RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

APPLICATION FOR ETHICS APPROVAL

Personnel Flow Process/ Activity Record/reference

Obtain the relevant forms:
1. Ethics Application Form
2. Subjects Information
Researchers Sheet Ethics Application
3. Consent Form Form
4. Checklist

Complete and submit the Forms

(REC 1, 2 and 3) and all other
Forms REC 1, 2
relevant information including
and 3
questionnaires in 1 hardcopy to
Researchers
the Secretary of REC, RMI and
Other relevant
email the softcopy to
information
REC_secretariat@salam.uitm.e
du.my
Check Forms (REC 1, 2 and 3)
submitted are complete and
Secretariat
signed

Send the relevant forms to the Forms REC 1, 2

secretariat 2 weeks before the and 3
Secretariat scheduled meeting
Other relevant
information
Confirm meeting and availability
of members for quorum
Secretariat Notice of Meeting

Invite researchers to present

their applications to the
Secretariat Letter of Invitation
Committee

Committee to discuss and

decide if ethical issues
Committee adequately addressed for each Minutes of Meeting
project

To inform researchers of the Letter of Approval

Committee’s decision within two or
Secretariat
weeks of the meeting Recommendation
to Resubmit
To update the committee of
Researchers
progress and changes in
protocol and resubmit when
required
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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

* Please make sure that (a) the research proposal has been approved by the Faculty’s Research
Committee and (b) all the research team members have signed. Please submit your application at least
2 weeks before the Committee seating.