Preparing Participant Information And Consent Form - Research Project

What is the purpose of this research?

Discuss about the Preparing Participant Information and Consent Form.

The aim of this study is to make you aware about drivers and barriers of reduction of Greenhouse Gases within the industry. You are required to answer the questions after providing some initial personal information. Please put a signature after you have finished answering the questions.

You are invited to take part in this research project, which is called [Reducing Greenhouse Gases: On two Perspectives]. You have been invited because [your valuable suggestions will form critical input for the project].  Your contact details were obtained by/from [your companies].

This Participant Information Sheet/Consent Form tells you about the research project. It explains the processes involved with taking part. Knowing what is involved will help you decide if you want to take part in the research.

Please read this information carefully. Ask questions about anything that you don’t understand or want to know more about. Before deciding whether or not to take part, you might want to talk about it with a relative orfriend.

Participation in this research is voluntary. If you don’t wish to take part, you don’t have to.

If you decide you want to take part in the research project, you will be asked to sign the consent section. By signing it you are telling us that you:

• Understand what you have read
• Consent to take part in the research project

You will be given a copy of this Participant Information and Consent Form to keep.

Please answer all the survey questions and fill-up information section about yourself. Your answers will be used for the purpose of the study after you put your signature in the form. Participants are requested to obtain a photocopy of the entire document from the workshop coordinator.

The results of this study will be used to analyse the effect of Green house gases and possible ways to control them. Information provided by you will be considered as authenticated primary source of data for our study. Please answer all the questions carefully. The entire data provided by you will be solely used to obtain a degree in project management. It is assured that this data will not be used for any other purpose. The workshop is funded by the school of studies and no external sponsorship was taken.

The results of this research will be used by the researcher [name of researcher]to obtain a [full name of degree] degree.

Where the research project is investigator-initiated:

What does participation in this research involve?

This research has been initiated by the researcher, [Title &name].

Where the research project is funded by a grant:

This research has been funded by [name of granting body].

Where the research is being coordinated outside the institution:

This research is being conducted by [name of collaborative research group or other].

Participants will be asked to:

† Consent form will be signed prior to involvement in the research

† Initial screening processes (if any)

†What is required of participants:

• All research activities impacting upon them
• Nature, number, timing and time commitment of participation,
• Duration of participant’s involvement

† Whether any part of the research activity will be recorded (video/audio)

† Details on the use of interpreters in the project

†Location details and whether participants may choose the location

†Reimbursements [NS 2.2.6(j), 2.2.10]

If you decide to take part in the research project, you will first be given a questionnaire asking about [provide details]; this will determine if you are eligible to take part. Completing the questionnaire will take approximately [1 hour].

If the screening questionnaire shows that you meet the requirements, then you will be able to participate in the research project. The screening questionnaire may show that you cannot participate in the research project.

There are no costs associated with participating in this research project, nor will you be paid.

However, you may be reimbursed for any reasonable travel, parking, meals and other expenses associated with the research project visit.

Other relevant information about the research project

Additional information pertaining to the project are as follows;

• 95 people will be taking part in the project overall
• Participants will belong from construction companies and those working in private sector
• The size or scope of a project e.g. number of Universities,institutions or countries involved
• Whether the project involves researchers from a number of organisations working in collaboration
• Whether this is a follow-on study/sub-study/extension study. If so, state the relationship to the previous research.

Participation in any research project is voluntary. If you do not wish to take part, you do not have to. If you decide to take part and later change your mind, you are free to withdraw from the project at any stage.

If you do decide to take part, you will be given this Participant Information and Consent Form to sign and you will be given a copy to keep.

Your decision whether to take part or not to take part, or to take part and then withdraw, will not affect your relationship with theresearchers or with RMIT University.

Submitting your completed questionnaire is an indication of your consent to participate in the study. You can withdraw your responses any time if you change your mind about having them included in the study, before we have analysed and published the results.

Submitting your completed questionnaire is an indication of your consent to participate in the study. You can withdraw your responses any time before you have submitted the questionnaire. Once you have submitted it, your responses cannot be withdrawn because they are non-identifiable and therefore we will not be able to tell which one is yours.

Additional costs and reimbursement

You may stop the interview at any time. Unless you say that you want us to keep them, any recordings will be erased and information you have provided will not be included in the study results. You may also refuse to answer any questions that you do not wish to answer during the interview.

If you take part in a focus group you are free to stop participating at any stage or to refuse to answer any questions. However, it will not be possible to withdraw your individual comments from our records once the group has started, as it is a group discussion.

We cannot guarantee or promise that you will receive any benefits from this research; however, you may appreciate contributing to knowledge. Possible benefits may include [describe any likely benefits to the community in general or other people in the future].

If the significant benefits from the research project are to accrue to members of society in the future and NOT to the individuals taking part in the research, this should be made clear.

There will be no clear benefit to you from your participation in this research.

There are no possible negative impacts from taking part in this project.

Psychological distress

You may feel that some of the questions we ask are stressful or upsetting. If you do not wish to answer a question, you may skip it and go to the next question, or you may stop immediately. If you become upset or distressed as a result of your participation in the research project, members of theresearch team will be able to discuss appropriate support for you.

Whilst all care will be taken to maintain privacy and confidentiality, you may experience embarrassment if one of the group members were to repeat things said in a confidential group meeting. It is advisable that you do not reveal anything too personal or that you may regret later on.

This project will use an external site to create, collect and analyse data collected in a survey format. The site we are using is [name of online survey host]. If you agree to participate in this survey, the responses you provide will be stored on their host server. No personal information will be collected in the survey so none will be stored as data. Once we have completed our data collection and analysis, we will import the data to the RMIT server where it will be stored securely for five year. The data on the host server will then be deleted and expunged.

Do I have to take part in this research project?

If you do consent to participate, you may withdraw at any time. If you decide to withdraw from the project, please notify a member of the research team.

You have the right to have any unprocessed data withdrawn and destroyed, providing it can be reliably identified.

The participants will be provided with a summary of the results, when research project will end.

How is the research project being conducted?

Information should be provided regarding the following:

• The data collected or used is individually identifiable, re-identifiable (coded) or non-identifiable
• The data will be kept with the scholar and he will have access to it
• The participant will be asked to provide consent for the use of their data for this project only, or for extended (related research) or unspecified (any future research) use of their data

By signing the consent form you consent to the research team collecting and using information from you for the research project. Any information obtained in connection with this research project that can identify you will remain confidential. The research outcomes will be available for person’s who wants to have access to it, however confidentiality will be maintained by not disclosing anyone’s name or details. Participants information will be kept with the scholar only. 

If it is anticipated that the results will be published include the following paragraph:

It is anticipated that the results of this research project will be published and/or presented in a variety of forums. In any publication and/or presentation, information will be provided in such a way that you cannot be identified, except with your express permission. Confidentiality will be  maintained by not disclosing any participants name or whereabouts in the study.

When participants’ information is identifiable or re-identifiable include the following:

In accordance with relevant Australian and/or Victorian privacy and other relevant laws, you have the right to request access to the information about you that is collected and stored by the research team. You also have the right to request that any information with which you disagree be corrected. Please inform the research team member named at the end of this document if you would like to access your information.

Any information that you provide can be disclosed only if (1) it is protect you or others from harm, (2) if specifically allowed by law, (3) you provide the researchers with written permission. Any information obtained for the purpose of this research project and for the future research described that can identify you will be treated as confidential and securely stored.

If additional use of the information is contemplated, this should be explained and specific consent should be sought from the participants for that additional use.

This research project is being conducted by [Name of person].

All research in Australia involving humans is reviewed by an independent group of people called a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). This research project has been approved by the RMIT University HREC.

This project will be carried out according to the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007). This statement has been developed to protect the interests of people who agree to participate in human research studies.

If you want any further information concerning this project, you can contact the researcher on [040-6541655] or any of the following people:

Name
Position	Chief investigator / Senior supervisor
Telephone
Email

Should you have any concerns or questions about this research project, which you do not wish to discuss with the researchers listed in this document, then you may contact:

Reviewing HREC name
HREC Secretary	Peter Burke
Telephone	03 9925 2251
Email
Mailing address