Ethics Application Form MBA Adv Entry July 2011
Ethics Application Form MBA Adv Entry July 2011
Ethics Application Form MBA Adv Entry July 2011
All Principal Investigators (PI) undertaking a research project which involves human participants should complete and sign this application form. The document Guidelines for obtaining ethics approval gives full details of how to complete this form and is available via the research pages of the UWIC website. You should refer to this document in order to avoid unnecessary delays with your application. As a PI, you are responsible for exercising appropriate professional judgement in this review and for operating within UEC (and any School and professional) guidelines in the conduct of the study. Participant recruitment or data collection must not commence until ethics clearance has been obtained. Principal Investigator: Supervisor (if student project): School: Type of researcher: Programme enrolled on: Project Title: Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Cardiff School of Management Undergraduate Student MBA Advanced Entry July 2011. Customer Relationship Management for Retaining the Internet Customers
PART ONE ETHICS REVIEW CHECKLIST ERC1: Will the study involve NHS patients or staff? No
If YES, you do not need to complete Part Two of this form. Instead, an application for ethics approval must be submitted to the appropriate external NHS Research Ethics Committee. Complete Declaration A overleaf and forward a copy of your NHS application plus Part One of this form to your School Ethics Committee for information. ERC2: Does your research fall entirely within one of the following three categories: Paper-based, involving only documents in the public domain Laboratory based, not involving human participants or human tissue samples (eg electronics, chemical analysis) Practice-based, not involving human participants (eg exhibitions, curatorial, reflective analysis, practice audit)
No
If YES, you do not need to complete Part Two of this form. Instead, complete Declaration B overleaf and send the completed form to your School Ethics Committee for information. If NO, you must complete Part Two of this form and submit your application (Part One and Part Two) to your School Ethics Committee for consideration.
DECLARATION A I confirm that the information contained in this form is correct My research involves human participants and ERC1 indicates I must obtain ethics clearance from the appropriate external health authority ethics committee. Signature of Principal Investigator: Date: Click here to enter a date.
DECLARATION B I confirm that the information contained in this form is correct My research falls entirely within the categories described in ERC2 and I do not need to take further action to obtain ethics clearance. Signature of Principal Investigator: Date: Click here to enter a date.
Brief synopsis of project: The research proposal is mainly web based data collection and evaluation in which the writer has pointed out that certain CRM techniques are important to retain customers while two companies are working in the same niche market.
FOR STUDENT PROJECTS ONLY I confirm that I have read and agreed the information contained in this form Name of Supervisor: Click here to enter text. Date: Click here to enter a date. Signature of Supervisor: <Supervisors Signature> School Research Ethics Committee use only Considered and supported Name: Click here to enter text. Considered and not supported Date: Click here to enter a date.
Other researcher(s) working None on the project Does your project require ethical approval from an NREC or other body? If yes, please name the NREC or other body N/A Does your project use Human Tissue? No Has CRB clearance No If yes, which organisation N/A 1 been given? holds details of the check ? DECLARATION I confirm that the information contained in this form is correct Signature of Principal Investigator:
No
Date: 01/01/2011
FOR STUDENT PROJECTS ONLY I confirm that I have read and agreed the information contained in this form Name of Supervisor: Click here to enter text. Date: 01/11/2011 Signature of Supervisor: <Supervisors Signature> Research Ethics Committee use only Decision reached:
Project approved Project approved in principle Decision deferred Project not approved Project rejected Date: Click here to enter a date.
Project reference number: Click here to enter text. Name: Click here to enter text. Signature:
In cases where a CRB check has been sought by an external organisation, confirmation from that organisation that a satisfactory check has been received is required by UWIC at application stage. Application for ethics approval v11 June 2010 3
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A2 Briefly describe the rationale behind your project The ever changing world of internet where companies sometimes have not physical presence, how they manage to retain their users? A3 What are the aims of the research? To find out and evaluate the CRM techniques and objectives behind companies working in the same niche market but with different number of customers A4 Will you be using an approved protocol in your project? No A5 If yes, please state the name and code of the approved protocol to be used2
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If your project does involve the use of an approved protocol, please indicate when answering the following questions, which areas of your study are covered by the protocol A6 What methods of data collection and analysis will you adopt? Secondary data collection, questionaires A7 What remuneration (if any) will be offered to participants? None A8 From which group(s) will participants be recruited and what sampling method and criteria will be used? Click here to enter text. A9 How many participants will be involved?
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An Approved Protocol is one which has been approved by UWIC to be used under supervision of designated members of staff; a list of approved protocols can be found at [INSERT LINK] Application for ethics approval v11 June 2010 4
Yes