IHMJ1204 Ethics of Open Science (1 cr)

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Study level:

Postgraduate studies

Grading scale:

Pass - fail

Language:

English

Responsible organisation:

Faculty of Education and Psychology

Curriculum periods:

2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Description

The course explores the ethical questions of the general forms of open science: open access, data and process. Both the good and bad sides of each form are carefully analysed. However, this course does not systematically answer practical questions like where I can store my data if I want to open it.

Contents:

-The traditional ethos of science vs. open science
-Ethical questions related to open access
-Ethical questions related to open data
-Ethical questions related to open process and methodology

Learning outcomes

Participants are able to recognise and analyse the key ethical questions of open science
Participants recognise and understand key ethical principles guiding open science
Participants gain a realistic picture of both the possibilities and challenges of open science
Participants gain a deeper understanding about how open science solutions could be applied in their own research projects

Additional information

To complete the course and get 1 ECTS, participants are required to:

actively engage with the course materials,
do all quizzes associated with each topic (you are expected to study the material before attempting the quiz!)

Completion methods

Method 1

Evaluation criteria:

Completion is assessed on the basis of the student's mastery of the course content and achievement of the course objectives. To obtain an approved grade, the assignments must be completed successfully. If the completion method includes contact teaching, active participation in the teaching and successful completion of any other tasks indicated in the teaching is also required.

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Parts of the completion methods

Participation in teaching (1 cr)

Type:

Participation in teaching