Private: Responsible Conduct of Research [US Version]

Published on: Jul 2012 5 Hours (per version) of Core activities 25-32 Hours (per version) of Additional activities

Courses featured in this program:

  • Responsible Conduct of Research (Biomedical Sciences)
    Overview

    Date published: July 2012 
    Core activities: 5 hours 
    Additional activities: 31.5 hours   

    This course is designed to help researchers in the biomedical sciences to:

      • Know, understand and explain the key responsibilities they have as researchers
      • Identify the challenges they could face in meeting those responsibilities
      • Be aware of strategies for dealing with pressures and difficult situations.

     

    Syllabus

    This course covers all stages of the biomedical sciences research process. Information, practical advice and reflective activities in key areas:

        • Module 1: Introduction: principles and professional responsibilities, dealing with misconduct, mentoring
        • Module 2: Planning: research with human participants, conflicts of interest, workplace safety
        • Module 3: Conducting: data collection, sharing and interpretation
        • Module 4:  Reporting: plagiarism, authorship, peer review
        • Module 5: Responsibility to the public and society.

    This course contains 13.5 hours of optional activity content and 18 hours of associated peer-to-peer and tutor-led activities.

    Author: Professor Raymond De Vries
    Professor, Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School

    Reviewer: Dr Karen Melham
    Researcher in Ethics, Centre for Health Law and Emerging Technologies (HeLEX), University of Oxford

  • Responsible Conduct of Research (Natural and Physical Sciences)
    Overview

    Date published: July 2012 
    Core activities: 4.5 hours 
    Additional activities: 31 hours   

    This course is designed to help researchers in the natural and physical sciences to:

      • Know, understand and explain the key responsibilities they have as researchers
      • Identify the challenges they could face in meeting those responsibilities
      • Be aware of strategies for dealing with pressures and difficult situations.

     

    Syllabus

    This course covers all stages of the biomedical sciences research process. Information, practical advice and reflective activities in key areas:

        • Module 1: Introduction: principles and professional responsibilities, dealing with misconduct, mentoring
        • Module 2: Planning: research with human participants, conflicts of interest, workplace safety
        • Module 3: Conducting: data collection, sharing and interpretation
        • Module 4:  Reporting: plagiarism, authorship, peer review
        • Module 5: Responsibility to the public and society.

    This course contains 13 hours of optional activity content and 18 hours of associated peer-to-peer and tutor-led activities.

    Author: Dr Terry May
    Faculty Conflict of Interest Information Officer, Michigan State University

    Reviewer: Dr Richard Sugrue 
    Head of the Division of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University

  • Responsible Conduct of Research (Engineering and Technology)
    Overview

    Date published: July 2012 
    Core activities: 4 hours 
    Additional activities: 25 hours   

    This course is designed to help researchers in engineering and technology to:

      • Know, understand and explain the key responsibilities they have as researchers
      • Identify the challenges they could face in meeting those responsibilities
      • Be aware of strategies for dealing with pressures and difficult situations.

     

    Syllabus

    This course covers all stages of the engineering and technology research process. Information, practical advice and reflective activities in key areas:

        • Module 1: Introduction: principles and professional responsibilities, dealing with misconduct, mentoring
        • Module 2: Planning: research with human participants, conflicts of interest, workplace safety
        • Module 3: Conducting: data collection, sharing and interpretation
        • Module 4:  Reporting: plagiarism, authorship, peer review
        • Module 5: Responsibility to the public and society.

    This course contains 11.5 hours of optional activity content and 13.5 hours of associated peer-to-peer and tutor-led activities.

    Author: Dr Lorelle Meadows 
    Assistant Dean of Academic Programs, College of Engineering, University of Michigan

    Reviewer: Professor Janusz Bialek 
    Research Director, School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Durham University

  • Responsible Conduct of Research (Social and Behavioural Sciences)
    Overview

    Date published: July 2012 
    Core activities: 5 hours 
    Additional activities: 31.5 hours   

    This course is designed to help researchers in the social and behavioural sciences to:

      • Know, understand and explain the key responsibilities they have as researchers
      • Identify the challenges they could face in meeting those responsibilities
      • Be aware of strategies for dealing with pressures and difficult situations.

     

    Syllabus

    This course covers all stages of the social and behavioural sciences research process. Information, practical advice and reflective activities in key areas:

        • Module 1: Introduction: principles and professional responsibilities, dealing with misconduct, mentoring
        • Module 2: Planning: research with human participants, conflicts of interest, workplace safety
        • Module 3: Conducting: data collection, sharing and interpretation
        • Module 4:  Reporting: plagiarism, authorship, peer review
        • Module 5: Responsibility to the public and society.

    This course contains 13.5 hours of optional activity content and 18 hours of associated peer-to-peer and tutor-led activities.

    Author: Professor Melissa Anderson
    Professor of Higher Education, Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy & Development, University of Minnesota

    Reviewer: Dr Ren Yi
    Director of the Higher Degree Research Office, Macquarie University

  • Responsible Conduct of Research (Arts and Humanities)
    Overview

    Date published: July 2012 
    Core activities: 4 hours 
    Additional activities: 27.5 hours   

    This course is designed to help researchers in the arts and humanities to:

      • Know, understand and explain the key responsibilities they have as researchers
      • Identify the challenges they could face in meeting those responsibilities
      • Be aware of strategies for dealing with pressures and difficult situations.

     

    Syllabus

    This course covers all stages of the arts and humanities research process. Information, practical advice amd reflective activities in key areas:

        • Module 1: Introduction: principles and professional responsibilities, dealing with misconduct, mentoring
        • Module 2: Planning: research with human participants, conflicts of interest, workplace safety
        • Module 3: Conducting: data collection, sharing and interpretation
        • Module 4:  Reporting: plagiarism, authorship, peer review
        • Module 5: Responsibility to the public and society.

    This course contains 12.5 hours of optional activity content and 15 hours of associated peer-to-peer and tutor-led activities.

    Author: Dr Andrew Rawnsley
    Executive Committee, UK Council for Graduate Education; Research Governance and Training Manager, Teesside University

    Reviewer: Professor Karen Ross
    Professor of Media and Public Communication, University of Liverpool