DS: MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) - Academic Integrity & Ethics in Practice
Topic outline
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In your doctoral study, most of you will complete an actual research project – your doctoral thesis. An important part of competence of any scientist and scholar are their research integrity and knowledge of research ethics. Such concepts may sound a little dry to you. Understanding the rules of good research practice, however, is critical for successful completion of your study and for your future career – not only in academic environment. Many of the skills and attitudes you are going to practice in this course will prepare you for success beyond academia.
More specifically, you will learn about:
1) Why is researcher’s integrity so important and what is research ethics
2) Ethical frameworks and how they help with decision making
3) Tools to enhance the transparency of your research and to avoid some threads to its quality
4) Informed consent and protection of human participants in research
5) Supervision and mentoring in academic environment
6) Collaborating with others in research teams
7) Some ethical challenges in contemporary research environment
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This week we will focus on supervision as a part of academic process. During your master studies you will work under the supervision of your lecturers, you will write an essay or thesis.
Supervision is a word you might have known from your daily life. It is used in many different environments and contexts.
The Cambridge dictionary specifies supervision as: “The act of watching a person or activity and making certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc.”
In this unit you will learn about supervision in an academic context and you will get know the supervision framework at your faculty/university better.
Learning objectives
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to understand how supervision can be beneficiary for your study progress;
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what are your responsibilities;
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what can you expect from the supervisor.
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The Academic Supervision is a systematic process that guides the student to the best methods in his educational progress under the guidance of faculty staff…
“The success of the guiding process relies heavily on numerous elements such as: a qualified supervisor, committed student, and the information upon which the guiding process occurs.” (source: https://www.iau.edu.sa/sites/default/files/resources/academic_supervision_guidebook.pdf)
In the following presentation, we explain different forms of supervision in academic environment.
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