Offered in: Spring and autumn semesters
ECTS: 3 ECTS
Number of students: 40
Teachers: Mette Brandt Eriksen (SDUB), Martin Marchman Andersen (National Institute of Public Health), Lars Engelstoft (SDU Research & Innovation Organisation), Lars Morsø Christensen (OPEN), Robin Christensen (Department of Clinical Research) & Najmeh Shaghaei (SDUB) & Bertil F. Dorch (SDUB)
Language: English
Assessment: To earn course credits, participants are required to attend all classes and must complete the home assignments of modules 1, 3 and 4, as well as complete the e-learning session in module 2.
Aim
The course introduces PhD students from the health sciences to basic concepts, principles, and norms concerning responsible conduct of research. By stimulating awareness, reflection, and discussion of academic integrity and good scientific conduct, the course supports PhD students in establishing responsible research practice, including conducting research in accordance with scholarly and societal rules, principles, and best practices, as well as SDU’s Open Science Policy, the National Open Access Strategy, and proper handling of both sensitive and non-sensitive data using SDU, national and international infrastructure.
The course addresses scholarly, ethical, and legal aspects of the research process, including research planning; data management; forms of research misconduct and questionable research practices, the review process, authorship guidelines and Open Access publishing.
Course overview
The course consists of the four modules:
- Module 1: Academia and responsible conduct of research
- Module 2: Laws and regulations
- Module 3: Research data management
- Module 4: Publication, authorship, and peer reviewing
Forms
The form of the four modules varies:
- Module 1: Introductory lectures (4 hours; home assignment after class)
- Module 2: Digital learning session (approx. 4 hours) and lecture (1 hour)
- Module 3: Introductory lectures (3 hours; home assignment after class)
- Module 4: Introductory lectures (4 hours; home assignment after class)
For each module there is approximately six hours of preparation and/or follow-up.
All four modules must be completed.
If you are a PhD student at the Graduate School of Research, you must submit the course certificate to the PhD School at phd@health.sdu.dk after completing the course in order for the course to be registered in your profile.”
The course is supported by SDU’s digital learning platform. Here, students will find readings and details on assignments. Students are enrolled in the digital course room 2 weeks before course start. Slides will generally be available after the teaching. The digital learning session in module 2 will be open after first course day. All assignments must be uploaded two weeks after the last course day.
Active student participation in class is expected and will be encouraged.