651-6001-00L Ethics and Scientific Integrity for Doctoral Students of D-EAPS
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2024 |
| Lecturers | T. I. Eglinton, H. Stoll |
| Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |||||||||||||
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| 651-6001-00 S | Ethics and Scientific Integrity for Doctoral Students of D-EAPS Groups are selected in myStudies. The workshop will be offered on the following dates for a maximum of 18 students per session. Please register in myStudies for one group session: Group Session 1: 12./13. November; from 13:00-16:00 (each day) Group Session 2: 19./21. February; from 13:00-16:00 (each day) | 30s hrs |
| T. I. Eglinton, H. Stoll |
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 their knowledge in a discipline specific context. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | Part I The self-paced e-learning course 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 of this course focuses on discipline-specific aspects. It provides an interactive learning environment. 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 of D-EAPS only. | |||||||||||||||
Competencies |
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Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 1 credit |
| Examiners | H. Stoll, T. I. Eglinton |
| Type | ungraded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Learning materials
| No public learning materials available. | |
| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| 651-6001-00 S | Ethics and Scientific Integrity for Doctoral Students of D-EAPS | |||||||||||||||
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| Groups | Session Group 1 (November) |
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| Session Group 2 (February) |
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Restrictions
| Priority | Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group |
| Primary target group | Doctorate Earth and Planetary Sciences (664002)
Doctorate EAPS ETH-UZH (665000) Doctorate EAPS ETH-Politecnico Milano (665010) Doctorate EAPS ETH-RWTH Aachen (665020) Doctorate EAPS ETH-TU Delft (665030) |
| Groups | Restrictions are listed under Groups |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
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| Doctorate Earth and Planetary Sciences | Transferable Skills | W+ | |