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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In last learning unit of our course on research integrity, we will formulate some practical tips to take away into your thesis research and beyond (expect groupwork). But first we consider some ethical challenges and possible traps brought in by the new technological and social reality. New technologies as digital tools and social networks transform science. They can help to solve problems our societies face and make scientific research more open and collaborative. But they also pose the new threats to research integrity. That is why the first part of the learning unit discusses ethical issues related to research on internet, as well as possible traps in Open Access publishing.
Learning objectives
After going through this unit, you will:
- understand some ethical dilemmas in internet-based research (as an example of new research approaches);
- be aware of risks related to Open Access publishing;
- know the main reasons why early career researchers deviate from good research practice and how to prevent them;
- analyze pros and cons of reporting the violation of research integrity you witnessed.
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