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道德操守審查申請資料

(For Application) Ethics Application Documents

IMPORTANT:

#The application form, samples of consent forms and information sheets are provided for undergraduate students (BSocSc(PSY) and BEd) with PS staff as supervisors. For students of other programmes, please contact your own Departments on where to download the ethics forms.

For taught postgraduate students (i.e. MAPPE, MSocScP(SCS) and MEd) with PS staff as supervisors, please visit https://www.eduhk.hk/fehd/en/research.php?s=doctoral_resources. Taught postgraduate research ethics application should be submitted to the Faculty Human Research Ethics Committee (FHREC) at fhrec@eduhk.hk.

#Please download the application form in 1. + appropriate consent forms and information sheets in 2.

Students should send their completed application form (with e-signature), consent form(s), information sheet(s) and proposal to their supervisors.
After reviewing all documents, supervisors should e-sign the application form and submit the full set of documents to the PS Departmental Ethics Committee (PSDEC) at psdec@eduhk.hk.

1. Ethics Application Form [For undergraduate students (BSocSc(PSY) and BEd) with PS staff as supervisors only] (with PS’s advice in red, updated by PS on 18 Feb 2021)

***Taught postgraduate students should visit https://www.eduhk.hk/fehd/en/research.php?s=doctoral_resources for details.***

2. Consent Form and Information Sheet (updated by PS in Aug 2023)

2.1 For ALL studies that will be conducted in Schools

School Consent Form and Information Sheet

2.2 For ALL studies that will be conducted in Centre/Organization (as Data Collection Site)

Centre/Organization Consent Form and Information Sheet

2.3 For participants under age 9

Parental Consent Form and Information Sheet

Script of Verbal Explanation to Children

2.4 For (a) participants aged 9 to 15 or
(b) participants aged 16 to 17 (NON minimal risk studies)

Parental and Participant Consent Form and Information Sheet

2.5 For (a) participants aged 16 to 17 (minimal risk studies) or
(b) participants aged 18 or above

Participant Consent Form and Information Sheet

(For Reference) Ethics Application Related Materials

1. PS Department Guidelines for UG Student Ethics Applications (updated by PS on 18 Feb 2021)

2. PS Department FAQs for UG Student Ethics Applications (updated by PS on 18 Feb 2021)

3. PS Ethics Workshop (18 Oct 2016)

NOTE: Please follow the updated Moodle tutorial if available. If your course does not have a Moodle tutorial, students are recommended to read this .ppt before submitting your documents; but please note that not all sections are up-to-date.

4. HREC’s workshop materials (24 Oct 2022)

Please also view the updated HREC’s Revised Operational Guidelines and Procedures (revised in 2022