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Instructions

Introduction to Responsible Supervision, Mentoring and Role-modeling

Instructions for:TraineeTrainer

Goal

This series of eLearning modules highlights the relevance of supervision, mentoring, and role-modeling in research environments and provides definitions of roles and their corresponding responsibilities.

Requirements

This is one of a four part series. The other three series are: "Introduction to Research Integrity" , "Introduction of Virtue Ethics to Research Integrity" and "Virtue ethics under current research conditions".

You should have experience of research in practice (e.g. be employed as a researcher) or be a trainer/educator/teacher who has had experience in research in the past.

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Duration (hours)

1

For whom is this important?

Research integrity trainersTrainers in trainingResearchersSupervisorsMentors

Method

eLearning

Part of

VIRT2UE

Steps

1Why responsible supervision, mentoring and role modeling?

2Roles and responsibilities in supervision and mentoring

3Challenges and ambitions

What is this about?

By taking these eLearning modules you will learn about and reflect on: Responsible supervision, mentoring and role-modeling.

• General responsibilities: You will be introduced to the general responsibilities that can apply to anyone enrolled in research, regardless of the role.
• Roles: You will be introduced to the different roles in a research environment and their corresponding responsibilities.
• Virtue Ethics approach: Virtue ethics will be applied to supervision, mentoring and role-modeling with some interactive exercises
• Role-modeling: You will be introduced to the concept of role-modeling, the responsibilities of a role model and how it can influence research practice and culture.

Why is this important?

Supervision, mentoring, and role-modeling have a strong influence on research work environments. If a research environment is not open or is unsafe, researchers are less likely to raise concerns or admit mistakes. Therefore, contributing to an open, safe and responsible research environment is important to reduce problems such as poor mental health, drop-outs, fraudulent practices, discrimination, and harassment. For this reason, responsible and good supervision, and mentoring might be seen as duties of care to reduce and signal problems.

Practical Tips

There are subtitles available. You may enable them by clicking on "CC" at the lower left corner of the player.

Please note that no information will be saved or stored after you have closed the browser window/tab. This has two major implications: (1) Whenever you close your browser window/tab, your progress will not be saved and you will have to start the module anew. It is not necessary to complete the course in one go, but recommended to leave the browser window/tab open (and the computer/laptop running). (2) In case you aim to save your reflections, you are kindly asked to copy/paste your input in a separate document and save it on your computer, BEFORE you submit your input.

1

Why responsible supervision, mentoring and role modeling?

This module highlights the importance of good and responsible supervision, mentoring and role-modeling in research environments. Such practices create open and safe environments where problems like poor mental health, anxiety, discrimination and harassment and fraudulent practices might be reduced.

2

Roles and responsibilities in supervision and mentoring

This module explores the different roles and corresponding responsibilities in research environments, allowing the researchers to recognize themselves in such roles and responsibilities. Furthermore, a virtue ethics approach is applied to supervision, mentoring and role-modeling with some interactive exercises.

3

Challenges and ambitions

The third episode is currently under construction.

Remarks

List of contributors:

Fenneke Blom

We thank Nele Bracke, Stefanie van der Burght, Natalie Evans, Nicole Föger, Tamarinde Haven, Mike Kalichman, Armin Schmolmüller, and Guy Widdershoven for their constructive feedback during the process of developing!

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.

Steps

1Why responsible supervision, mentoring and role modeling?

2Roles and responsibilities in supervision and mentoring

3Challenges and ambitions

What is this about?

By taking these eLearning modules you will learn about and reflect on: Responsible supervision, mentoring and role-modeling.

Why is this important?

Supervision, mentoring, and role-modeling have a strong influence on research work environments. If a research environment is not open or is unsafe, researchers are less likely to raise concerns or admit mistakes. Therefore, contributing to an open, safe and responsible research environment is important to reduce problems such as poor mental health, drop-outs, fraudulent practices, discrimination, and harassment. For this reason, responsible and good supervision, and mentoring might be seen as duties of care to reduce and signal problems.

Practical Tips

There are subtitles available. You may enable them by clicking on "CC" at the lower left corner of the player.

Please note that no information will be saved or stored after users have closed the browser window/tab. This has two major implications: (1) Whenever users close their browser window/tab, their progress will not be saved and they will have to start the module anew. It is not necessary to complete the course in one go, but recommended to leave the browser window/tab open (and the computer/laptop running). (2) In case users aim to save their reflections, they are kindly asked to copy/paste their input in a separate document and save it on their computer.

1

Why responsible supervision, mentoring and role modeling?

This module highlights the importance of good and responsible supervision, mentoring and role-modeling in research environments. Such practices, create open and safe environments where problems like poor mental health, anxiety, discrimination and harassment and fraudulent practices might be reduced.

2

Roles and responsibilities in supervision and mentoring

This module explores the different roles and corresponding responsibilities in research environments, allowing the researchers to recognize themselves in such roles and responsabilities. Besides, a virtue ethics approach is applied to supervision, mentoring and role-modeling with some interactive exercises.

3

Challenges and ambitions

The third episode is currently under construction.

Remarks

List of contributors:

Armin Schmolmüller

We thank Rosemarie Bernabe, Fenneke Blom, Birgit Buschbom, Ana Sofia Carvalho, Natalie Evans, Nicole Föger, Laura Hartman, Teodora Konach, Erika Löfström, Franca Marino, Ana Marusic, Signe Mezinska, Bert Molewijk, Daniel Pizzolato, and Guy Widdershoven for their constructive feedback during the process of developing!

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.

Other information

Who

• VIRT2UE

Where

• Europe

Virtues & Values

• Care
• Responsibility
• Reflexivity

Good Practices & Misconduct

• Supervision
• Supervisor-student relationship
• Mentor-trainee relationship
• Mentor-trainee responsibilities
• Mentor/trainee relationship
• Mentoring
• Mentorship responsibilities
• Interpersonal conflicts in mentoring