TEMPLATE FOR FINAL RESEARCH REPORT

This is the template and layout specification for the final research report of the 218.810 and 218.820 courses, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Construction, School of Built Environment, Massey University. This template document is provided for all students involved in this course to use.

Please use the MS-Word format file when preparing your submission. The guidelines include complete descriptions of the fonts, spacing, and related information for producing your report. Please follow them and if you have any questions, ask the course coordinator.

The report contains two parts as detailed below

Part A - The Preliminaries

Part A of the report should contain the following;

Title page

Statement of Originality

Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

Table of Contents

List of illustrations (Figures, Tables, and Charts etc.)

Abbreviations

Part B The Main Body

The template for Part B of this report has been designed to produce an academic report. Please read these instructions carefully.

NOTE Remove all text in grey colour

Insert Title here

(Arial font 18 bold, centred)

A Research Report presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of

Master of Construction

(Insert your major here)

School of Built Environment, Massey University, New Zealand

2022

(Insert your name here)

ID: (Insert your ID number here)

Supervisor: (Insert your supervisors name here)

STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY:Title: (Insert your Research Project Title)

This is my work, and to my knowledge, I have referenced all material I did not produce.

Student name: (Insert your full name)

Student Signature: (Insert your signature)

Date: (Insert todays date)

Supervisors Name(s):

Supervisors Signature(s):

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:I would like to express my gratitude to . (insert your acknowledgements here)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYProvide a 2-page summary of your research that describes the need for the research, the research objectives, the method used, the main results and the implications of the research. It should be free from formulae, acronyms and references.

The executive summary is designed to be a stand-alone document which will provide the reader with a good overview of the project and its main findings. Often it is the only part of a research project that is read. However, the details of the research can be found in the relevant sections of the main body of the report.

TABLE OF CONTENTS TOC o "1-3" h z u STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY: PAGEREF _Toc63692204 h iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: PAGEREF _Toc63692205 h ivEXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAGEREF _Toc63692206 h vTABLE OF CONTENTS PAGEREF _Toc63692207 h viLIST OF TABLES: PAGEREF _Toc63692208 h viiLIST OF FIGURES: PAGEREF _Toc63692209 h viiABBREVIATIONS: PAGEREF _Toc63692210 h vii1.0INTRODUCTION PAGEREF _Toc63692211 h 11.2 Sub-headings PAGEREF _Toc63692212 h 11.2.1 Sub-sub-headings PAGEREF _Toc63692213 h 11.3 Figures PAGEREF _Toc63692214 h 11.4 Tables PAGEREF _Toc63692215 h 21.5 Equations PAGEREF _Toc63692216 h 21.7 Page numbers PAGEREF _Toc63692217 h 31.8 Length PAGEREF _Toc63692218 h 31.9 Submitted files PAGEREF _Toc63692219 h 32.0LITERATURE REVIEW PAGEREF _Toc63692220 h 42.1 Introduction PAGEREF _Toc63692221 h 42.2 Review of literature PAGEREF _Toc63692222 h 42.3 Gaps in literature PAGEREF _Toc63692223 h 42.4 Summary PAGEREF _Toc63692224 h 43.0METHODS PAGEREF _Toc63692225 h 43.1Research method and design PAGEREF _Toc63692226 h 43.2Data collection method PAGEREF _Toc63692227 h 43.3Data analysing techniques PAGEREF _Toc63692228 h 44RESULTS AND DISCUSSION PAGEREF _Toc63692229 h 44.1 Research Results relating to PAGEREF _Toc63692230 h 45CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS PAGEREF _Toc63692231 h 45.1Review of research findings PAGEREF _Toc63692232 h 55.2Implications/Significance of research findings (including any limitations) PAGEREF _Toc63692233 h 55.3Recommendations PAGEREF _Toc63692234 h 56.0 REFERENCES PAGEREF _Toc63692235 h 5APPENDICES PAGEREF _Toc63692236 h 6Appendix A - Other Supporting Documents PAGEREF _Toc63692237 h 6

LIST OF TABLES:Table 1: Descriptive statistics of Original Output Data for Organizational Model xx

LIST OF FIGURES:Figure 1: Skilled Vacancies Index .... xx

ABBREVIATIONS:(In Order of Appearance; examples provided below)

NBS: New Building Standard

NZ: New Zealand

Part B The Main Body

This template for Part B of this report has been designed to produce an academic report of your research and your document should conform to all the requirements. Please read these instructions carefully. Please delete all text in grey colour.

INTRODUCTIONMajor headings should be capitalised and aligned to the left. The headings should be in 12 pt. Arial bold font. The contents of this section should include the background, project statement, research aim and objectives/ questions, research scope, research significance/ contribution to knowledge. Text must be fully justified. The page layout should match the following rules. Use the following points:

Page margins: 30mm left margin, all the other sides 20mm

Page numbering: Lower right hand corner

Major headings: Font Arial 12 Bold and capitalised

Sub-headings: Font Arial11 Bold

Sub-sub-headings: Font Arial 11 and italic

Heading font colour: Black

Tables and figures headings: Font Arial 9 Bold

Body text: Font Arial 10

Line spacing: 1.5

1.2 Sub-headingsSection sub-headings should be aligned to the left in bold font with the first word capitalised and the rest of the heading in lower case (sentence case). They should be in 11 pt. Arial bold font.

1.2.1 Sub-sub-headingsSub-sub-headings appear like sub-headings, except they are in italics and not bold font. No more than 4 levels of headings should be used. They should be in 11 pt. Arial font.

1.3 FiguresAll figures (such as Figure 1) should be aligned to the centre, and their captions should be bold, numbered and positioned at the bottom of the figure, together with the relevant reference (if applicable.

Figure 1 Skilled Vacancies Index

(Source: Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE), 2013)

1.4 TablesTables should be aligned to the centre, and their captions should be bold, numbered and positioned at the top of them. Include any references (if applicable) at the bottom of the table, as shown in Table 1.

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of Original Output Data for Organizational Model

Output variables Mean Standard deviation Minimum Maximum

PROD 35,787 16,900 7,804 76,689

PROF 1.6 4.4 -10.5 7.0

HI 34.4 20.9 3.9 93.8

AFR 125.6 326.7 2.9 1,467

SG 17.5 29.0 -32.0 71.4

(Source: Horta, et al., 2010)

1.5 EquationsEquations should be placed on separate lines and numbered. Examples of equations are given below. Particularly,

(1)

With a viscous damping coefficient c

(2)

The period for small deflections is given by

(3)

Applying theorem 3 to 1, it is quite straightforward to see that

(4)

1.7 Page numbersPreliminary pages (those before section 1), should have page numbers in lower case Roman numerals. However, the title page (the first page of the preliminary pages) should not be numbered. Table of Contents and List of Tables and Figures are lower case Roman numbered such as ii, iii, iv etc.

The main body of the report should have page numbers in Arabic numerals (1, 2, etc.). Page numbers should be located on the righ-hand side at the bottom of the page. Inserted diagrams, tables, charts etc. should be located close to where they are discussed in the text.

1.8 LengthThe recommended total length of Part B of your report is 10-12 pages, with a suggested maximum of 10,000 words. However, this is just a guideline and will vary from one project to the next. Details such as raw data should be put in the Appendices which are not part of the recommended word count. Try to write concisely because unnecessary waffling will be penalized. However, if the material is relevant then the length will not be penalized.

1.9 Submitted filesStudents are requested to submit MS word files of their report. The file should comply with the following requirements: (a) there must be no PASSWORD protection at all; (b) all fonts must be embedded; and (c) the file must be text searchable (do CTRL-F and try to find a common word such as 'the').

LITERATURE REVIEW2.1 Introduction2.2 Review of literatureThis section will be specific to individual student research topics.

2.3 Gaps in the literature2.4 SummaryMETHODSThis section should cover the research design, research method, data collection method, data analysis techniques, and ethical considerations. The headings may vary depending on the research topic

Research method and design

Data collection method

Data analysing techniques RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONUse sub-sections to discuss the results for different aspects of your research.

4.1 Research Results relating to CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONSThe conclusion of your report is most important and it should reflect the objectives that you set out to do at the beginning of your project. It should also discuss the impact of your research (how it will be used and by whom).

Review of research findingsImplications/Significance of research findings (including any limitations)Recommendations6.0 REFERENCESThe reference format is the APA style. References must be included in the text and then listed alphabetically under the reference section. Refer to the material provided on Stream and the examples below:

Pearce, L. (2003). Disaster management and community planning, and public participation: how to achieve sustainable hazard mitigation. NATURAL HAZARDS, 28(2-3), 211-228.

Jones, B. G., & Chang, S. E. (1995). Economic aspects of urban vulnerability and disaster mitigation. Urban disaster mitigation: The role of engineering and technology, 311-320.

Lindell, M. K. (1994). Perceived characteristics of environmental hazards. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters, 12(3), 303-326.

MBIE. (2016). Building (Earthquake-prone

Buildings) Amendment Act. Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment. New Zealand. Retrieved from http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2016/0022/22.0/DLM5616102.html.

Neuman, L. W. (2014). Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches (Seventh ed.). Essex, England: Pearson Education Limited.

APPENDICESAppendices include material which applies to the research report as a whole. Their function is to keep the text uncluttered and reference to them should be made at the appropriate place in the text. If raw data on which the research is based is included, it should be part of the appendices

Appendix A Raw data

Appendix B Other Supporting Documents

MARKING RUBRIC: 218.820/218.810 Assessment 4: Research Report (60%)

Student Name Final

Mark

Student ID 0-40 41-80 81-100 Max Mark Mark

Executive summary Poor summary, with missing information on the research need, objectives, methods, main results, implications. Average to good summary including some detail on the research need, objectives, methods, main results, implications. Excellent summary including the research need, objectives, methods, main results, implications. 10 Summary length penalty: No penalty for 1.5-2.5 pages. Deduct 2 full marks for every 1/2 page over the limit. Introduction Poor explanation of the need for the research and what was done. Fair/good explanation of the need for the research and what was done. Excellent explanation of the need for the research and what was done. 5 Literature Review Poor review: inadequate number of relevant good scholarly articles (recent journal articles, reports, etc.); not well-organised mostly just a list; no clear research gap identified. Fair/good review: an adequate number of relevant good scholarly articles (recent journal articles, reports, etc.); quite well-organised into themes; identifying a fairly clear research gap. Excellent review: focused on many relevant good scholarly articles (recent journal articles, reports, etc.); well-organised into themes; identifying a clear research gap. 15 Research Method Poor description of study plan and ethics. Little justification of research method. Most analysis steps not clear. Fair/good study plan. Average detail provided on Ethics. Fair description and justification of research method. Some analysis steps not clear. Excellent study plan. Ethics details provided. Excellent description and justification of research method with clear, logical steps for analysis. 15 Results and Discussion Few results: less than 2 findings/just a repeat of published findings; poor presentation; little/no link to objectives; poor discussion of implications. Good results: 3 or 4 findings; well-presented; linked to the research objectives; some discussion of the results. Excellent results: comprehensive (5 or more) findings; well-presented; linked to the research objectives; clear discussion of what the results show; comparison with other studies. 25 Conclusion & Impact Poor conclusion: not based on the research work, minimal discussion of impact/future work. Conclusion follows the research work. Some discussion of the use/impact and future work. Conclusion follows the research work. Good discussion of the importance of the findings and recommendations for future work. 10 References Poor formatting, missing information. Reasonable formatting, most information provided. Good formatting: most/all references correctly formatted. 5 Presentation Poor formatting, template not used, unlabelled and/or unreferenced images and tables, language hard to understand, many spelling errors, a lot of irrelevant filler material. Mostly good formatting, most images and tables labelled, some language/spelling problems, mostly relevant material. Excellent: neat formatting, images and tables labelled, excellent language/spelling, no/few typos, concise and relevant material. 15 Note:

late penalty of 3% per day late. Work that is more than 7 days late will not be worth any marks.

Turnitin penalty will be assessed. You must reference all material that is not your own.

Comments for the student:

218.820/810 Assessment 4: Instructions

Written Report on Research Project

Summary

For this assessment you need to prepare a written report on your research project. You must use the Research report Word Template 2022 for the report you will find it in the Assessment Resources folder on the Stream site. The report consists of a two-page executive summary and a complete report of what you have done in the course. The report is worth 60% of the course marks. The assessment will be marked by 2 people and the mark will be moderated by the course coordinator.

Important note: Use the template (font size, line spacing, etc.), remove the instructional text, note that the executive summary is very important and has a penalty for length (i.e. being too short or too long).

The report should include the following:

Part A - The Preliminaries containing the following:

Title page

Statement of Originality

Acknowledgements

Executive Summary: a 2-page summary describing the need for the research, objectives, method, main results, implications.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations (Figures, Tables, and Charts etc.)

Abbreviations

Part B The Main Body: 10-12 pages, max 10,000 words (this is just a guideline dont fill your report with irrelevant material)

Introduction: explaining the importance of the problem and what you did.

Literature review: include an introduction, the review arranged in themes, a summary and identification of research gaps.

Methods: include study plan, ethics, method used, data and analysing techniques.

Results and discussion: with subsections for each different aspect. The markers will be looking for what you did for example 4.1 A literature review of x articles (with table showing the breakdown into journals, reports, etc..) that showed.(for example, the research gaps, what had been done in other countries, etc..). 4.2 Analysis 1 of data. 4.3 analysis 2 of data. 4.4 Analysis 3 of data. 4.5 Comparison of your findings with what has been found by other researchers. This is just a guideline and will vary depending on the different research projects.

Conclusion and recommendations: explain the main findings, how the objectives were met, the impact of the research (who will use it), plus recommended future work.

References. Make sure you use the correct format and refer to the Stream section on Literature Review and Referencing if you are not sure how to do this.

Appendices

The marker doesnt necessarily read these, but if surprised by a statement in the executive summary, he will drill down into the appendices and will be unhappy if they dont support every statement in the summary.

You will be assessed on these aspects:

The content of your report: worth 85%

The quality of your report (formatting, grammar and spelling): worth 15%

Resources for this assessment

In addition to these instructions, the following resources have been provided to help you with this assignment:

The research report template called Research report Word Template 2022 in the Assessment Resources folder on the Stream site.

The marking sheet for the research report called Assessment 4 marking sheet in the Assessment Resources folder to show you how the marks will be allocated for your presentation.

Three learning modules on Stream (called Literature Review and Referencing, Research methods, ethics and communication and Data analysis and presentation) for you to refer to, if needed.

Final important notes:

Keep a backup of all your work you will not be given an extension if you lose your work, have your computer stolen/crash.

Extensions to the due date for the assessment are only given for genuine reasons such as sickness or a family crisis and proof is required in the form of a medical certificate or family death notice. If there is no proof, then no extension will be given. Ask the course coordinator for the extension.

There is a 3% per day late penalty and work submitted more than 7 days late will not receive any marks.

Plagiarism will be penalized. The report will go through Turnitin which will check for any copied material. Avoid bulk quotes write in your own words. Put any copied material in inverted commas and include the source reference next to the quote. Do not copy from other students or from published work that you read. If the report is plagiarised, then the work will be given no marks and you will be reported for academic misconduct. This is a very serious offence.

The moderation process: the report is independently marked by two people and the course coordinator moderates the marks to minimize marker bias. The markers use instructions and, in most cases, the two marks will be close and the final mark will be the average of the two marks. Moderation will show whether a marker has been too strict or too lenient, in which case the course coordinator will decide on the final mark.

Assessment 3: Instructions

Oral Presentation on Research Findings

Summary

For this assessment you need to prepare a 10 minute video presentation on your research findings with a brief explanation of the background and a focus on what you have done and found.

The presentation should include the following:

A title slide - showing your research topic, your name, ID and research supervisor

Introduction/background: Explaining in simple language what you are investigating and why it is important/useful.

Research Aims and Method: explain what you hoped to find out from the research and the steps you took (for example literature review, data on from source, theory/what you did to convert it to useful data, find trends, compare with international findings, etc.). Dont worry if your research aims have changed since you started the project this is normal. Dont explain what you originally hoped to find, just explain your current research aims.

Research Results: explain to your audience what you have done/found. For example:

Literature review: a slide that shows total articles reviewed with a breakdown into scholarly articles (number of journal/conference articles, government reports, books etc..), number of other things reviewed eg. websites, news articles. Summarise this on the first results slide and put a complete list of numbered references at the end of your slides which you dont need to talk about but which give proof of what you did.

Present the data you collected/found from published sources.

Analyse data to find Trend 1, 2, 3, that answers your first, second, third research aim show the results on a graph/table.

Compare your findings for the research aims to what has been found in the literature on a graph or table

(This list is just indicative; you may have more trends and less comparisons. You may need to show results in tables, equations or graph form).

Limitations of the results: explain why the findings are not universally applicable eg. you only looked at New Zealand data, only a certain time period, there were some inaccuracies in the data, some data was missing, etc..Conclusions and implications: explain the main conclusions you can draw from your research and why these are important/who could use them.

A typical 10-minute presentation has about 10 slides but this is just a guide and there is no penalty for having a different number of slides; the main factor is to cover all the important aspects in 10 minutes. Look at the mark sheet content part and use about the same time allocation as the mark allocation (eg. 10/60*10 = 1.7 minutes on the introduction/background). There is a time penalty (see the marking sheet). You should have your list of references at the end but dont spend any time on the list, just mention it when you discuss your results eg. The first part of my research was a literature review. I reviewed 60 articles broken down into the categories shown in the table. A complete list is provided at the end of this presentation.

You will be assessed on these aspects:

The content of your presentation

The quality of your presentation - speaking skills, quality of slides, time management. Note that if you do not submit a video that runs automatically and shows your face, then you will lose marks for time management and for your presentation skills

Resources for this assessment

In addition to these instructions, the following resources have been provided to help you with this assignment:

Three learning modules on Stream (called Literature Review and Referencing, Research methods, ethics and communication and Data analysis and presentation) for you to work through as background to the course.

The marking sheet for the research findings to show you how the marks will be allocated for your presentation.

To do list:

Look at the feedback from your Assessment 2 presentation to see if there is anything you need to avoid in this presentation.

Create your slides using the resources mentioned above.

Make your video presentation into an MP4 file using either PowerPoint or Zoom for the recording. Here are instructions for each of these:

PowerPoint: Recording a PowerPoint Presentation - Bing videoZoom: How to record a presentation using zoom. - Bing videoYou can use other software to create your video presentation but the file you submit must play the presentation automatically (without requiring the listener to press Play for each slide).

When you are happy with your recording, upload your video file to the Stream assessment drop box. Please note the following:

The due date for the assessment - there will be a 3% per day late penalty.

The presentation must be submitted within 7 days of the due date otherwise it will not be marked and you will get zero for the assessment.

Make sure you complete the submission process if you only submit a draft then late penalties will apply until you fix this.

Make sure you submit the correct file if you submit the wrong file, late penalties will apply until you fix the problem and it must be fixed within 7 days of the due date or it will not be marked.

Keep a backup of all your work you will not be given an extension if you lose your work, have your computer stolen/crash.

Assessment 2: Instructions

Oral Research Proposal Presentation

Summary

For this assessment you need to prepare a 10 minute video presentation on your research proposal to explain what you are planning to do for your research project and why this research is important.

The research proposal presentation should include the following:

A title slide - showing your research topic, your name, ID and research supervisor

Introduction: showing sufficient background knowledge on the research topic and the issue being investigated (i.e. the problem statement), explaining what you are investigating and why it is important (who could benefit from the research)?

Research Aims: showing identification of appropriate research questions/objectives, explaining what you hope to find out from the research.

Research Method: showing your planned research steps and explaining why you have chosen a particular method for the research investigation.

Data Analysis, Scope and Ethics: showing:

knowledge of data collection and analysis techniques, explaining what data you will use, where it will come from and how you will analyse it

knowledge of the potential limitations of the research and how this affects the research results/impact

knowledge of ethical issues

Study plan showing what activities you will do for the research and when you will do them.

You will be assessed on these aspects:

The content of your presentation

The quality of your presentation - speaking skills, quality of slides, time management

Resources for this assessment

In addition to these instructions, the following resources have been provided to help you with this assignment:

The marking sheet for the research proposal to show you how the marks will be allocated for your presentation.

To do list:

Create your slides using the resources mentioned above.

Make your video presentation into an MP4 file using either PowerPoint or Zoom for the recording. Here are instructions for each of these:

When you are happy with your recording, upload your video file to the Stream assessment drop box. Please note the following:

The due date for the assessment. There will be a 3% per day late penalty.

The presentation must be submitted within 7 days of the due date otherwise it will not be marked and you will get zero for the assessment.

Make sure you complete the submission process if you only submit a draft then late penalties will apply until you fix this.

Make sure you submit the correct file if you submit the wrong file, late penalties will apply until you fix the problem and it must be fixed within 7 days of the due date or it will not be marked.

Keep a backup of all your work you will not be given an extension if you lose your work, have your computer stolen/crash.

Assessment 1: Instructions

Ethics application form (compulsory assessment)

Summary

For this assessment you need to complete the Ethics Application form with all of the required information for your research project. Submit it to the Stream dropbox on or before the due date. It will be marked and you will be told whether you can complete the online ethics application.

You must NOT collect any primary data for your research project before you have completed the ethics requirements for this assessment. You may review literature and published (secondary) data before you complete assessment one.

To do list:

Download the Ethics application form from the Resources folder and complete it with the information for your research project.

Look at the Stream page called Research Methods Ethics and Communication. Slides 8 to 11 have information on what is required both for filling out the form and for completing the online application (Step 6).

Look at the assessment mark sheet to see where the marks are allocated and to make sure that you have done everything.

Sign the form and get your supervisor to sign the form.

Submit the signed form to the Stream dropbox.

When the assessment has been marked you will be given your mark and feedback. There are 3 possible outcomes:

You may submit the online ethics application. You should do this by following the link at Info Page (massey.ac.nz) or

You need to make some minor corrections to the form. You should do the corrections and then submit the information online. Follow the link at Info Page (massey.ac.nz) or

You need to make major corrections to the form. Send the corrected form by email to the course coordinator (c.l.flemmer@massey.ac.nz ). You will be told whether you may submit the online application, in which case follow the link at Info Page (massey.ac.nz). Please note that you must have permission from the course coordinator before doing the online application. If you do the online application without this permission, you will get zero marks for the assessment (i.e. you will lose any marks you got for completing the ethics application form).

Once you have submitted the online applications, you will get an email confirming that your research has met the ethics requirements, with a unique ID for the submission. Put a copy of the ethics application form and the email with ID into the appendix of your final report.

Human Ethics Application Risk Assessment Form

Student Name: Muhammad Mohsan Javid

Supervisor Name: Dr Gregory Chawynski

Project Details

Project Title

The title of the Research is Health & Safety and Well-being issues that are currently confronting the New Zealand Building Industry.

Recruitment/data collection start date

The start date of recruitment and data collection is 8th September 2022.

Expected end of project date:

The expected end date of the project is 13th February 2023.

Project Type ( C )

Academic Staff Research

Professional Staff Research

Postgraduate Student Research

Undergraduate Student Research

Evaluation

Teaching

Aim of the project

The aim of the research is to assess current practices of Health & Safety in the New Zealand Construction Industry and to understand the significance of mental health regarding its impact on individuals within and outside the workplace. The research will analyse and evaluate the requirements of current legislation and will compare the initiatives of the construction industry regarding the enhancement in the practices of Health & Safety & Wellbeing.

Project Summary

The research is based on the investigation of Health & Safety and Well-being in Construction. The main focus of the researcher will be to evaluate existing practices and approaches to Health and Safety in the New Zealand construction industry. The research will help to better understand the significance of psychological well-being issues experienced on building sites and workplaces used to deliver construction projects. The research will highlight relevant legislation and recommend what changes could be made. The research will be done under the supervision of Dr Gregory Chawynski. The researcher will focus on current Health and Safety legislation and will include a detailed investigation of accidents and mishaps that have occurred over the past on construction sites throughout New Zealand that are linked to well-being issues. The research will identify organizations that support Health & Safety & Wellbeing as well as reference media reports. Information will be obtained from qualitative semi-structured interviews of building professionals, websites, and peer-reviewed articles using Google Scholar and media articles.

Describe the peer review process that has been used to discuss and analyse the ethical issues present in this project.

The peer review process will rely on the main supervisor reviewing the research questions in the survey. They will also require ethical behaviour by the researcher when asking questions. All information will be kept confidential and used only for the project. Gathered information and data will not be forwarded to external parties for comment.

Summarise the ethical issues considered and explain how each has been addressed

Ethics in research possess great importance for scientific integrity, dignity and human rights and collaboration among society and science. When the researcher collects data from people, there are certain factors that need to maintain the high ethical standards. Throughout the research process, the ethical issues which will be considered include, consent of the people, confidentiality and privacy, authorship and ownership, custodianship and governance and sharing of data assessing the social advantages of the research. The researcher will ensure that personal information will not be gathered in a way that is unacceptable, overly intrusive or unfair. The information will be stored securely and not used for any another purpose and destroyed at the end.

With whom did you peer review the ethical aspects of your research?

My supervisor will review my questionnaire that will draw on direct and indirect questions.

Applicant Details

Applicant Department: School of Built Environment (SBE)

Ethics Category: Human

Campus of Chief Applicant: Albany

Internal Personnel: Dr Gregory Chawynski and Dr Claire Flemmer

External Personnel: None

Health and Disability Ethics Committee

Is Health and Disability Ethics Committee (HDEC) review required for this study? (Chose Yes/No). To decide whether your research needs a review, complete the risk assessment table on the next page. If you answer Yes to any of the questions then you must answer Yes, because your project will need a review. Note that this will mean that your project is no longer a low risk category and will need full ethics approval which may take up to one year to be granted. If you answer No to all the questions in the risk assessment table, then you answer No to this question your project does not require a review and full ethics approval).

Declaration: (By Muhammad Mohsan Javid)

I declare that the information in this form is accurate for my research project in course 218.810.

Signed: Muhammad Mohsan Javid

Date: 1.8.22

Declaration: (By the supervisor)

056740900I declare that I have reviewed the information in this form and that it is correct for this research project.

Signed: Dr Gregory Chawynski

Date: 1.8.22

Risk Assessment

Does your research include:

a Situations where the researcher may be at risk of harm No Yes

b Use of a questionnaire or interview, whether or not it is anonymous, which might reasonably be expected to cause discomfort, embarrassment or psychological or spiritual harm to the participants. No Yes

c Processes that are potentially disadvantageous to a person or group, such as the collection of information which may expose a person / group to discrimination. No Yes

d Collection of information of illegal behavior(s) gained during the research which could place the participants at risk of criminal or civil liability or be damaging to their financial standing, employability, professional or personal relationships. No Yes

e Collection of blood, body fluid, tissue samples or other samples. No Yes

f Any form of exercise regime, or deprivation. (e.g. sleep or dietary) No Yes

g Any form of physical examination (e.g. physical, radiation, ultrasound). No Yes

h The administration of any form of drug, medicine (other than in the course of standard medical procedure), or placebo. No Yes

i Physical pain, beyond mild discomfort. No Yes

j Any Massey University teaching which involves the participation of Massey University students for a demonstration of procedures or phenomena which have potential for harm. No Yes

k Participants whose identities are known to the researcher giving oral consent rather than written consent, other than for cultural reasons. No Yes

l Participants who are unable to give informed consent. No Yes

m Research on your own students / pupils. For Massey Staff - refer to the Decision Chart in section 2 of the Code. No Yes

n The participation of children (seven (7) years old or younger). No Yes

o The participation of children under sixteen (16) years old where active parental consent is not being sought. No Yes

p Participants who are in a dependant situation, such as nursing home or prison, or patients highly dependent on medical care. No Yes

q Participants who are vulnerable. No Yes

r The use of previously collected identifiable personal information or research data for which there was no explicit consent for this research. No Yes

s The use of previously collected biological samples for which there was no explicit consent for this research. No Yes

t Any evaluation of organisational services or practices where information of a personal nature may be collected and where participants or the organisation may be identified. No Yes

u Deception of the participants, including concealment or covert observations. No Yes

v Conflict of interest situation for the researcher. No Yes

w Payments or other financial inducements (other than reasonable reimbursement of travel expenses or time) to participants. No Yes

x A requirement by an outside organisation (e.g. a funding organisation or a journal in which you wish to publish) for Massey University Human Ethics Committee approval. No Yes

y I wish to submit a full application for Training / Education purposes No Yes

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