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Engaged and Responsible Scholarship

Engaged and Responsible Scholarship. Graduate School of Social Sciences VU University Amsterdam. About this list of behaviors. How ‘bad’ is it ? Ideal – FFP In which phase does it happen? Suppose we would ask : “ How often have you seen this happen?”

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Engaged and Responsible Scholarship

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  1. Engaged and ResponsibleScholarship Graduate School of Social Sciences VU University Amsterdam

  2. Aboutthis list of behaviors • How ‘bad’ is it? Ideal – FFP • In whichphase does it happen? • Suppose we wouldask: • “Howoften have youseenthis happen?” • “Howoften have youcommittedthis?”

  3. Integrity in Five Research Phases

  4. Courseobjectives

  5. C.S. Lewis “Doing the right thing even when no one is watching”.

  6. Integrity contraventions a. falsification of data b. inputting fictitious data c. secretly rejecting research results d. deliberately misusing (statistical) methods e. deliberately misinterpreting results f. plagiarising (parts of) other people’s publications and results g. wrongly presenting oneself as a co-author h. deliberately ignoring or failing to credit other’s contributions i. culpable lack of scrupulousness when carrying out research

  7. Codes of conduct • Self-regulation: let professionals judgeamongthemselves • Potentiallyconflictingloyaltieswith multiple stakeholders: universityassociations, professional associations, academicpublishers, journaleditors, funders, universitypolicy • The general public and the Ministry of Science do notimposerules (yet)

  8. Codes of conduct and policy • ESF/ALLEA: umbrellaorganization for sciencefunders, researchers, academies • VSNU: universityassociation • APA: professional association • COPE: journaleditors • EC, foundations: funders • VU Amsterdam: universitypolicy • Faculty of Social Science: facultypolicy

  9. ESF / ALLEA code • “It is a canon for self-regulation, not a body of law.” • “It is not intended to replace existing national or academic guidelines, but to represent Europe-wide agreement on a set of principles and priorities for the research community.”

  10. ESF / ALLEA code • honesty in communication; • reliability in performing research; • objectivity: capable of proof and review • impartialityand independence: from interests • openness and accessibility: of data • duty of care: with respect to participants • fairness: providing references and giving credit, treating colleagues with honesty • responsibility for the scientists and researchers of the future: mentorship and supervision

  11. Integrity in Five Research Phases 4: Impartiality 7: Fairness 1: Honesty 6: Duty of care 2: Reliability 3: Objectivity 5: Openness 7: Fairness

  12. Values of the VSNU code • Scrupulousness • Reliability • Verifiability • Impartiality • Independence

  13. Facultypolicy • Survey employees aboutconceptions and experienceswithintegrity (violations) • Askdepartmentchairsaboutactivities • Encourageopenness of data • EstablishanEthical Review Committee (cf. Internal Review Board) • Thiscourse (and developothers) • Encouragedebate in research groups • AppointtwoIntegrity counselors (VPI)

  14. FosteringIntegrity Codes of conduct and Facultypolicy Assignment Peer review

  15. Assignments 1 + 2 • Formulate a research questionthatyouwillanswer in your conference paper. • In the paper, youreflect on a dilemma in current research practice. • Findtwo peer reviewersfromthisgroup. • Agreeupon a deadline.

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