all relevant legislation and any
Supervisor/FirstSupervisor Declaration
BysendingthisformfrommyAngliae-
mailaccount,IconfirmthestatementsintheApplicantDeclarationandthatIwill
Thank you for completing the Stage 1 Research Ethics Application Form.
Please submit it as follows:
Staff Researchers: Send form directly to the relevant committee.
Student Researchers: Send form to Supervisor/First Supervisor.
Supervisor/First Supervisor: Check application and forward to the relevant committee.
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