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Research Ethics Session 13-14

(i) This document discusses research ethics and scheduling for a research project. It outlines the key principles of ethics approval, including protecting participants, gaining informed consent, and planning an application form, information sheet, and consent form. (ii) The document also differentiates between "high risk" and "low risk" research, with high risk research involving more vulnerable participants or sensitive topics. It provides guidance on the three main elements for ethics approval - an application form, information sheet, and consent form. (iii) Finally, the document discusses creating a detailed research schedule through a Gantt chart to plan completion of the research project by submission date, including a breakdown of weekly tasks and meetings with supervisors

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Research Ethics Session 13-14

(i) This document discusses research ethics and scheduling for a research project. It outlines the key principles of ethics approval, including protecting participants, gaining informed consent, and planning an application form, information sheet, and consent form. (ii) The document also differentiates between "high risk" and "low risk" research, with high risk research involving more vulnerable participants or sensitive topics. It provides guidance on the three main elements for ethics approval - an application form, information sheet, and consent form. (iii) Finally, the document discusses creating a detailed research schedule through a Gantt chart to plan completion of the research project by submission date, including a breakdown of weekly tasks and meetings with supervisors

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Research Ethics

and
Research Schedule
Some key principles
Completing your Research Ethics Application Form:
TRPs Research Ethics web pages
www.sheffield.ac.uk/trp/research/researchethics
Planning for successful completion:
Next steps including Research Schedule

submission date: Tuesday 27
th
May
Some Key Principles
Who is affected by your research?
People you come into contact with
People and their personal data to which you have
access
People who act on behalf of participants
People who provide commercially sensitive data
and information
Yourself
Ethics Approval Process
Ascertain from your supervisor whether they deem your
research to be high or low risk (provide details to your
supervisor)
By Tuesday 27
th
May:
If low risk
Send your supervisor your Ethics Form, signed and dated
at Annex 1.
If high risk
Email the form to Keely (TRPs Ethics Administrator), you
will be informed of the outcome; and
Provide your supervisor with a paper copy so they can
sign Annex 2.
No empirical research (involving human participants) should take
place until you have gained Ethics Approval
High and Low Risk Research
High Risk Research:

Particularly vulnerable participants:
Infants and children under 18 years of age;
People with physiological and/or psychological impairments and/or
learning difficulties;
People dependant on the protection or under the control/influence of
others (e.g. children, pupils, people in care, young offenders, prisoners);
Relatives of sick people (e.g. parents of sick children);
People who may have only a basic or elementary knowledge of English.
Highly sensitive topics:
Race, ethnicity, political opinion, religious beliefs/other beliefs of a similar
nature, physical or mental health or condition, sexual life;
Abuse (child, adult); nudity; obesity;
People affected by conflict situations (e.g. ethnic, religious, tribal
conflicts/wars).
Three (possible) elements
(i) Application Form (all must complete/submit)
Broad overview of project, including:
aims and objectives
methodological details
practical information
(ii) Information Sheet
Informing participants about the research
(iii) Consent Form
Gaining informed consent from participants
(i) Application Form
Available to download via TRP Ethics page
(Note: you are postgraduate taught students)
Complete questions on various areas:
General information (you, the title, etc )
Aims, objectives, methodology
Identifying participants and gaining consent
Confidentiality
Declaration
Consent: Key principle is informed consent
(ii) Information Sheet
Need to pass on information, such as
Who you are and purpose of the research
Nature of the research
Risks and benefits to participants
What participation will require
Allow potential participants to make an informed
choice about whether to participate


Information Sheets should be:
relevant to the proposed research;
accurate and concise;
clear, simple and understandable from a lay persons
perspective (e.g. avoids jargon);
presented on the headed paper of the institution
carrying out the research;
appropriate for the cultural and social context in which
it is being given.

Information Sheets should not contain:
any abbreviations, jargon or technical terms;
bias or coercion or any inappropriate inducements.
Use and Management of Data
Set out to participant:
Nature of the data you want to collect
What you will do with the data
Who will have access to the data
How you will keep data confidential

(iii) Consent Form
To confirm the participant has provided informed
consent to participate
Other methods may be applicable

Gaining informed consent
Formal: Information Sheet and Consent Form
Other written: letter, email
Implicit: e.g. return of questionnaire
Oral

When gaining informed consent is impossible
Public settings try to get approval from those
responsible, do not give details that may identify
individuals

Research Schedule
Detailed timetable and strategy
Outline of the methodology/methods to be
adopted
Indicative word count: 700 words
Needs to be agreed with supervisor that the
schedule provides an appropriate basis for progress
up to submission
Not formally assessed
Set out research questions
Do-able, practical, focused
Outline of the methodology
Methodological stance
Methods:
how the work will actually be done
(data collection + data analysis)
how the research questions will be answered
Timetable and strategy to submission
Weekly breakdown to ensure success
Explicitly build in holidays
Ensure no down time
Detail supervisory meetings
Gantt chart
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Finalise literature search
Prepare first draft of literature review
Finalise research aims / objectives
Meet supervisor
Holiday/work experience
Finalise data analysis method(s)
Pilot data collection
Set out all relevant areas to be completed
Final amendments
Final proof-read, printing/binding
Submit
Further help
Further guidance, information, the Ethics Application
Form and example Information Sheets and Consent
Forms are available to download using the link on
TRPs Ethics page: www.shef.ac.uk/trp/research/ethics
(select information on University ethics review
procedures at the bottom of the page)
Must be customised to YOUR project
Submit with your Ethics Application Form
TRP6406 Dissertation Handbook
The Research Process pp. 7-9
Ethics and Ethics Review p. 16

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