851-0178-00L Ethics and Scientific Integrity for Doctoral Students
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2022 |
| Lecturers | G. Achermann, E. Bobst, N. Gruber, E. Vayena |
| Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | This course is interdisciplinary. If your department offers this course, please register there. The following departments offer this course in the fall semester 2022: D-BAUG, D-ERDW, MaP Doctoral School, D-USYS Doctoral students from D-GESS will have the opportunity to register for a discipline-specific course in spring semester 2023. |
Courses
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| 851-0178-00 U | Ethics and Scientific Integrity for Doctoral Students
 Groups are selected in myStudies. The second part (face-to-face workshop) will be offered on the following dates for a maximum of 25 and a minimum of 10 students per session. Please register in myStudies for one group session only. | 28s hrs |
| G. Achermann, E. Bobst, N. Gruber, E. Vayena |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | This course sensitises doctoral students to ethical issues that may occur during their doctorate. After an introduction to ethics and good scientific practice, students are familiarised with resources that can assist them with ethical decision-making. Students get the chance to apply and deepen their knowledge in an interactive face-to-face workshop. | |||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Doctoral students learn how to identify, analyse and address ethical issues in their own scientific research. In addition, they will reflect on their professional role as scientific researchers. | |||||||||||||||
| Content | Content: Part I on Moodle The self-paced e-learning course on Moodle consists of 5 modules: Module 1: Ethics - Introduction to moral theory (with emphasis on practical guidance regarding decision making) Module 2: Ethics in scientific research - Introduction to ethical issues that occur within scientific research (i.e. regarding authorship, cooperation, data use and sharing, and other aspects that are subject to scientific integrity and good scientific practice). Module 3: Collecting resources - A variety of tools and resources that help identify ethical issues are presented and explained Module 4: Setting up a strategy - Example examination of a case regarding its ethical scope (students develop their own strategy to examine situations for their ethical implications). Module 5: Making desicions - Different ways of addressing ethical issues are presented and explained (i.e. how to make hard choices, or solve ethical dilemmas. But also where to seek advice if needed). Part II The second, face-to-face part (group sessions) of this course provides an interactive learning environment (workshop). Students get to apply their knowledge, and they are encouraged to reflect on ethical problems and to critically discuss them with fellow doctoral students. | |||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | For doctoral students only. The first part on Moodle (part I) must be successfully completed before the face-to-face workshop (part II). Hence, when you choose a group make sure you have enough time to finish the first part on Moodle before the workshop starts (appr. 20 hours). | |||||||||||||||
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Performance assessment
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Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 1 credit |
| Examiners | G. Achermann, E. Bobst, N. Gruber, E. Vayena |
| Type | ungraded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Learning materials
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| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| 851-0178-00 U | Ethics and Scientific Integrity for Doctoral Students | ||||||
| Registration for groups in myStudies is possible until 02.12.2022. | |||||||
| Groups | Doctoral students of the MIM PhD program | ||||||
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Restrictions
| General |  : Special students and auditors need a special permission from the lecturers |
| Groups | Restrictions are listed under Groups |