Ethics and academic integrity

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Lectures, case studies, applysing knowledge in case studies, (elaborate an ethics application for research) small group discussions, plenary discussions.

Learning Outcomes

The goal of this course is to equp the students with the required knowledge, skills and attitudes for an ethical behaviour durigg academic studies.
By the end of the course students will be able to:
Describe and analyze the etical issues in the academic environment and to grasp all the related concepts to individual and institutional integrity.
To develop a responsible behaviour in academic research and to avoid research misconduct.
Use adequately the references for education and research activities.
To grasp concepts such as : academic honesty, and to avoid academic disciplinary actions.
Be aware of the multicultural phenomenon and to promote multicultural diversity.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Case studies, concept analysis - Individual integrity and institutional integrity.
2. Case studies - mentor-student relationship; case studies conflicts of interest.
3. Case studies, small group discussions related to Inadequate scientific behavior - Ethics of authorship - Roles, responsibilities. Ethical use of published information. Plagiarism, fabrication and falsification of data.
4. Intellectual property.
5. Case studies related to academic honesty in an educational context - correct use of publications.
6. Case studies related to disciplinary violations in the educational context (cheating, stealing an examination, unauthorized communication during an examination,
7. Commented cases / case analysis - research ethics committee, academic ethics committee. Realization of an application for ethics commission.
8. The student-teacher relationship. Roles, responsibilities. Deviations from academic discipline.
9. case studies - discrimination in academia.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

1. Tracey Bretag, Handbook of Academic Integrity, Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016
2. Fish, R., Hura, G. 2013. ?Students‘ perceptions of plagiarism?, în Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 13 (5), pp. 33 – 45
3. Bhole L.M. (2015) Ethics in Research with Special Reference to Social Sciences. In: Hegde D. (eds) Essays on Research Methodology. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2214-9_10