Course

PhD Course in Research Ethics (DUH605)

Facts

Course code DUH605

Credits (ECTS) 3

Semester tution start Autumn

Language of instruction English

Number of semesters 1

Exam semester Autumn

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Literature The syllabus can be found in Leganto

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

None

Exam

Oral exam

Weight 1/1

Marks Approved/ Not approved

Evaluation will be based on an oral exam (ca 15 minutes) about 2 weeks after the course. The candidate must briefly present ethical issues in their project. This will be followed by an academic discussion with the course teachers. The exam is evaluated pass/fail.

Coursework requirements

Active participation in lectures and seminars

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

Open for

PhD fellows/PhD candidates.

Course assessment

The faculty decides whether early dialogue will be held in all courses or in selected groups of courses. The aim is to collect student feedback for improvements during the semester. In addition, a digital course evaluation must be conducted at least every three years to gather students’ experiences.

Contact

Course teacher:
Klara Øverland
Course teacher:
Ståle Gundersen
Course coordinator:
Ulrich Dettweiler
Study Program Director:
Hein Berdinesen

Offered by

Faculty of Arts and Education

Centre for Learning Environment

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1