Ethics and Scientific Integrity
This course is offered for doctoral students of D-USYS. It represents the second part of this ethics course, carried out as a seminar, both online as well as in person (two half days: 8 March 2024 and 12 April 2024) during the semester.
Further information and many links to useful documentation are provided on the moodle platform.
This course is jointly offered with the external pageZurich-Basel Plant Science Centercall_made. Students will discuss different case studies in role-play scenarios and present their consensus decision of responsible conduct in class, among them:
- Selection of Data
- Influence of Values on Scientific Writing
- Fabrication in grant application
- Conflicts of Interest
- Publication and Openness
- Interactions with the media
- The Allocation of Credit
- Authorship Practices
- Error and Negligence in Science
- Misconduct in Science
- Access and benefit sharing
This course is further described in:
Paschke M, Buchmann N (2012) Verantwortungsvolles Handeln in der Wissenschaft – Vermittlung durch Blended-Learning, Rollenspiel und Cognitive Apprenticeship. In: Csanyi G, Reichl F, Steiner A (Eds.) external pageDigitale Medien, Werkzeuge für exzellente Forschung und Lehrecall_made. Waxmann Verlag, Münster, Germany. Vol. 61: 232-234.
Guidelines
- chevron_right ETH Research Integrity (2022)
- Download vertical_align_bottom ETH Research Data Management (2022) (PDF, 229 KB)
- chevron_right ETH Ethics Resource Platform (needs pwd)
- chevron_right ETH Open Access Policy
- protected page lock ETH Compliance Guide 2023 (in English) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- protected page lock ETH Compliance Guide 2023 (in German) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- external page call_made scnat Wissenschaftliche Integrität
- external page call_made Singapore Statement on Research Integrity
- Download vertical_align_bottom Freedom, Responsibility and Universality of Science (ICSU) (PDF, 783 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom WEF 2018 Code of Ethics (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Further Useful Links
- chevron_right ETH Globe (2014) Error Culture - Failure Allowed
- external page call_made Doing Global Science (2016)
- external page call_made On Being a Scientist (2009)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Principles for ethical conduct in research (PDF, 161 KB)
- external page call_made ICSU Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the Conduct of Science
- external page call_made Office of Research Integrity (USA)