An Introduction to Good Scientific Practice and Scientific Misconduct / 25-10-SM-2

The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is an alliance of the FU Berlin, HU Berlin, TU Berlin and Charité with the aim of creating a joint research environment in Berlin. All workshops and events of the Graduate Studies Support Program are funded by the BUA and free of charge.

Participation

Doctoral researchers (all disciplines) of the Berlin University Alliance and Potsdam Graduate School.

Before booking a workshop, please make sure that you can attend for the entire duration to receive a certificate. Please check our terms and conditions.

Objectives

This introductory workshop covers the basic elements of good scientific practice and research ethics to help participants avoid questionable practices and misconduct. For that, they learn about the basics of good scientific practice and apply them to their own cases. Finally, the participants work on strategies to deal with their discussed cases.

Content 

The workshop covers the principles and rules of good scientific practice, the most important forms of scientific misconduct, the relevant regulations and support and complaint structures. The participants gain knowledge of the principles and rules of research misconduct, and the ability to apply this knowledge in one's own research context, i.e. awareness of conflicts related to research misconduct and normative aspects of research.

Please note

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Also check out workshops at the BUA partner institutions that are available for you free of charge: Graduate Studies Support Program.

For workshops held online, participation is allowed under the following conditions: a working camera that is turned on and a microphone to allow active participation in discussions and group work. Headphones must also be used to protect other participants from office eavesdroppers. Regardless of on-site or online workshops, we would like to refer to the rules at Freie Universität Berlin, which can be found in the Code of Conduct.

Further Information

Postdocs are welcome to participate if spots are available.

Doctoral programs calculate credits based on the number of work units earned through workshop participation. Each work unit represents 45 minutes of workshop time, and 8 work units equal 0.5 credit points. For mini workshops (less than 8 work units), credits are calculated proportionally based on the work units. Please note: To be eligible for credit transfer, you must accumulate enough work units from short workshops. For example, attending two 3-hour workshops results in 8 work units (2 workshops x 4 work units each), which equals 0.5 credits.