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The game may be used as an exercise for exchanging experiences, opinions, perspectives and justifications. It could also be used to develop a shared understanding of formally defined principles and the moral content of our actions, as well as of roles of values and norms in decision-making. The original game kit developed by the Erasmus University Rotterdam was adapted in the context of VIRT2UE project. The aim of this modification is to raise awareness about virtues and values in research processes and to bring attention to the principles adopted by the [https://allea.org/code-of-conduct/ European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity] (ECoC). Concordantly, the modified RDG has several alterations, such as focusing on a dialogical approach while exchanging justifications for a moral choice and associating them with the virtues and values presented in the ECoC.   
 
The game may be used as an exercise for exchanging experiences, opinions, perspectives and justifications. It could also be used to develop a shared understanding of formally defined principles and the moral content of our actions, as well as of roles of values and norms in decision-making. The original game kit developed by the Erasmus University Rotterdam was adapted in the context of VIRT2UE project. The aim of this modification is to raise awareness about virtues and values in research processes and to bring attention to the principles adopted by the [https://allea.org/code-of-conduct/ European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity] (ECoC). Concordantly, the modified RDG has several alterations, such as focusing on a dialogical approach while exchanging justifications for a moral choice and associating them with the virtues and values presented in the ECoC.   
 
|Important Because=Reflecting on a variety of moral dilemmas with others in a fun way makes researchers gain awareness about the moral content of their day-to-day decisions and actions. That might lead them to consider and understand other stakeholders’ positions and justifications as well as their own in the light of RI values and ECoC principles when faced a specific moral dilemma.
 
|Important Because=Reflecting on a variety of moral dilemmas with others in a fun way makes researchers gain awareness about the moral content of their day-to-day decisions and actions. That might lead them to consider and understand other stakeholders’ positions and justifications as well as their own in the light of RI values and ECoC principles when faced a specific moral dilemma.
|Has Practical Tips='''Table 1: Principles (Virtues) and research misconduct and other unacceptable practices from the ECoC that could be identified in each dilemma'''
 
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{{!}} width="410"{{!}}'''PRINCIPLES/DILEMMA'''
 
{{!}} width="105"{{!}}'''DILEMMA  Nº _____'''
 
{{!}}'''NOTES'''
 
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{{!}} width="410" valign="top"{{!}}'''Reliability''' in ensuring the  quality of research, reflected in the design, the methodology, the analysis  and the use of resources. 
 
{{!}} width="105" valign="top"{{!}}
 
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{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="410" valign="top"{{!}}'''Honesty''' in developing,  undertaking, reviewing, reporting and communicating research in a  transparent, fair, full and unbiased way.
 
{{!}} width="105" valign="top"{{!}}
 
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{{!}} width="410" valign="top"{{!}}'''Respect for  colleagues''',  research participants, society, ecosystems, cultural heritage and the  environment.
 
{{!}} width="105" valign="top"{{!}}
 
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{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="410" valign="top"{{!}}'''Accountability''' for the research  from idea to publication, for its management and organisation, for training,  supervision and mentoring, and for its wider impacts
 
{{!}} width="105" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
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'''Table 2. What are the main research misconducts that you can identify in this dilemma?'''
 
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{{!}} width="425"{{!}}'''RESEARCH  MISCONDUCT/DILEMMA'''
 
{{!}} width="85"{{!}}'''DILEMMA Nº  _____'''
 
{{!}}'''NOTES'''
 
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{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}'''Fabrication'''  is  making up results and recording them as if they were real.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}'''Falsification'''  is  manipulating research materials, equipment or processes or changing, omitting  or suppressing data or results without justification.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
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{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}'''Plagiarism'''  is using other people’s work and ideas without giving proper credit to the  original source, thus violating the rights of the original author(s) to their  intellectual outputs.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Manipulating  authorship or denigrating the role of other researchers in publications.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
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{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Accusing  a researcher of misconduct or other violations in a malicious way.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Misrepresenting  research achievements.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Exaggerating  the importance and practical applicability of findings.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Re-publishing  substantive parts of one’s own earlier publications, including translations,  without duly acknowledging or citing the original (‘self-plagiarism’).
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Citing  selectively to enhance own findings or to please editors, reviewers or colleagues.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Withholding  research results.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Allowing  funders/sponsors to jeopardise independence in the research process or  reporting of results so as to introduce or promulgate bias.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Expanding  unnecessarily the bibliography of a study.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Delaying  or inappropriately hampering the work of other researchers.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Misusing  seniority to encourage violations of research integrity.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Ignoring  putative violations of research integrity by others or covering up  inappropriate responses to misconduct or other violations by institutions.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
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{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Establishing  or supporting journals that undermine the quality control of research  (‘predatory journals’).
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
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'''Table 3. What are the relevant virtues that the researcher must have in order to take the decision chosen by the group?'''
 
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{{!}} width="243"{{!}}'''VIRTUES'''
 
{{!}} width="142"{{!}}'''DILEMMA  Nº _____'''
 
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{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Resoluteness
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
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{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Accountability
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
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{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Availability
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Competency
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
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{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Patience
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Perseverance
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Reliability
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Sincerity
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Creativity
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Honesty
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Objectivity
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Humility
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Punctuality
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Trustworthiness/truthfulness
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Selflessness
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Reflexivity
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Clarity  of purpose
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Collaborative  spirit
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Fairness
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Loyalty
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Moderation
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Positivity
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243" valign="top"{{!}}Respectfulness
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
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|Instruction Step Title=Introduction and confidentiality
 
|Instruction Step Title=Introduction and confidentiality
|Instruction Step Text=At the beginning of the session you will be informed about the background, the aim and the description of the game. Moreover, you will be asked to keep the information shared during this game confidential.
 
 
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|Instruction Step Title=Forming groups
 
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|Instruction Step Text=You will be assigned to a group by the trainer who will divide participants into groups of four. The game can also be played plenary. If your trainer prefers to do so they will instruct you on how to proceed.
 
 
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|Instruction Step Title=Playing the game
 
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|Instruction Step Text=The trainer will explain you how the game is played and will ask you to download the [https://www.eur.nl/en/about-eur/policy-and-regulations/integrity/research-integrity/dilemma-game dilemma game app].
 
 
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|Instruction Step Title=Filling in the tables
 
|Instruction Step Title=Filling in the tables
|Instruction Step Text=You and your group will be asked fill out the tables delivered at the beginning of the session and to identify the issues of ECoC that are relevant to the dilemma at stake (see tables 1, 2 and 3 – Practical Tips).
 
 
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|Instruction Step Title=Short presentation of the group discussions
 
|Instruction Step Title=Short presentation of the group discussions
|Instruction Step Text=You, as a group, will be asked to present a brief summary of what has just been discussed in your group. You may assign a member as a spokesman to shortly present the results of your discussion.
 
 
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|Instruction Step Title=Plenary debriefs
 
|Instruction Step Title=Plenary debriefs
|Instruction Step Text=After the presentation you may be invited to actively listen to what others have to say and share their views openly.  While playing the game with several small groups, a plenary debrief may be useful to allow room for you to ask questions to each other and identify dilemmas, justifications for choices, and even more general themes.
 
 
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|Instruction Step Title=Conclusions
 
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|Instruction Step Text=You, as a group, will be asked to reflect on the process, and to evaluate if the learning objectives were met. You will be invited to have a brief dialogue on what you might have just learned as a group. You may be asked to seek answers to questions such as the following: 
 
 
-      Was it easy or difficult to identify the relevant principles and virtues in the chosen dilemma?
 
 
-      Did this exercise help you with identifying and connecting to formally defined principles (ECoC)?
 
 
-      Did most of the players agree or disagree with the final choice?
 
 
-      What were the main points of contention?
 
 
-      How come people disagreed (e.g. differences in experience, training, background, values, norms…)?
 
 
-      Was any alternative option proposed?
 
 
-      Did anybody change her/his mind as a result of the discussion?
 
 
-      What is needed in order to do the moral good in your work setting? What were the most convincing arguments used in the discussion?
 
 
-      On which areas do you feel there is insufficient consensus?
 
 
-      How to best address such future dilemmas in your daily work?
 
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|Has Remarks='''List of contributors:'''
 
 
Volkan Kavas, Joana Araújo, Ana Sofia Carvalho, Giulia Inguaggiato and Margreet Stolper
 
 
This training has been developed by the VIRT2UE project, which has received funding form the European Union’s H2020 research programme under grant agreement N 741782.
 
 
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|Is About=[https://www.eur.nl/en/about-eur/strategy-and-policy/integrity/research-integrity/dilemma-game Rotterdam Dilemma Game] (RDG) is a card game kit developed by the Erasmus University Rotterdam which includes 75 shortly described dilemmas touching upon various research integrity related issues. The game targets a diverse population of researchers and is designed to foster conversations about moral dilemmas that researchers might face during their career. RDG can be used for various purposes. For example, it can be used as education tool in a course setting with a group of young researches to increase awareness of research integrity (RI) issues or it can be played by team members working at the same lab or institution to gain insight in each other’s perspectives on RI dilemmas.
 
 
 
The modified RDG has been developed within the scope of the VIRT2UE project to provide a focus on the virtues and values which are important for researchers in day-to-day activities and to bring attention to the principles and content of the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ECoC).
 
|Important Because=Reflecting on a variety of moral dilemmas in a fun way makes researchers gain awareness about the moral content of their day-to-day actions and decisions. This might lead them to consider other stakeholders’ positions and justifications as well as their own, when faced with day to day moral dilemma. Moreover, the modified version of the RDG helps participants to reflect on their preferred course of action in light of the participles and practices presented in the ECoC.
 
|Has Practical Tips='''Selection of the format: playing the game in small groups or plenary'''
 
 
 
The exercise is suitable to be used both in bigger groups or with several small groups. Bear in mind that it is usually fun to play a game in bigger groups. If you would like to use the game to build connections among participants that might be of a preference. Moreover, please consider whether to form homogeneous or heterogeneous groups before the actual training. The former would rule out communication problems arising from different cultural backgrounds, whereas the latter might create room for diverse viewpoints.
 
 
 
If you prefer to work with one big group and are experiencing the exercise face to face, consider using the corners of the room where you play the game representing the four choices of action (A, B, C and D). Then you can ask everybody to stand up and position themselves at the corner representing the option they have selected. In that case, as a trainer you need to be active in facilitating the group dialogue. Using corners allows people to use their own bodies which might open up space for expressing emotions.
 
 
 
On the contrary, if you prefer to work with smaller groups please make sure to assign the same dilemmas to all the groups. This will allow to discuss the results of each group plenary.
 
 
 
'''Table 1: Principles (Virtues) and research misconduct and other unacceptable practices from the ECoC that could be identified in each dilemma'''
 
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{{!}} width="423"{{!}}'''PRINCIPLES/DILEMMA'''
 
{{!}} width="87"{{!}}'''DILEMMA  Nº _____'''
 
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{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="423" valign="top"{{!}}'''Reliability''' in ensuring the  quality of research, reflected in the design, the methodology, the analysis  and the use of resources. 
 
{{!}} width="87" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="423" valign="top"{{!}}'''Honesty''' in developing,  undertaking, reviewing, reporting and communicating research in a  transparent, fair, full and unbiased way.
 
{{!}} width="87" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="423" valign="top"{{!}}'''Respect for  colleagues''',  research participants, society, ecosystems, cultural heritage and the  environment.
 
{{!}} width="87" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="423" valign="top"{{!}}'''Accountability''' for the research  from idea to publication, for its management and organisation, for training,  supervision and mentoring, and for its wider impacts
 
{{!}} width="87" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}}
 
'''Table 2. What are the main research misconducts that you can identify in this dilemma?'''
 
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{{!}} width="425"{{!}}'''RESEARCH  MISCONDUCT …/DILEMMA'''
 
{{!}} width="85"{{!}}'''DILEMMA Nº _____'''
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}'''Fabrication'''  is  making up results and recording them as if they were real.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}'''Falsification'''  is  manipulating research materials, equipment or processes or changing, omitting  or suppressing data or results without justification.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}'''Plagiarism'''  is using other people’s work and ideas without giving proper credit to the  original source, thus violating the rights of the original author(s) to their  intellectual outputs.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Manipulating authorship or  denigrating the role of other researchers in publications.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Accusing a researcher of  misconduct or other violations in a malicious way.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Misrepresenting research  achievements.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Exaggerating the importance  and practical applicability of findings.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Re-publishing substantive  parts of one’s own earlier publications, including translations, without duly  acknowledging or citing the original (‘self-plagiarism’).
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Citing selectively to  enhance own findings or to please editors, reviewers or colleagues.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Withholding research  results.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Allowing funders/sponsors  to jeopardise independence in the research process or reporting of results so  as to introduce or promulgate bias.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Expanding unnecessarily the  bibliography of a study.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Delaying or inappropriately  hampering the work of other researchers.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Misusing seniority to  encourage violations of research integrity.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Ignoring putative  violations of research integrity by others or covering up inappropriate  responses to misconduct or other violations by institutions.
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="425" valign="top"{{!}}Establishing or supporting  journals that undermine the quality control of research (‘predatory  journals’).
 
{{!}} width="85" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}
 
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'''Table 3. What are the relevant virtues that the researcher must have in order to take the decision chosen by the group?'''
 
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{{!}} width="243"{{!}}'''VIRTUES'''
 
{{!}} width="142"{{!}}'''DILEMMA Nº _____'''
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Resoluteness
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Accountability
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Availability
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Competency
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Patience
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Perseverance
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Reliability
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Sincerity
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Creativity
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Honesty
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Objectivity
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Humility
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Punctuality
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Trustworthiness/truthfulness
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Selflessness
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Reflexivity
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Clarity of purpose
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Collaborative spirit
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Fairness
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Loyalty
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Moderation
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243"{{!}}Positivity
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
{{!}}-
 
{{!}} width="243" valign="top"{{!}}Respectfulness
 
{{!}} width="142" valign="top"{{!}}
 
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|Instruction Step Title= Read the instructions
 
|Instruction Step Title= Read the instructions
|Instruction Step Text=Read the '''[https://www.eur.nl/en/media/2020-07-dilemma-game-app-instructions-and-suggestions instructions]''' of the Rotterdam dilemma game. Please note that there are some differences between the original game kit and the modified RDG in terms of aims and applications. In the following steps the procedures for the use of the modified version are explained. This version requires participants not merely to play the game, but at the same time to reflect on their justifications, analyse their and others’ discussion processes, and work together to relate the case at hand with the elements of the ECoC and RI virtues. Thus, this version takes longer, and is more demanding.
 
 
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|Instruction Step Title=Select the cases
 
|Instruction Step Title=Select the cases
|Instruction Step Text=Examine the cases in the original game kit and familiarize yourself with the classification criteria.    Select the dilemmas you want to discuss. Please note that cases are grouped per topic. If the training is specifically aimed to reflect on issues such as research processes, roles of different parties or publication ethics, the trainer might pick cases which correspond to those topics.
 
 
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|Instruction Step Title=Select a format for the case
 
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|Instruction Step Title=Explaining the rules and letting participants play the game – 15 min
 
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-      Was it easy or difficult to identify the relevant principles and virtues in the chosen dilemma?
 
 
-      Did this exercise help you with identifying and connecting to formally defined principles (ECoC)?
 
 
-      Did most of the players agree or disagree with the final choice?
 
 
-      What were the main points of contention?
 
 
-      How come people disagreed (e.g. differences in experience, training, background, values, norms…)?
 
 
-      What were the other options?
 
 
-      Was any alternative option proposed?
 
 
-      Did anybody change her/his mind as a result of the discussion?
 
 
-      Why would you NOT do the moral ideal?
 
 
-      What is needed in order to do the moral good in your work setting? What were the most convincing arguments used in the discussion?
 
 
-      On which areas do you feel there is insufficient consensus?
 
 
-      How to best address such future dilemmas in your daily work?
 
 
-  How to achieve a more commonly shared set of values and principles?
 
 
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-      What do you think the strong aspects of this session are?
 
 
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Volkan Kavas, Joana Araújo, Ana Sofia Carvalho, Giulia Inguaggiato and Margreet Stolper
 
 
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Revision as of 10:40, 16 February 2021

Modified Dilemma Game

Instructions for:TraineeTrainer
Goal
This exercise supports participants in identifying research integrity (RI) principles, virtues and misconduct in a case and provides a framework to consider, choose and defend alternative courses of action regarding realistic dilemmas in research integrity.
Requirements

You need to have read the instructions before experiencing the exercise.

Moreover, you need to be familiar with:

a) The concept of virtue and its importance for RI;

b) The concept of norm;

c) The concept of moral dilemma;

d) Section 1 of the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity.

In order to fruitfully take part in this exercise you need to have a background in research (i.e. be employed as researchers) or be a trainer/educator/teacher who has had experience in research in the past.
Duration (hours)
2
Participants
20
Part of
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VIRT2UE

What is this about?

The Rotterdam Dilemma Game (RDG) is a card game composed of dilemmas concerning a variety of research integrity issues. As the dilemmas are based on real cases, they are recognizable and relevant to those who take part in research activities. The game was developed by the Erasmus University Rotterdam for the use of  researchers, coordinators, supervisors, administrators, reviewers, and all of those who are involved in research at different levels. The game covers 75 cases, each involving a short description of a dilemma, which are grouped in three main categories: researcher position, research strategy and research phase. Players can pick a case which corresponds to the issue they would like to discuss.

The game may be used as an exercise for exchanging experiences, opinions, perspectives and justifications. It could also be used to develop a shared understanding of formally defined principles and the moral content of our actions, as well as of roles of values and norms in decision-making. The original game kit developed by the Erasmus University Rotterdam was adapted in the context of VIRT2UE project. The aim of this modification is to raise awareness about virtues and values in research processes and to bring attention to the principles adopted by the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ECoC). Concordantly, the modified RDG has several alterations, such as focusing on a dialogical approach while exchanging justifications for a moral choice and associating them with the virtues and values presented in the ECoC.   

Why is this important?

Reflecting on a variety of moral dilemmas with others in a fun way makes researchers gain awareness about the moral content of their day-to-day decisions and actions. That might lead them to consider and understand other stakeholders’ positions and justifications as well as their own in the light of RI values and ECoC principles when faced a specific moral dilemma.
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Introduction and confidentiality
2
Forming groups
3
Playing the game
4
Filling in the tables
5
Short presentation of the group discussions
6
Plenary debriefs
7
Conclusions
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 Read the instructions
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Select the cases
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Select a format for the case
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Introduction – 5 min
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Forming groups – 5 min
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Explaining the rules and letting participants play the game – 15 min
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Filling in the forms – 15 min
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Plenary debriefs – 15 min
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Conclusion - 15 min
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Evaluation

Other information

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