Good Scientific Practice - Protecting Scientific Integrity (for PhD students and technicians)

3 Feb 2025, 13:00 → 4 Feb 2025, 13:00 Europe/Berlin

Seminar Room Top Floor (CSBD)

Birgit Knepper-Nicolai (MPI-CBG), Elisabeth Knust (MPI-CBG)

This workshop is for PhD students and technicians. It is the second part of the GPS training at MPI-CBG and builds on the "RDM introduction for Newcomers".

Course aim: The workshop „Good Scientific Practice - Protecting Scientific Integrity“ aims at raising awareness on responsible conduct of research and research integrity.

The workshop „Good Scientific Practice“ aims at raising awareness on responsible conduct of research and research integrity. It will introduce the basic rules and values of science, as well as the relevant regulations and guidelines behind it. Participants will discuss the different forms of and degrees of misconduct, ranging from honest error to misconduct. The importance of scientific integrity and what to do in cases of non-compliance with norms will also be discussed.

Course Structure: The workshop encourages participants to explore the topics relevant for research integrity themselves. It will include plenary discussions, group work, and case studies.

Topics covered include:

• Process of science
• Norms and values in Science
• Research Data Management Part II
• Misconduct
• Authorship
• Ombudssystem

Monday 3 February

Values & Norms in Science

1 Misconduct Part A

Tuesday 4 February

2 Misconduct Part B

3 Authorship

4 Summary & Wrap-up

5 Ombudssystem