582721 Research ethics - everyday questions for researchers (1 cp)
Time: 2-3 June 2008, at 9:00-16:00 Place: Room D122, Department of Computer Science, Exactum Building. Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2b Teacher: Dr Henriikka Clarkeburn, University of SydneyFeedback
Please give feedback if you attended the course. Please ignore for this course irrelevant questions (no. 15-16, 18-21).Registration
Please register for the course through the Registration Systems of the Department of Computer Science.
The course is especially intended for
- Doctoral students in Hecse graduate school, TKK & UH
- Doctoral students at the Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki
- Doctoral students at the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki
In order to get approval for the credits, each participant is to submit a short plan of his/her research (project) in advance to the teacher: h.clarkeburn <at> econ.usyd.edu.au
The number of students is limited to 50.
Course content
Knowledgeable researchers can ethically justify their decisions, identify ethical questions within their work and discuss ethical themes within their scientific community and with the general public. During this course in research ethics these aims are achieved by introducing key questions in research ethics and providing an opportunity for participants to analyse ethical questions rising from their own research and those of others'. The course is interactive and everyone will be given a chance to practice their own ethical decision-making skills and understanding of ethical questions in their own research.Prerequisities
None.Preliminary programme
Day 1 - 2 June 2008
Morning 9-11.30 Introduction to research ethics Ethics legislation and regulations in Finland and internationally Afternoon 12.45-16 (including a break) Ethical questions in research activity Ethical questions in one's own researchDay 2 - 3 June 2008
Morning 9-11.30 Ethical questions in research publication Ethical questions in conference attendance/publications Afternoon 12.15-16 (including a break) Ethical questions in research supervision Ethical questions in research funding Ethical questions in external collaborations Ethical questions and the personal life of researchersTeaching methods and assessment
In order to get approval for the credits, each participant is to submit a short plan of his/her research project in advance and actively participate in the lectures. Furthermore, the completion of the course will require a short essay submission following the course attendance. The essay outlines the ethical challenges in one's own research. Details of this work will be given during the course.
Exams
NoneLecture notes
Lecture slidesGrading
Pass/failLiterature
Recommended only: Tutkijan arkipäivän etiikka (Vastapaino 2007)Ethical questions raised by Hecse ethics course participants
- How to define one's own contribution when working in a research team?
- Self-plagiarism - what can be done and where as a repeat of an original publication?
- Responsibility of a PhD graduate to contribute to the country which has paid for the education?
- How much time for which aspect of research and life outside research?
- Occupational health and safety in the lab - when safety makes research more difficult to conduct
- Should research have a (direct) positive impact on well-being in the society?
- Using project funding for basic laboratory work
- Protocols for choosing graduate students for Graduate schools
- Choosing authors for published papers
- Timing of research papers - when does the scientific contribution warrant a publication and how open should we be in sharing our results/methods?
- How to define the responsibility of researchers for the social application of their results
- What are the rights of the different stakeholders in research?
- How far goes the right to privacy?
- To which extent should business interests be protected in research?
Definitions of a good researcher by Hecse ethics course participants
- Balance between research work and other activities
- Collegial - forming networks
- Intelligence, honesty, curiosity, responsibility
- Ability to express oneself in different contexts
- Good teacher
- Independent
- Critical thinker
- Motivating
- Self-confident
- Subject knowledge