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Exploring Modules on Research Ethics and Integrity Topics

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Goal

To learn about existing training materials on topics in research integrity and ethics that have been developed by EU funded initiatives.

Duration (hours)

1

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What is this about?

This module introduces a collection of training materials developed by EU funded initiatives to explore and deepen reflection on relevant research ethics and integrity topics. The following training material can be used within and/or outside the academic environment. The materials presented have been developed by EU-funded initiatives namely: PRINTEGER, ENERI, RID-SSISS, EnTIRE, VIRT2UE, Path2Integrity, INTEGRITY, BRIDGE and ROSiE.

For each set of materials developed by each project the target audience is indicated.

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.

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PRINTEGER

Target audience: Bachelor and master students, doctoral students and early career researchers. Besides the introductory module, the PRINTEGER Upright training provides modules focusing on specific RE and/or RI issues. These modules address topics in relation the research misconduct, questionable research practices and more research ethics-related topics. Depending on the complexity of the topic, these modules can be used for students and academics with different levels of RE/RI-related competencies.

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RID-SSiSS

Target audience: Bachelor and master students, doctoral students and early[gi1] career researchers. The RID-SSISS training aims to help beginner and more experienced researchers develop their research ethics competencies in HE institutions. A CSCL (Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning) ethics resource was designed that utilised cases, collaboration, and structural scaffolding. This resource provides learners with opportunities to gradually develop research ethics competencies, guiding them through three levels. The Foundation level focuses on developing (but also helping learners to recall) central concepts of RE/RI, primarily suitable for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students but also usable with academic staff and researchers. During the Foundation level training, participants learn to guide their own REI practices and behaviour. The RID-SSISS training also provides resources for ECRs and junior academics. This material aims to develop RE/RI competencies by supporting ethical analysis competencies as a step towards increased agency in research ethics and integrity. Ethical analysis involves the following steps: identify ethical issues by determining which ethical principle might be at stake; and utilise the ethical analysis steps to provide solutions to ethical dilemmas. In addition to the foundational level, the project developed training materials for ECRs and junior academics (advanced level).

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BRIDGE

Target audience: Bachelor and master students, doctoral students and early career researchers. The BRIDGE project provides training modules and vignettes that can be inserted into research ethics and integrity courses.

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INTEGRITY

Target audience: secondary school students, doctoral students and early career researchers, senior academic and RE/RI experts. Empowering researchers to behave responsibly in research is at the heart of the INTEGRITY course and each individual module. For this purpose several modules each addressing a different research integrity research ethics topic have been developed. These are specifically designed for 4 different target audiences: 1) high school students; 2) undergraduate students; PhD students and 4) researchers and supervisors. The training materials are presented alongside a Teacher Guide.

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