meldingsformulier-voorgenomenonderzoek-pedok-eng

Version for lecturers who act as primary assessor for a Master’s thesis* #

1 March 2021

* If necessary, this form can also be used for a Bachelor’s thesis.
# The form must be signed by the primary supervisor/assessor once the co-assessor has given
approval for the research to be conducted.
The approved research proposal must be submitted together with this form.

Title of research project::

Name of primary assessor Master’s thesis:

Name of second assessor Master’s thesis:

Name of student:

Email address of primary assessor/contact person:

Questions regarding the ethical assessment of research conducted by students that
involve participants

The Ethics Committee (‘EC Pedon’) asks you to answer the following questions about the
Master’s thesis research proposal. The primary assessor must submit a complete version
of the proposal, approved by both assessors.

Please note that research that is part of an already ongoing project approved by EC Pedon
does not have to be resubmitted for approval.

1. Are the general research question and any subquestions clear and consistent with the research setup? *

Yes

No, please explain

2. Is the academic relevance of the research project clear? *

Yes

No, please explain

3. Is the social relevance of the research project clear? *

Yes

No, please explain

4. Is it clear which research instruments will be used? *

Yes

No, please explain

5. Is the number of participants consistent with the research setup? *

Yes

No, please explain

6. Is it clear how the participants will be recruited? *

Yes

No, please explain

7. Is the intended manner of obtaining consent from participants (or their parents, guardians or legal representatives) consistent with the nature of the research and the intended report?

If you have any doubts, please check the infonetpage of the Ethics Committee BSS. *

Yes

No, please explain

8. Is it clear how participants will be informed about the research? *

Yes

No, please explain

9. Is it clear how the participants’ privacy is safeguarded? *

Yes

No, please explain

10. Is it clear what burden will be imposed on the participants and is this, in your opinion, reasonable and not in violation with the Code of Ethics for Research in het Social and Behavioural Sciences Involving Human Participants as developped by NETHICS? *

Yes

No, please explain

11. Is it clear how data will be collected? *

Yes

No, please explain

12. Is data storage and archiving in accordance with the Data Management Protocol of the faculty? *

Yes

No, please explain

Explanatory notes:

Upload Research Proposal

For more information: see the EC-BSS website and Ethics Regulations of the
subcommittee for PedOn. Question may be addressed to: ecpedon@rug.nl,
attn. Ms Miranda Cazemier van den Berg.

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