Scientific Integrity for Research Master's Students

 

Good scientific research is also ethically sound research, but what does this mean in practice? The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the problems and tools of research ethics. Topics covered in the research ethics course address all phases of scientific research from research problem selection, methodology, working with research subjects to issues of international collaboration, commercialization and authorship. The course is designed as an interactive course training students to recognize ethical issues in their daily work and provides the opportunity to discuss ways of dealing with these. This means that institutional tools and other tools will also be discussed, such as the role and functions of Institutional Review Boards, the UMCG protocol and risk-benefit assessments.

 

List of topics:
   - risk-benefit assessments
   - informed consent
   - privacy and confidentiality of research subjects and data
   - ethical issues in epidemiological
   - social and behavioural research
   - responsible conduct of scientific research
   - the role and functions of Institutional Review Boards
   - vulnerable populations of research subjects
   - International research conducted in developing countries
   - other special topics to be determined

 

This course is intended in the first place for Research Master’s students. If places are available, PhD students can also participate.

 

Study load

3 or 5 ECTS credit points

 

Schedule

see Timetable and locations

 

Registration

Ms. M.A.J. (Annemieke) Brouwers (m.a.j.brouwers@med.umcg.nl)

Phone: +31 50 363 7818
 

Coordinator

Ms. E.L.M. (Els) Maeckelberghe, PhD (e.l.m.maeckelberghe@med.umcg.nl)

Expertise Centre Ethics in Care, SHARE 

 

Additional information

A course from the Expert Center Ethics in Care, University Medical Center Groningen