PhD Course in Research Ethics (DUH605)

Content

The course presents a broad orientation on central issues in research ethics related to the social sciences and the humanities and offers participants an arena to reflect critically upon integrity and ethics in research. Participants will be introduced to the ethical guidelines established by the Norwegian National Committee for Research Ethics in Social Sciences and Humanities (NESH) and will be acquainted with the relevant procedures for privacy, information security, open science, and data management.

Learning outcome

By the end of the course, the participant will gain knowledge of:

• Ongoing debates in research ethics related to the social sciences and the humanities and related to the institutional research environment.
• The guidelines for Research Ethics in The Social Sciences, Law and Humanities.
• Ethical challenges and central considerations related to the integrity of the research process.

Skills:

By the end of the course, the participant will be able to:

• Critically analyze ethical dimensions, regulations, and guidelines within the fields of social sciences and humanities
• Participate in professional reasoning on responsible research conduct
• Develop a data-management plan for their project (if relevant)

General competences:

• Demonstrate competences in ethical sensitivity, reasoning, and decision making in general and related to own research project.

Required prerequisite knowledge

Exam

Coursework requirements

Active participation in lectures and seminars

Attendance at the sessions is obligatory. A student who, for whatever reason, is absent from 25% or more of the sessions will not be admitted to the exam

Course teacher(s)

Study Program Director:

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Open for

PhD fellows/PhD candidates.

Course assessment

Literature