Research Ethics Form for Student Work

Department of Performing Arts

  1. Student’s name & email address
  1. Student Number:
  1. Supervisor’s name & email address:
  1. Module and Working title of project

SECTION ACheck List

Please answer the following questions by circling YES or NO or deleteas appropriate.

  1. Does the study involve participants who are:

i) vulnerable adultsYESNO

ii) children under the age of 18 YESNO

iii) non vulnerable adults (over 18s) YESNO

  1. Will the study involve exposing participants to distressing material?

YESNO

  1. Will the study involve sensitive topics (e.g. obtaining personal information regarding lifestyle choices)?

YESNO

  1. Will the research involve interventions that will cause the participant to be stressed beyond what is considered normal for them (e.g. extreme physical exertion, fatigue)?

YESNO

  1. Will you engage in the collection of primary research material that investigates an aspect of illegal activity (e.g. drugs, crime, underage alcohol consumption)?

YESNO

  1. Will the study require the permission of another organisation to provide access to participants (schools, self help groups)

YESNO

  1. Will the study involve participants from the NHS (patients or staff) or will data be obtained from NHS premises?

YESNO

  1. Will it be necessary for participants to be involved without consent (e.g. covert observation in non-public places)?

YESNO

  1. Will financial or other inducements be offered to participants (except reasonable expenses)?

YESNO

SECTION BYour Action Plan

If the answer to any of the questions above is “Yes”, or if there are any other significant ethical issues, please have a discussion with your tutor and outline in the box below:

  • Any ethical considerations you have with regards to your project
  • Level of ethical risk and plans to minimise it
  • All data management considerations including:
  • Your overall data management plan
  • How you will document your project
  • How will you communicate the nature of your researchto participants
  • How will you assure informed consent
  • How will you store your data
  • How will you share data including
  • Informed consent
  • Anonymity of data
  • Restricting/regulating access
  • How long will you preserve data for
  • How will you communicate the findings of your researchto participants
  • All other types of risk assessment undertaken
  • The need for internal or external approval
  • All other legal or governance issues

Signed (student):Date:

Countersigned (Supervisor):Date: