Instructions

Introduction to responsible supervision, mentoring and role-modeling

Instructions for:TraineeTrainer

Goal

This series of two 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 trainingResearchers

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.

Why is this important?

Supervision, mentoring, and role-modeling have a strong influence on the work environment. When a research environment is not open or is unsafe, researchers are less likely to raise concerns or admit mistakes. Contributing to an open, safe and responsible research environment is also important because of the high numbers of mental health problems and drop-outs among early-career researchers. Besides, many of them suffer from discrimination and harassment. For this reason, responsible and good supervision, and mentoring are a duty of care that might reduce and signal these problems. Moreover, it is highly relevant to take care of the research environment since researchers in an unsafe environment are more likely to internalize fraudulent research practices.

Practical Tips

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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 (A print-out solution is planned, but is not available yet).

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.

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Roles and responsibilities in supervision and mentoring

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

Steps

1Why responsible supervision, mentoring and role modeling?

2Roles and responsibilities in supervision and mentoring

3Challenges and ambitions

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