IMPORTANT INFORMATION RELATING TO BPG112 ETHICS IN ACADEMIC PRACTICE:

• BPG112 Ethics in Academic Practice comprises 3 components:

  • Ethics in Academic Practice Quiz

  • Paraphrasing Document Exercise

  • Ethical Approval Form & Business Project / Dissertation Work Plan

• Any student who fails to complete any of these components by the relevant deadline will be prevented from proceeding to the Business Project / Dissertation stage.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING COMPLETION OF THE ETHICAL APPROVAL FORM & BUSINESS PROJECT / DISSERTATION WORK PLAN:

• Students must read the Guidelines on Research Ethics (https://www2.aston.ac.uk/about/management-structure/publication-scheme/ethics-policy-and-procedures) before completing this

• You CANNOT use fellow Aston students or staff for the purposes of data collection unless you are specifically undertaking a business project / dissertation on a topic that directly relates to an issue in Higher Education or you are undertaking a business project / dissertation for a department within the In such cases, the business project / dissertation must be referred to the Associate Dean Postgraduate Programmes for approval and no work can be undertaken until approval is received.

• The earliest date a student can be absent from the University for the purposes of data collection is the end of Term 3 and then for a maximum of 59 days. Students on a visa will be required to obtain an authorised absence for the purposes of data

• Students who are absent from the University for the purposes of data collection MUST continue to engage in student monitoring activities.