Research Ethics Approval Form
Section One: Basic details
Project title Environmental Impacts and the Research for Alternative Materials in Big Data
Storage Models
Student name
Student number
Programme Research report
School Btec Ha Noi
Intended research July 1, 2024
start date
Intended research August 5 2024
end date
Section Two: 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
Section Three: Participants
Please answer the following questions, giving full details where necessary.
Will your research involve human participants?
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:
Children aged 12–16: Young people aged 17–18: Adults: v
How will participants be recruited (identified and approached)?
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
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?
Studies involving questionnaires:
Will participants be given the option of omitting questions they do not wish to answer?
Yes: v 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: v No:
Will you debrief participants at the end of their participation (i.e. give them a brief explanation of the
study)?
Yes: v No:
Will participants be given information about the findings of your study? (This could be a brief summary of
your findings in general.)
Yes: v No:
Section Four: 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?
During the research:
Where will the data be stored?
Will mobile devices (such as USB storage and laptops) be used?
Yes: No:
If yes, please provide further details:
After the research:
Where will the data be stored?
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
Will data be kept for use by other researchers?
Yes: No:
If yes, please provide further details:
Section Five: 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:
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 Six: Declaration
I have read, understood and will abide by [insert centre name] Research Ethics Policy:
Yes: No:
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with my Unit Tutor:
Yes: No:
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge:
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.
