2022/2023
Основы академической этики
Статус:
Дисциплина общего цикла
Когда читается:
1, 2 модуль
Онлайн-часы:
30
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Чекаленко Анатолие
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
4
Контактные часы:
30
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is designed to get students acquainted with the key ethical issues, related to the academic activities and sciences. They will learn about academic honesty, integrity and other academic values, will get skills on how to avoid plagiarism and take ethical issues into account when communicating with researchers and using different methods of data collection, data analysis and preparing publications.
Learning Objectives
- To introduce participants to the ethical norms and regulatory issues that constitute responsible conduct of research
- To allow students to distinguish between values, moral and ethical issues
- To encourage students to think about problems and dilemmas in conducting research
- To help students to gain an overview of ethical relationships
Expected Learning Outcomes
- knows the role of students within universities and basic ethical norms
- knows what plagiarism is and how to avoid it
- appreciate the salience of research ethics in upholding scientific integrity of research enterprise
- explain the values and conventions of research integrity during data collection
- identify and apply the methods of ethical reasoning to social science research
Course Contents
- Introduction to research ethics and academic integrity in social science
- Fundamental Dilemmas and Ethical Theories
- Regulating Research
- Research Ethics Codes and Guidelines
- Plagiarism, Fabrication and Cheating
- Professional Ethics for Researchers
- Publication Ethics
- Ethical Issues in Research Methods
- Ethical Issues in Data Sharing and Archiving
- Ethics of Observational Research
- Ethics of Discourse Analysis
- Feminist Research Ethics
- Ethical Research with Hard-to-Reach Groups
- Ethics and Integrity for Research in Disasters and Crises
- Final Test
Assessment Elements
- Final TestThe test makes up 25% of the final grade. It consists of two parts and lasts 1 hour 20 minutes. Part one is a simple one correct answer quiz. Part two consists of open questions where students have to demonstrate their deeper knowledge of the subject.
- Seminar Participation30% of the final grade comes from work in class during seminars, which includes the assessment of student's quantitative and qualitative contribution to discussions based on readings and lecture materials.
- Seminar Participation30% of the final grade comes from work in class during seminars, which includes the assessment of student's quantitative and qualitative contribution to discussions based on readings and lecture materials.
- Team Essay: 25% of the final grade comes from the team essay which students write together based on their team presentation. The essay has to elaborate upon the topic chosen for the team presentation and has to review academic literature on the topic. It can also cover media materials and other primary sources if relevant. The team essay (total word count is 2000-2500 words inclusive of citations (Chicago in-text citations); with bibliography excluded) is to be submitted to the seminar instructor in 2-day time after the very last seminar of the course via SmartLMS project. Every 10% more or less than the word limit will incur a 10% grade penalty. All team members receive the same grade for the essay, differentiation is not provided. In case of plagiarism, the student responsible for the part where plagiarism was found automatically gets 0. All other members of the team get the grade as if without plagiarism found. The essay should be written in 12 point font, 1.5 spacing. The title and section heading should be bold.
- ExamThe exam makes up 20% of the final grade. The exam comes in the form of a test. This test consists of two parts and lasts 1 hour 20 minutes. Part one is a simple one correct answer quiz. Part two consists of open questions where students have to demonstrate their deeper knowledge of the subject.
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 2nd module0.25 * Final Test + 0.2 * Exam + 0.15 * Seminar Participation + 0.25 * Team Essay + 0.15 * Seminar Participation
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Paoletti, I., Menendez, F., & Tomas, M. I. (2013). Practices of Ethics : An Empirical Approach to Ethics in Social Sciences Research. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=632088
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Iphofen, R., & Tolich, M. (2018). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research Ethics (Vol. 1st). SAGE Publications Ltd.
- Oliver, P. (2010). The Student’s Guide to Research Ethics (Vol. 2nd ed). Maidenhead, Berkshire, England: McGraw-Hill Education. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=466502