Research Ethics Approval Form for Talent Management at Workplace

This assignment presents a research ethics approval form submitted by a student for a talent management project at a workplace. The form details various aspects of the research, including the project title, student information, research methods (interviews, questionnaires, observations, etc.), participant recruitment (probabilistic sampling of 50 employees), and informed consent procedures (e-mail process, written consent, and withdrawal options). The form addresses data storage and security, specifying password-protected systems for data storage during and after the research, and outlining data retention for six months. It also considers ethical issues such as informed consent, confidentiality, and data security, with a declaration confirming adherence to the college's research ethics policy and discussion of ethical considerations with the module tutor. The student acknowledges potential risks and confirms that the provided information is a complete description of potential ethics issues.

Research Ethics Approval Form
Please answer all relevant questions and note that your form may be returned if
incomplete.
For further support and guidance please contact your respective 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 1: Basic Details
Project title: Talent management at Workplace.
Student name:
……………………………………………………………………………………...
Student ID number:
………………………………………………………………………….……
Programme:
………………………………………………………………………………….………
School: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
………..
Intended research start date: 22/01/2021.
Intended research end date: 30/05/2021.
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:
 Data Analysis:
 Action Research:
 Focus Groups:
 Other (please specify):
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Section 3: Participants
Please answer the following questions giving full details where
necessary.
Will your research involve human participants?
yes
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Ages 12-16: Young People aged 17-18: Adults: Above 18
How will participants be recruited (identified and approached)?
Through probabilistic sampling technique 50 employees of Giacom will be
selected randomly.
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about
what you are doing:
In order to inform the participate about all the information E-mail process is
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?
Participants are provided complete information of research in order to obtain
their consent. Their consent is taken in written form. It was written in the
form that they can withdraw their consent at any point of 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:
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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:
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Section 4: Data Storage and Security
Confirm that all personal data will be stored and processed in
compliance with the Data Protection Act (1998)
Yes: No:
Who will have access to the data and personal information?
researcher have the access of the information
During the research:
Where will the data be stored? In a password protected system
Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used? Yes:
No:
If yes, please provide further details:
After the research:
Researcher
Where will the data be stored?
In a password protected computer
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
It may be stored for 6 months in a password protected USB
Will data be kept for use by other researchers? Yes: No:
If yes, please provide further details:
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Section 5: 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.
Yes: No:
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 6: Declaration
I have read, understood and will abide by The Pearson College
Research Ethics Policy: Yes: No:
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with my
Module Tutor: Yes: No:
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge:
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The above information is correct and that this is a full description
of the ethics issues that may arise in the course of my research.
Name:
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………
Date: …………………………………
Please submit your completed form to ………………………….
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