An exploration of open education practices in European higher education and business

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An exploration of open education practices in European higher education and business

Researchers:
Dr Orna Farrell, Open Education, DCU orna.farrell@dcu.ie (Principal investigator)
Dr James Brunton, Open Education, DCU
Professor Mark Brown, NIDL, DCU
Maeve O’Regan, Open Education, DCU
Ann Whyte, Open Education, DCU

I understand that this research study will be conducted with professionals engaging in open educational practises within their organisation and is a mixed methods study which will explore the intersection/interface between higher education and business in the area of Open Educational Practice.

I am aware that participation in this study involves completing an online questionaire. I am aware that my data will be treated in accordance with the following statement: Participants’ data will be collected, stored and processed in compliance with the 1988 and 2003 Data Protection Acts, and in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679. It is intended to treat gathered data with strict confidentiality and raw data will only be available to the researchers. Pseudonyms will be used for participants when extracts from transcripts are used to ensure that the identities of the participants are adequately concealed. The data will be stored exclusively in DCU security-encrypted computer systems. The named researchers will have exclusive access to the data, with one exception: focus group data will be shared temporarily with a transcription service under a data protection/confidentiality agreement The files containing participants’ identifying information details will be destroyed after five years. The anonymised data set will be retained for future research and may be submitted to an open data repository.

Ethical approval for this study has been granted by the DCU Research Ethics Committee (DCUREC/2022/041)

Participant – please complete the following (by clicking Yes/No for each question)

I have read the plain language statement (or had it read to me) *

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I understand the information provided *

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I have had an opportunity to ask questions and discuss this study *

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I understand the information provided in relation to data protection *

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I have received satisfactory answers to all my questions *

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I understand I may withdraw from the research study at any point *

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I have read and understand the arrangements to be made to protect confidentiality of data, including that confidentiality of information provided is subject to legal limitations. *

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I consent to participating in this study *

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What is the size of your organistion? *

Less than 5000 employees

5000-10,000 employees

10,000-20,000 employees

More than 20,000 employees

What sector does your organisation belong to? *

What is your organisation’s core business? *

How is your organisation engaging with open educational practices? *

Why is your organisation engaging with open educational practices? *

How important are open educational practices in your organisation? *

Very important

Important

Neutral

Not important

What is your organisation’s value proposition with regards to open? *

Describe your organisation's business model and how it integrates open educational practices. *

Are you and your organisation interested in being a case study in the Encore project? If yes please provide a contact email address below *

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