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- project details. This section provides the Research Ethics Committee reviewers and IOE’s administrators with all the background details of your project to ensure it is considered by the right members of staff.
- research methods summary. In this section you will need to enable the reviewers to fully comprehend the scope of your research project. This should include clear information on the aims and any supporting research, the rationale and justification for the research, the study design (including data collection and methods of analysis) as well as a justification for all of the research methods to be used and the topics/questions presented to participants.
- research participants. Most research projects at IOE are likely to have human participants, but not all. For example, if a literature review is a project in its own right (rather than one component of a wider project) there may be no human participants.
- security-sensitive material. Some projects may collect or encounter security-sensitive research material. This may be more likely if your project is within any of the following categories
May 25, 2020 · If you want your ethics application to get through the process as quickly as possible, you need to give the committee enough detail so that they understand your project and how you are managing any risks.
- Coventry University Research Ethics Statement
- Research Design
- Secondary Research
- Public Data
- Private Data
- Primary Research
- Primary Research – Consent
- Primary Research – Withdrawal
- Primary Research – Online Surveys
- Primary Research – Participants
- Research in Labs/Workshops
- Risk of Harm
- Confidentiality
- Data Management
- Travel
- Common errors in ethics applications
- After ethical approval
- Ethics Amendment
Coventry University requires all research to be submitted for ethical review and clearance as a matter of priority. All staff and students are required to obtain ethical approval before undertaking any research. Approval may also be required for other, non-research, activities involving human participants. Staff are responsible for following the in...
Good research design is vital to ethical research practice. In order to obtain ethical approval applications should: Explain the research methods Explain the intended outcomes (what will be produced) Identify potential ethical risks of the design e.g. working Describe how risks will be managed and minimised
Secondary data is data that has already been collected by others Secondary research uses primary research sources as a source of data for analysis e.g. literature review, systematic review. Examples of secondary data include sourcing information from websites, library resources, published academic papers, historical documents in the public domain, ...
Research involving information freely available in the public domain e.g. newspapers, published biographies, published minutes of meetings, survey results published publically, publically available datasets
Research that is private or personal, and therefore not freely available and in the public domain requires consent or permission from the appropriate individual or organisation e.g. personal diaries, private correspondences, unpublished organisational reports or minutes of meetings, pre-existing interviews, questionnaires, census data that are not ...
Primary Research is collected by a researcher from first-hand sources, using methods like interviews, survey questionnaires, experiments or observations. Primary research requires significant information regarding: How consent will be obtained, the challenges involved in the consent minimised What are the potential physical and emotional risks to t...
Research projects need to be explained clearly to participants and informed consent must be sought before any data is collected. Participants must be fully informed about the research project, including the purpose, methods, what data will be collected and why, what participation entails, what risks it might involved and how to withdraw if they cha...
It should be made clear to participants that they have the right to withdraw their participation without giving any reasons, and without any repercussion. Withdrawal of self: Refusing to answer particular questions, refusing to participate in particular aspects of the study, ending all participation mid-way through the study Withdrawal of data: P...
The university has approved the use of ‘Online Surveys’ (formerly Bristol Online Surveys), contact ITS to request an account ‘Qualtrics’ is also approved for PGR/Staff in some faculties/research your local ethics administrator Survey software such as Survey Monkey is not permitted to use another survey collection software you will need university v...
Application should include information on participant sample and recruitment. Consider potential conflicts of interest with sample can occur with and family/friends Working with children, young people or vulnerable participants normally training and DBS checks To request a DBS check students contact faculty registry, staff Consider if the participa...
All research involving work in a lab must have a risk assessment attached to the application Risk assessment should detail any risks associated with research project. COSHH information is needed for any substance (solid as food, drink or food supplements. Risk Assessment and COSHH form can be found here.
Consider risk of harm to the researcher(s) and participant(s) Highlight the risk and describe how you will minimise/manage Harm can be low impact but very likely, but it can also be Different types of harm Personal and physical safety e.g. location of fieldwork Psychological and emotional e.g. topic of discussion What are the areas of risk of harm ...
Making data 'anonymous‘ by removing the contributor's name and other possible identifiers. Relates to the protection of the data collected during the research project and after Ensuring that those who have access to data maintain confidentiality (not discussing issues which might identify an individual; not disclosing what an individual has said) I...
Before applying for ethical approval, consider data management during and after data collection, be mindful of the data policies for retention and describe your data management and storage protocol in your application Consider where the data will be stored and who will have Electronic data - University OneDrive account (UG/PGT), Sharepoint Paper da...
Researchers travelling overseas should check the travel advice and ‘risk level’ for the country/city they are intending to visit as part of their research using World Aware All high risk travel should contain a separate High Risk Travel to the application. Further information on travel for research can be found Students: https://share.coventry.ac.u...
× Lack of detailed explanation of how the researcher will address the ethical issues the research presents × Lack of information regarding risk assessments and health × Missing documentation, e.g. questionnaires, interview guides, sheet and consent forms, risk assessment, gatekeeper × Incomplete application or missing relevant sections × Inconsiste...
Follow the procedures outlined in your ethics application Use the documents you have approval for and are included participant information sheet, consent forms, gatekeeper Follow the data management plan Failure to comply will be subject to ethical misconduct.
An amendment must be submitted if a research project develops beyond the scope of the original approved application An amendment must be in place and approved before any Applicants should check with their local ethics administrator processes as these can vary across the university
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Jun 28, 2024 · Ethics toolkit for medical students. Key principles of ethics for medical students. Location: UK. Audience: Medical students. Updated: Friday 28 June 2024. You do not need to be an expert in medical ethics or law in order to respond constructively to the ethical dilemmas you encounter in practice.
The 4 main ethical principles, that is beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice, are defined and explained. Informed consent, truth-telling, and confidentiality spring from the principle of autonomy, and each of them is discussed.
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Feb 12, 2009 · The requirement for ethical approval applies not only to interventions like clinical trials but also to a range of other activities such as questionnaires, case note reviews, telephone surveys, and collecting samples or data.
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