You must not proceed with your research until the ethics release form (Appendix 6) has been signed by your supervisor (dissertation tutor). Any research which is undertaken without the supervisor’s signature will be deemed as unethical and as such, it will not be allowed to proceed into the marking process.

Supervisors will advise you on the ethical behaviour that will be appropriate to your specific research topic. You must adhere to your tutor’s advice with respect to all aspects of ethics; unethical research is not deemed ‘gradable’- a clear ethics violation will mean that your work is awarded a fail grade.

The dissertation proposal must be submitted through turnitin on 18th November 2015. The marked and commented upon research proposal will be released to you on 25th November 2015 anmd you are required to attend a tutorial on that day to discuss them. You should proceed with your reading for the literature review while you are waiting for your proposal to be marked, but you may not undertake any practical research activity. The mark for your research proposal forms 20% of your overall mark for the dissertation module