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| Semester | spring semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Christian Lengeler (christian.lengeler@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Description: This course provides students with an overview of, and guidance on, what constitutes Good Scientific Practice in Health Sciences, including: code of good conduct, definitions of scientific misconduct, rules for authorship on scientific publications, plagiarism, gender/cultural issues in scientific collaborations, and research work in the Global South. Content: Introduction to ethics in science and scientific integrity; history and definitions of good scientific conduct/misconduct. Guidelines on good scientific conduct at the university of Basel Authorship rules and issues in scientific publications. Conflicts of interest and ghostwriting. Plagiarism Data fabrication and falsification; bad data practices. The role of health scientists in society; the culture of student-supervisor relationships. Working in the Global South. |
| Learning objectives | To provide students with a solid introduction to key concepts on different aspects of Good Scientific Conduct in health sciences. |
| Bibliography | None. |
| Comments | Methods: Lectures, practicals and case studies |
| Admission requirements | None. |
| Course application | Lectures take place every second week. Detailed schedule will be made known in February. Lecture starts 9 March 2020, further dates will be announced shortly. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Courses: Master Infection Biology (Master's Studies: Infection Biology) Doctorate Science Epidemiology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Epidemiology) Module: Transferable Skills and Competences (Master's Studies: Epidemiology) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Documented attendance and participation at 6 of the 7 events. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut |