Course description
The workshop serves to prevent conflicts in scientific working as well as their treatment.
Following methods are used: dialogic short presentations, participant-specific case studies, targeted invidual and group work, discussions and reflections
Target audience, number of participants
Doctoral candidates and Postdocs
16-20 participants
Topics
- Basics of responsible conduct and ethical principles in Research
- Introduction: Values, virtues, potential problems and conflicts in scientific contexts
- Basic recommendations of the DFG, relevant codices and regulations for safeguarding good scientific practice and scientific integrity
- Scientific misconduct: Examples, elements of offense and consequences, procedures for coping with scientific misconduct (incl. excursus plagiarism)
- General Responsibilities
- Data collection and research documentation
- Publication process, authorship and review of manuscripts
- Supervision: Expectations, duties and roles
- Organizational culture: Challenges of collaboration and communication in teams and in scientific collaborations. Strategies to prevent and to manage problems as well as conflict in everyday research environment
- Procedures in case of suspicion and relevant contact persons (of according institution(s)
- Important specific responsibilities [*depending on participants’ disciplinary/research background]
- Important issues prior to any data collection: Authorization, permission or qualification relevant research
- [Research on animals]*
- [Research on humans]*
- [Surveys, interviews, data privacy and security]*
Next workshop: 8th July 2020
Venue: Seminarroom in building 911 ("Verfügungsgebäude"), ground floor, University Medical Center
