Create Your PIS

Benefits, Risks and Results

This part will complete the discussion of benefits and risks, as well as the tips and guidance of questions"What will happen to the results of this study?", "What is the purpose of the study? and "Why have participants been asked to take part?" . After completing all the content, the user needs to click the "NEXT PAGE" button to jump to the subsequent page to continue to complete the creation of the PIS.

1. Will people get compensation for participating in your project?

What is "Compensation"?

Compensation includes any form economic benefit, including money, material goods, even soft dollar compensation(research services, software, clearing services, etc.).

Attention(If Yes):

If you will provide participants with some form of compensation, you need to clearly indicate what the specific compensation is. During the implementation of the project, please ensure that you can deliver on your promises.
Example:
Pay by voucher: "You will get a £10 voucher from Amazon for participating in this research."
Pay by money: "You will receive £10 in cash for participating in this research."

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Attention(If No):

If your study will not provide any compensation, you can say "You will not get any benefit for participating in this study." You can also delete this part directly from the template.

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Yes

2. Are there any benefits associated with taking part?

What is "Benefit"?

Benefit means any form of compensation, e.g. pizza. Mention it if there do exist any compensation.Do not attempt to build up participant hope in this section. Reference to the potential benefit to others in the future may be appropriate, but should not be exaggerated.

Example(If Yes):

We cannot guarantee or promise that you will receive any benefits from this research; however, possible benefits may include [describe any likely benefits to participants or other people in the future].

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Tips(If No):

If your project will not bring physical benefits, you can describe the learning or spiritual benefits of your project.

Examples:

You will receive no compensation for participating in this study other than the knowledge that you have helped in the creation of a website which can provide helpful information.

People who participate in this study may have a better understanding of additional treatment methods that enable individuals to experience and increase their overall sense of wellbeing

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Yes

3. Are there any risks associated with taking part?

What are risks?

include information about physical and mental health, race, ethnicity, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, sexual orientation, genetic data, biometric data.

For example:

Physical risks

Psychological risks

Social/Economic risks

Loss of Confidentiality

Legal risks

Attentions(If Yes):

In this section include any potential risk or discomforts, and how those risks will be addressed if they arise. If you believe there are no risks involved, since there is never a guarantee, state that there are “no known risks”.

Example:

“Whilst all care will be taken to maintain privacy and confidentiality, the researcher cannot guarantee anonymity and confidentiality for group discussions. All group participants will be asked to maintain the confidentiality of group discussions and identity of participants.”

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Examples(If No):

There are no significant risks associated with participation.

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Yes

4. What will happen to the results of this study?

Explanation
Examples

In this part you need to describe what will happen with the results of this study. Based on the relevant information provided by the School of Informatics, you need to decide how long to keep the results of your research. The general default is to delete all relevant data, including various text records, audio and video, etc. within 2 years after the end of the study.

1. The results of this study may be summarised in coursework, published articles, reports and presentations. Quotes or key findings will be anonymized: we will remove any information that could, in our assessment, allow anyone to identify you. With your consent, information can also be used for future research. We will delete all audio and video recordings within 1 year of the end of the study.
2. The results of this study may be summarised in published articles, reports and presentations. Quotes or key findings will be anonymized: We will remove any information that could, in our assessment, allow anyone to identify you. With your consent, information can also be used for future research. Your forwarded emails and archived data will be retained in the research inbox for a minimum of 2 years.

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5. What is the purpose of the study?

Explanation
Examples

This part includes a brief overview of the study on a level of understanding for the person who will be signing the form. Remember that the general population might not understand what you consider basic terminology. A general rule is to keep the wording at no more than an 8th grade reading level.
In this part, the suggestion here is that you can briefly describe the motivation of your research. After that, describing the purpose of the study, for example, the purpose is to understand user needs or evaluate software performance.

1. Malicious emails, such as phishing or scams, cause harm to the University through loss of account credentials, loss of data, or direct harm to staff and students through financial loss. This study aims to understand the types of malicious emails that University staff see regularly and find ways to better support groups like the Helpline in providing faster response to reported attacks.
2. Writing a participant information sheet, such as the one you are reading now, can be challenging for researchers, especially students who are still learning about consent and research ethics. The aim of this study is to identify challenges researchers face when writing participant information sheets and build a website that will help them.
3. We are studying the Unicorn+ app which allows users to create their own images of Unicorns easily and share them online. This study is conducted to evaluate the usability of the app so that we can improve its user interface design and allow people to make awesome Unicorn images with greater ease.

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6. Why have participants been asked to take part?

Explanation
Examples

This part needs you to explain specifically why the participant has been invited (e.g. because they have a specific condition, or because they are healthy individuals). It also make sense if you could state how many participants you are intending to involve and their characteristics (e.g. healthy volunteers, people with specific condition).
In this part, what must have to be written here is an overview of what participant characteristics are needed for the study. It could be better to describe inclusion criteria, for example: participants has some motor ability in both hands and can verbally communicate.

1. We are advertising the study to people who have more than 3 childrens.
2. We are advertising the study to researchers with experience in writing participants information sheets.
3. We are advertising the study to people who are currently at University and are over 18 years old.
4. We are advertising the study to people who are over 20 years old and have long brown hair.
5. We are advertising the study to people who have some motor ability in both hands and can verbally communicate.