SEP3707
Assignment 2 Semester 2 2026
Unique number
Due date: September 2026
QUESTION 1
1.1 Informed and non-coerced consent
Informed and non-coerced consent means that a person must choose freely whether
to take part in research after receiving enough information to understand the
purpose, procedures, possible risks and expected use of the information. No
participant should be pressured, threatened or attracted by an unfair reward that
could weaken independent decision making, because genuine consent must remain
voluntary and linked to a clear research purpose (University of South Africa, 2024).
1.2 Non-maleficence
Non-maleficence means that research should not cause avoidable physical,
emotional, social, financial or other harm to participants or to people affected by the
, QUESTION 1
1.1 Informed and non-coerced consent
Informed and non-coerced consent means that a person must choose freely whether
to take part in research after receiving enough information to understand the
purpose, procedures, possible risks and expected use of the information. No
participant should be pressured, threatened or attracted by an unfair reward that
could weaken independent decision making, because genuine consent must remain
voluntary and linked to a clear research purpose (University of South Africa, 2024).
1.2 Non-maleficence
Non-maleficence means that research should not cause avoidable physical,
emotional, social, financial or other harm to participants or to people affected by the
research. Researchers must therefore identify possible risks before collecting
information and use practical safeguards that reduce those risks, because the
pursuit of knowledge should never be placed above the safety and dignity of
participants (University of South Africa, 2024).
1.3 Beneficence
Beneficence requires research to make a positive contribution to people or society,
rather than collecting information without any reasonable social or scientific value.
The likely benefits should justify the research activity and should outweigh the
expected risks, which means researchers must consider how their findings could
improve knowledge, practice, policy or the wellbeing of affected communities
(University of South Africa, 2024).
1.4 Privacy, anonymity and confidentiality
Privacy gives participants control over their personal information, while anonymity
protects identity and confidentiality requires researchers to prevent private
information from being disclosed without proper permission. Researchers should
collect only information that is relevant to the study, use codes or pseudonyms
where possible, store records securely and avoid publishing details that could allow
participants to be identified (University of South Africa, 2024).
Assignment 2 Semester 2 2026
Unique number
Due date: September 2026
QUESTION 1
1.1 Informed and non-coerced consent
Informed and non-coerced consent means that a person must choose freely whether
to take part in research after receiving enough information to understand the
purpose, procedures, possible risks and expected use of the information. No
participant should be pressured, threatened or attracted by an unfair reward that
could weaken independent decision making, because genuine consent must remain
voluntary and linked to a clear research purpose (University of South Africa, 2024).
1.2 Non-maleficence
Non-maleficence means that research should not cause avoidable physical,
emotional, social, financial or other harm to participants or to people affected by the
, QUESTION 1
1.1 Informed and non-coerced consent
Informed and non-coerced consent means that a person must choose freely whether
to take part in research after receiving enough information to understand the
purpose, procedures, possible risks and expected use of the information. No
participant should be pressured, threatened or attracted by an unfair reward that
could weaken independent decision making, because genuine consent must remain
voluntary and linked to a clear research purpose (University of South Africa, 2024).
1.2 Non-maleficence
Non-maleficence means that research should not cause avoidable physical,
emotional, social, financial or other harm to participants or to people affected by the
research. Researchers must therefore identify possible risks before collecting
information and use practical safeguards that reduce those risks, because the
pursuit of knowledge should never be placed above the safety and dignity of
participants (University of South Africa, 2024).
1.3 Beneficence
Beneficence requires research to make a positive contribution to people or society,
rather than collecting information without any reasonable social or scientific value.
The likely benefits should justify the research activity and should outweigh the
expected risks, which means researchers must consider how their findings could
improve knowledge, practice, policy or the wellbeing of affected communities
(University of South Africa, 2024).
1.4 Privacy, anonymity and confidentiality
Privacy gives participants control over their personal information, while anonymity
protects identity and confidentiality requires researchers to prevent private
information from being disclosed without proper permission. Researchers should
collect only information that is relevant to the study, use codes or pseudonyms
where possible, store records securely and avoid publishing details that could allow
participants to be identified (University of South Africa, 2024).
