Event Description

Faculty

Professor Allan Irwin
Department of Organization, CBS

Overall aim

To introduce CBS PhDs to the basic concepts, principles and practical issues of research ethics and research integrity.

Content

Introduction and background (why do CBS researchers need to consider research ethics and integrity?); The Danish code of conduct and related statements (what do you need to know?); Scenarios (what does all this mean in practice?); Discussion and reflection (how does this relate to my own research?); Lessons learnt (what do I take away?).

Lecture plan

This will be a half-day session led by Alan Irwin (with possible participation from other colleagues). It is planned to run twice a year in order to accommodate all students. Topics covered will include: research integrity, research misconduct, authorship and acknowledgement, plagiarism and self-plagiarism, research ethics, guidelines and good practices, informed consent.

Course time

8:30 - 13:30 (lunch from 12:30 - 13:30)

Venue: 

Dalgas Have 15

Room: DH.Ø.1.23
                               

Teaching style:

Lecture/class discussion/small group exercises

Learning Objectives

This short course will give all PhD candidates a basic understanding of the issues of research ethics and integrity which are directly relevant to their own doctoral research and which they might encounter in their professional development.

Course literature

All students should have read the Danish Code of Conduct for Research Integrity before attending the course.

Suggested readings

British Sociological Association (March 2002) Statement of ethical practice.

Mark Israel (ed) (2014) Research Ethics and Integrity for Social Scientists: beyond regulatory compliance. Sage.

Singapore Statement on Research Integrity (2010)