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Instructions

Exploring Case Studies

Instructions for:TraineeTrainer

Related Initiative

BEYOND

Goal

This module introduces a rnage of different case studies developed by EU-funded initatives that can be used to stimulate reflection on the application of different ethical principles.

Duration (hours)

1

For whom is this important?

Doctoral studentsEarly career researchersResearch Ethics ExpertsResearch Integrity ExpertsSenior researchers

Steps

Steps

1PRINTEGER

2VIRT2UE

3ENTIRE

4ENERI

Practical Tips

We recommend that trainers and teachers define the needs and skill level of the group to be trained before selecting the material to be used. This is due to the fact that the career stage often does not reflect the level of skills and competences in terms of research ethics and integrity.

1

PRINTEGER

Target audience: Doctoral students and early career researchers and Senior researchers and RERI experts

The Upright training gives the opportunity to reflect on several dilemmas from the “Dilemma Game. Professionalism and Integrity in Research”. Specifically, the Upright training proposes the following dilemmas: With a little help, Mutual favours, Sharing data, So close, Different results, Put your supervisor first, Flexible scope, Outliers, and Invalid data.

2

VIRT2UE

Target audience: Master and bachelor students, doctoral students and early career researchers

The  developed by the VIRT2UE project presents a modified version of the  developed by Erasmus University Rotterdam. This exercise supports participants in identifying research integrity principles, virtues and questionable research practices in a hypothetical case. It provides a framework to consider, choose and defend alternative courses of action regarding realistic research integrity dilemmas.

3

ENTIRE

Target audience: Doctoral students and early career researchers, Senior researchers and RERI experts

The EnTIRE project created eight scenarios on The Embassy of Science, each of which presented a fictitious story along with eight distinct themes.  The purpose of each of the eight scenarios is to provide RECs, research administrators, researchers, and researchers with the opportunity to concentrate their attention on the fundamental ideas and research settings that support both local regulations and practices and effective research practices. The scenarios developed are the following: Research Procedures and Research Integrity; Collaborative Working Between Academia and Industry; Data Practices, Data Management and FAIR Principles; Publication, Dissemination and Research Integrity; Research Environments and Research Integrity; Reviewing, Evaluating, Editing and Research Integrity; Training, Supervision and Mentoring with Integrity; Safeguards, Data-sharing and the Disclosure of Sensitive Results.

4

ENERI

Target audience: Senior researchers and RERI experts

The case studies developed by ENERI address themes that research integrity and research ethics experts deal with as well as comprehensive and overlapping issues involving both integrity and ethics related considerations.  These include: good scientific practice, questionable research practices, research misconduct, responsible authorship, peer review, and whistleblowing, ethics review, the protection of human rights, the safety of clinical trials, informed consent procedures, research with participants unable to consent, and the protection of animals, data management and data protection, open data sharing, open access, transparency, fairness, reliability and credibility, and conflicts of interest. While RECs and RIOs are key actors in facilitating research ethics and integrity, there may be countries that lack infrastructure as well as training opportunities for actors in related key positions. A specific section focusing on the development of proper infrastructure is also present.

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