In this course, participants will learn about the imperative for integrity and its common violations – falsification, plagiarism, fabrication, and other deviant behaviors.

Through this course, students will:

• Understand the principal features of RCR, RSI and its violations
• Learn how to investigate scientific misconduct, evaluate, and implement remedial measures
• Understand conflict of interest
• Appreciate the role of industry, media, and the community in the scientific enterprise

Course topics include:

• Definitions of RCR, RSI and CoI concepts
• Principles of ethical conduct of research
• Research data management
• Collaboration, Data and Resource sharing
• How to report misconduct
• Intellectual property rights
• Authorship, peer review and publication ethics
• Avoiding plagiarism
• Conflicts of interest
• Collaborative research projects – equity, justice, and power relationships
• Mentoring
• The role of the scientist in the Society: The duty to engage and inform
• Fostering integrity in research environment and institution