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RESEARCH PAPER SAMPLE

Appendix C: Informed Consent Form

Informed Consent Form, page 1

Title of your Research Study

I would like to invite you to participate in a research study examining

_______________________________________________, which will add to the knowledge related to

________________________________________. My name is ________________________________

and the data collected in this interview will help fulfill the requirements for a Master of Science in

Administration in _________________________________________ at Trinity Washington University. I

am under the supervision of my faculty advisor Dr. ____________________.

Participation Requires of You: To (describe what they will do, i.e. to be interviewed, to complete the

survey, etcetera) ____________________________________________________. There is no planned

use of deception involved in this study.

Your Privacy: Your participation in this study and your responses will be kept confidential. Any

reference to you will be by pseudonym, including any direct quotes from your responses. This document

and any notes or recordings that might personally identify you as a participant in this study will be kept in

a locked place that only the researcher will have access to. Only the researcher and the research

supervisor might know who has participated in this study. Three years after the completion of this

research study all personally identifying information will be destroyed.

Risks to you: There are five acknowledged risks generally associated with participation in research

studies such as this one: Physical, psychological, social, economic, and legal. The researcher foresees

minimal risk for those who choose to participate in this study. There are no foreseen physical risks

associated with this study; other risks might include the following:

You might experience anxiety, discomfort, or negative emotions as a result of responding to the questions

asked of them in this research study. If you experience a negative reaction, you may choose to skip the

question, to withdraw from the study, or you may contact my faculty advisor or the BGS Institutional

Review Board, especially if your discomfort continues after the study. See the contact information on the

page below.

You might experience social, economic, or legal implications if you share your responses or your

participation in this study with others. If you choose to participate in this study, you are encouraged to

keep your participation in this study and your responses confidential. The researcher will maintain your

confidentiality throughout the study, and will destroy the records of your participation three years after

the study is complete.

Benefits to You: There are not foreseen direct benefits to you regarding participation in this study beyond

the general knowledge that you are assisting in furthering the knowledge related to this research topic,

and assisting the researcher in completing the MSA degree requirements. There is no compensation

associated with participation in this study.

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