Introduction
Academic researchers are frequently faced with dilemmas: Can I exclude particular observations from my research? Can I use exactly the same data set for multiple papers? Should I agree on a colleague being a co-author on a paper to which he/she has not made a significant contribution?
To help junior researchers address these issues, this workshop will seek to raise awareness for, and where necessary help increase, scientific professionalism and integrity.
Mandatory topic
The EUR doctoral regulations require a PhD candidate to take courses covering the following three mandatory topics during their trajectory:
- Professionalism and integrity in research
- Responsible research data management
- Open science
This course covers the topic 'Professionalism and integrity in research' and should be preferably be completed in the first 2 years of a PhD project.
For the other topics please visit the course page for 'Open science and research transparency'.
Course information
ECTS: 1.5
Number of sessions: 1
Hours per session: online: 4 offline: 7
Course fee: n/a
Key Facts & Figures
- Type
- Course
- Instruction language
- English
Start dates for: Professionalism and integrity in research
Edition 1 (offline)September 17 (Tuesday) 2024
Edition 2 (online)November 18 (Monday) 2024
Edition 3 (offline) - fully booked - after enrolment | EXTRA: April edition (offline)April 4 (Friday) 2025
Edition 4 (offline)June 18 (Wednesday) 2025
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What will you achieve?
- The workshop aims to support PhD candidates in further developing and honing their 'moral compass'.
Aims and working method
During the first part of the workshop, the instructor and junior researchers will, in two highly interactive lectures, discuss the context of the principles, values and rules as they apply to the fields of the social sciences and the humanities research in general, and to our university in particular.
The afternoon section is reserved for the EUR Dilemma Game, which includes in-depth discussions in smaller groups on particular dilemmas. Through the game researchers are invited to exchange opinions and experiences, and defend (and possibly reconsider) alternative courses of action regarding realistic dilemmas on professionalism and integrity in research.
The 75 dilemmas included in the game have been collected through sessions at different EUR departments and institutions, and among researchers that use different research strategies and are in different stages of their careers.
EUR declaration of scientific integrity
According to the Erasmus University Doctoral Regulations, all academic employees and PhD candidates of Erasmus need to sign an integrity code through which they vow to comply with the principles described in The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Academic Practice (pdf). The academic integrity declaration will be signed by all participants at the end of the workshop.
How to prepare
In order to actively participate, participants are required to prepare an example from their research or supervision experience(s) which they felt compromised scientific integrity. You will discuss this further in class.
In preparation for the workshop, you’re requested to read the following materials:
- “Science misconduct and the myth of self-correction in science” by Stroebe, Postmes, and Spears
- The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity of the Academics of Science and Humanities in Europe by ALLEA
- The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Academic Practice by the VSNU
- “On being a scientist: A guide to responsible conduct in research” by the National Academy Press
- “How to handle authorship disputes A guide for new researchers” by Albert and Wager
- “Ranking major and minor research misbehaviors: Results from a survey among participants of four World Conferences on Research Integrity” by Bouter, Tijdink, Axelsen, Martinson, & ter Riet
Instructors
Suzanna (Sanne) Opree is an Assosciate Professor of Quantitative Research Methods in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Suzanna has published refereed articles in journals such as Communication Research, Media Psychology, and Pediatrics. Her work has been recognized with best paper awards at the 2012 Child and Teen Consumption (CTC) and the 2014 and 2016 International Communication Association (ICA) conferences. She is also the recipient of the 2015 Baschwitz Young Scholar Award. Suzanna's teaching interests include quantitative research methods, global advertising, and consumer culture theory. Suzanna will be teaching edition 1 and 2 of this course
Nick den Hollander is Research Integrity Coordinator at Erasmus University. The responsibilities of the Coordinator revolve around promoting research integrity in general. Nick den Hollander will be teaching edition 3 and 4 as well as the extra April edition of this course.
Contact
- Enrolment-related questions: enrolment@egsh.eur.nl
- Course-related questions:
- opree@eshcc.eur.nl (edition 1 & 2), nick.denhollander@eur.nl (edition 3 & 4 and the extra edition in April 2025)
- opree@eshcc.eur.nl (edition 1 & 2), nick.denhollander@eur.nl (edition 3 & 4 and the extra edition in April 2025)
Telephone: +31 (0)10 4082607 (Graduate School)
Facts & Figures
- Fee
- This workshop is exclusively for PhD candidates of the Graduate School.
- All Erasmus University PhD candidates are subject to the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Academic Practice. In order to vow to comply with these principles PhD candidates are required to sign a declaration of scientific integrity. The declaration will be signed at the end of the workshop.
- Tax
- Not applicable
- Offered by
- Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities
- Course type
- Course
- Instruction language
- English