Opintojakso

At the completion of this course the doctoral candidate is able to:

1. recognise and analyse key research ethical questions

2. formulate ethical research plans and responses to ethical challenges by applying key ethical theories and approaches

3. recognise and understand key ethical principles guiding research and how they apply to research work

4. understand the Finnish Responsible Conduct of Research guidelines, processes for dealing with research misconduct, and processes for applying research license or ethical review

5. identify rights and responsibilities as a researcher

6. understand how ethical decisions and choices influence society and research community.

This is a national online course on research ethics, taught online. You can take either 1 study credit or 2 study credits. The 2-credit workload comprises 46 hours of independent study and 8 hours of workshops with compulsory attendance. 1ETCS course comprises of 28 hours of independent online work.

The course will be taught online (http://www.findocnet.fi/).  Please note that this is a national doctoral Moodle site and you can login with your HAKA login details.

●          Your Moodle course code is RE221 and your enrollment key is RE221_FI or RE221_EN depending on your language preference.

●          The enrollment key is personal and should not be shared with students not enrolled on the course. The course platform will be available a week before the formal course start date.

●          Moodle materials are available in English and Finnish and most assessment tasks can be completed in either English of Finnish, with the exception of assessment 3, which is completed in English.

Most of the course is self-directed and allows for great flexibility with when and where it is done. However, assessments have strict deadlines as outlined above.

The course is assessed as Pass / Fail. The course completion requires:

• active engagement with the course material,

• completing compulsory assessment tasks detailed above.

The course evaluation is based on adequately achieving learning outcomes as evidenced in the assessment tasks.

Pass/fail

Doctoral candidates. Recommended for first or second year of study.

Dr Henriikka Mustajoki. You can contact Henriikka on ethics.for.research@gmail.com or via Moodle message facility.

Group 1 (1 ECTS credit)

Course range: The course runs over four weeks online from 1 October to 1 November 2021.

Deadlines for assessments are:

Assessment 1 – Tue 12.10.2021 - Ethical issues and challenges in my own research

Assessment 2 – Tue 19.10.2021 - Peer Review

Assessment 3 – Tue 20.10. – 1.11.2021 - Discussion board on case studies

Assessment 4 – Mon 1.11.2021 - Reflection and solutions to ethical issues

Assessment 5 – Mon 1.11.2021 – Deadline for online quizzes

1ETCS course comprises of 28 hours of independent online work.

Group 2 (2 ECTS credits)

The course runs over 4 weeks 1 October to 1 November 2021.

Deadlines for assessments are:

Assessment 1 – Tue 12.10.2021 - Ethical issues and challenges in my own research

Assessment 2 – Tue 19.10.2021 - Peer Review

Assessment 3 – Tue 20.10. – 1.11.2021 - Discussion board on case studies

Assessment 4 – Mon 1.11.2021 - Reflection and solutions to ethical issues

Assessment 5 – Mon 1.11.2021 – Deadline for online quizzes

2 ECTS course comprises 46 hours of independent study and 8 hours of workshops with compulsory attendance.

For 2 ECTS course credits, you must attend both workshops 1 and 2. Workshops are held online (link sent to you at the start of the course). Both workshops are offered three times and you can choose which one you wish to attend for each workshop:

Workshop 1:

Mon 4.10.2021 - 13.15-16.45 - English

Wed 6.10.2021 - 8.15-11.45- English

Wed 6.10.2021 - 13.15-16.45 - Finnish

Workshop 2:

Mon 11.10.2021 -  8.15-11.45 - English

Fri 15.10.2021 -  8.15-11.45 - Finnish

Fri 15.10.2021 -  13.15-16.45 - English