RESEARCH ETHICS (4 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

After completing the course, students will be able to: able to describe and apply theories and methods in ethics and research ethics To acquire an overview of important issues in research ethics, like responsibility for research, ethical vetting, and scientific misconduct.  To acquire skills of presenting arguments and results of ethical inquiries.

Topics:

Topics include an introduction to ethics and research ethics. Overview of theories and methods in ethics and research ethics. How to handle data. The meaning of secrecy and confidentiality. Good research practice, research integrity and scientific misconduct. Criteria and principles for good research practice. Meaning of scientific misconduct and fraud. Cases and procedures for establishing misconduct, preventions, and sanctions. Responsibility for the results of research. Responsibility for research and the results and consequences of research. The limits of responsibility. Risks and the precautionary principle. Ethical vetting of research. Different kinds of vetting of research, procedures, and ethical principles.

Prerequisite(s): None