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Research Ethics Proforma

This document is a proforma that must be completed by staff, students, and researchers at the Business School undertaking any research project. It requires basic details about the research proposal, confirmation of whether human participants are involved, and an evaluation of any ethical issues. If human participants are involved, the proforma asks about obtaining informed consent, potential risks to participants, and cultural sensitivities. The completed proforma must be signed by the researcher, supervisor, and Research Ethics Committee member to approve beginning the research project.

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Research Ethics Proforma

This document is a proforma that must be completed by staff, students, and researchers at the Business School undertaking any research project. It requires basic details about the research proposal, confirmation of whether human participants are involved, and an evaluation of any ethical issues. If human participants are involved, the proforma asks about obtaining informed consent, potential risks to participants, and cultural sensitivities. The completed proforma must be signed by the researcher, supervisor, and Research Ethics Committee member to approve beginning the research project.

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Appendix A

Business School
A PROFORMA FOR
STAFF AND STUDENTS BEGINNING A RESEARCH PROJECT
This proforma should be completed by all staff and research students undertaking any research
project and by taught students undertaking a research project as part of a taught module.
Part A (compulsory)

Research Proposer(s): ................


Student number (if applicable):....................................................................
University of Hull email address:):...............................................................
Programme of Study.
Research (Working Dissertation/Thesis) Title: ...
.....
Research (brief): ..
.......................
.
.
.....
.....
.....
Proforma Completion Date:
Tick and sign by one of the following statements:
1)

I confirm that human participants are not involved in my research


and in addition no other ethical considerations are envisaged.

Signature of researcher.........................................................

2) Human participants are involved in my research and/or there are


other ethical considerations in my research.
Signature of researcher.........................................................
If statement 1 is ticked and signed, there is no need to proceed further with this proforma, and
research may proceed now.
If statement 2 is ticked and signed the researcher should complete part B of this proforma.

Part B
This proforma should be read in conjunction with the Ethical Principles for Researchers and the
HUBS flow chart of research ethics procedures. It should be completed by the researchers. It
should be sent on completion, together with a brief (maximum one page) summary of the
issues/problems in the research (and how they are proposed to be dealt with), for approval to
the Chair of the HUBS Research Ethics Committee (or nominated Committee member) or in the
case of research being completed as part of a taught module to the students supervisor or
module leader prior to the beginning of any research.
NOTE
If this research has a research population of those under 18 years of age it requires specific
authorisation, including that from authorities outside the University. It should not proceed until
such authorisation has been obtained in writing.
1.

Will you obtain written informed consent from the participants?


Y/N
If yes, please include a copy of the information letter requesting consent. In the case of
electronic surveys it is acceptable to advise participants that completion of the survey
constitutes consent. Please provide a printout of the survey template.
If no, the research should not proceed unless you can specifically satisfy the Research Ethics
Committee with the measures you will take to deal with this matter.

2. Has there been any withholding of disclosure of information regarding


the research/teaching to the participants?
If yes, please describe the measures you have taken to deal with this.

Y/N

3. Issues for participants. Please answer the following and state how you will manage
perceived risks if any answer is YES:
a)

b)

c)

d)
e

f
g

Do any aspects of the study pose a possible risk to participants


physical well-being (e.g. use of substances such as alcohol or
extreme situations such as sleep deprivation)?

YES

NO

Are there any aspects of the study that participants might find
humiliating, embarrassing, ego-threatening, in conflict with
their values, or be otherwise emotionally upsetting?*

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

YES

NO

Will the study take place in a setting other than the University
campus or residential buildings?

YES

NO

Will the intended participants of the study be individuals who


are not members of the University community?

YES

NO

Are there any aspects of the study that might threaten


participants privacy (e.g. questions of a very personal nature;
observation of individuals in situations which are not
obviously public)?*
Does the study require access to confidential sources of
information (e.g. medical records)?
Could the intended participants for the study be expected to be
more than usually emotionally vulnerable (e.g. medical
patients, bereaved individuals)?

*Note: if the intended participants are of a different social, racial, cultural, age or sex
group to the researcher(s) and there is any doubt about the possible impact of the
planned procedures, then opinion should be sought from members of the relevant
group.
4.
Might conducting the study expose the researcher to any risks (e.g.
collecting data in potentially dangerous environments)? Explain your
method of dealing with this.

5.

Is the research being conducted on a group culturally


researcher/student/supervisors?
If yes, are sensitivities and problems likely to arise?
If yes, please describe how you have addressed/will address them.

YES

different

NO

from the
Y/N
Y/N?

6.

Does the research conflict with any of the HUBSs research ethics principles?
Y/N
If YES do not proceed Describe for the Research Ethics Committee what action you have
taken to address this?

7.

If the research requires the consent of any organisation, have you obtained it?
Y/N
If NO do not proceed Describe for the Research Ethics Committee what action you have
taken to overcome this problem.

8.

Did you have to discuss the likelihood of ethical problems with this research with an
informed colleague?
Y/N
If yes, please name the colleague and provide the date and results of the
discussion.

Thank you for completing this proforma. If you are a research student/member of staff this form
must be signed by you, your supervisor/colleague and the HUBS Research Ethics Committee
representative for your area.In the case of students undertaking research as part of a taught
module, it must be signed by you and your supervisor or module leader. Once signed, staff and
research students should send copies of this form, and the proposal must be sent to the Secretary
of the Research Ethics Committee, Hull University Business School (see flow chart), including
where possible examples of letters describing the purposes and implications of the research, and
any Consent Forms (see appendices).
Name of Researcher/Student
Signature Date ...
Name of Supervisor/Colleague/Module leader
Signature Date ...
For proformas completed by staff and research students only:

Name of Research Ethics Committee member


Signature Date ...
For proformas relating to research funded by grants, please complete the following:
pFact no:
RAR no:
Funder/sponsor

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