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Ethics in Research (Politecnico di Milano Summer School)
APPLICATION CLOSED - 2 - 6 September, 2019. The School is aimed to make participants a) fully aware on how scientific and technological research have ethical implications; b) to identify ethical issues in specific research cases and procedures; c) to understand how the adherence to ethics standards.
Keywords: Ethics, research conduct, research integrity, responsibility, consent, privacy, publication
Extended to 1 June, 2019 at 12 noon (CET)
2 - 6 September, 2019
2 - 6 September, 2019
There are several reasons why it is important to identify ethical issues in research and to adhere to ethical standards. They promote the aims of research, namely knowledge, truth, and avoidance of errors. Research often involves a great deal of cooperation and coordination among many different people in different disciplines and institutions, therefore ethical standards promote the values that are essential to collaborative work, such as trust, accountability, mutual respect, and fairness. Ethical standards help to ensure that researchers can be held accountable to the public. For instance, recognizing possible research misconduct, conflicts of interest, tools for human subjects’ protection, and animal care and use is necessary in order to make sure that researchers who are funded by public money can be held accountable to the public.
Ethical standards and norms promote a variety social responsibility, human rights, animal welfare, compliance with the law, and public health and safety. Ethical lapses in research can significantly harm human and animal subjects, students, and the public.
Although codes, policies, and principals are very important and useful, like any set of rules, they do not cover every situation, they often conflict, and they require considerable interpretation.
Throughout the presentation and discussion of many cases, the participants will approach the problem of identifying ethical issues, analyze how to interpret, assess, and apply various research rules and how to make decisions and to act ethically in various situations.
Moreover, during the week they will analyze their specific areas of interest and PhD research project. On the last day, this will be the object of a final discussion.
There are several reasons why it is important to identify ethical issues in research and to adhere to ethical standards. They promote the aims of research, namely knowledge, truth, and avoidance of errors. Research often involves a great deal of cooperation and coordination among many different people in different disciplines and institutions, therefore ethical standards promote the values that are essential to collaborative work, such as trust, accountability, mutual respect, and fairness. Ethical standards help to ensure that researchers can be held accountable to the public. For instance, recognizing possible research misconduct, conflicts of interest, tools for human subjects’ protection, and animal care and use is necessary in order to make sure that researchers who are funded by public money can be held accountable to the public.
Ethical standards and norms promote a variety social responsibility, human rights, animal welfare, compliance with the law, and public health and safety. Ethical lapses in research can significantly harm human and animal subjects, students, and the public.
Although codes, policies, and principals are very important and useful, like any set of rules, they do not cover every situation, they often conflict, and they require considerable interpretation.
Throughout the presentation and discussion of many cases, the participants will approach the problem of identifying ethical issues, analyze how to interpret, assess, and apply various research rules and how to make decisions and to act ethically in various situations.
Moreover, during the week they will analyze their specific areas of interest and PhD research project. On the last day, this will be the object of a final discussion.
2 September 2019, afternoon
- J. Hughes - Locating ethics in research
- The nature and value of research, Research scandals and the need for ethical scrutiny
- Principles of research ethics. The role of the research ethics committee.
3 September, 2019, morning
- J. Hughes - Consent in research
- The role of consent in research, Voluntariness, information and competence as elements of valid consent, Non-consensual research
3 September, 2019, afternoon
- J. Hughes - Balancing harms and benefits in research
- Type of benefit and types of harm, Harm to whom?, Randomised controlled trials and equipoise
4 September, 2019, morning
- V. Schiaffonati -Responsibility
- Responsibilities in engineering and design, Ethics in design
4 September, 2019, afternoon
- Social event
5 September, 2019, morning
- V. Schiaffonati –Information Ethics
- Information flow and privacy, Management of sensitive data/information, personal and private information, confidential scientific/industrial information, sensitive information in the digital world
5 September, 2019, afternoon
- A. Aliverti – Publication Ethics
- The peer-review process and research integrity
6 September, 2019, morning
- A. Aliverti – Publication Ethics
- Authorship, Conflict of interest, Copyright and intellectual property, Plagiarism, Citations, Reporting guidelines
6 September, 2019, afternoon
- Final presentation from the participants and discussion
2 September 2019, afternoon
- J. Hughes - Locating ethics in research - The nature and value of research, Research scandals and the need for ethical scrutiny - Principles of research ethics. The role of the research ethics committee.
3 September, 2019, morning
- J. Hughes - Consent in research - The role of consent in research, Voluntariness, information and competence as elements of valid consent, Non-consensual research
3 September, 2019, afternoon
- J. Hughes - Balancing harms and benefits in research - Type of benefit and types of harm, Harm to whom?, Randomised controlled trials and equipoise
4 September, 2019, morning
- V. Schiaffonati -Responsibility - Responsibilities in engineering and design, Ethics in design
4 September, 2019, afternoon
- Social event
5 September, 2019, morning
- V. Schiaffonati –Information Ethics - Information flow and privacy, Management of sensitive data/information, personal and private information, confidential scientific/industrial information, sensitive information in the digital world
5 September, 2019, afternoon
- A. Aliverti – Publication Ethics - The peer-review process and research integrity
6 September, 2019, morning
- A. Aliverti – Publication Ethics - Authorship, Conflict of interest, Copyright and intellectual property, Plagiarism, Citations, Reporting guidelines
6 September, 2019, afternoon
- Final presentation from the participants and discussion
Participation Details
Lecco Campus, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Lecco Campus, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
tbd.
tbd.
There are no registration and accommodation fees. Students from IDEA League member universities selected to participate in a summer school only have to pay for their own travel costs.
There are no registration and accommodation fees. Students from IDEA League member universities selected to participate in a summer school only have to pay for their own travel costs.
How to apply
Application is open to Master and PhD Students of the member universities from the IDEA League Alliance (http://idealeague.org):
- Chalmers University of Technology
- ETH Zürich
- Politecnico di Milano
- RWTH Aachen
- TU Delft
This summer school is also open to students from ASPIRE League (http://www.aspireleague.org) alliance.
Application is open to Master and PhD Students of the member universities from the IDEA League Alliance (http://idealeague.org):
- Chalmers University of Technology - ETH Zürich - Politecnico di Milano - RWTH Aachen - TU Delft
This summer school is also open to students from ASPIRE League (http://www.aspireleague.org) alliance.
In order to apply you need to login to SiROP with your university account. When your email belongs to a partner university the affiliation is created automatically.
After successful affiliation you can return to this event and you will find a button "Apply" right at the top.
If you need to affiliate manually please see: http://bit.ly/sirop-affiliate
In order to apply you need to login to SiROP with your university account. When your email belongs to a partner university the affiliation is created automatically.
After successful affiliation you can return to this event and you will find a button "Apply" right at the top.
If you need to affiliate manually please see: http://bit.ly/sirop-affiliate
The following documents will be requested from you as attachments you will have to upload with your application:
- Curriculum vitae & publications list
- Letter of motivation
- Letter of recommendation (optional)
- Transcript of records (for master students)
- Supervisor approval (for PhD students from Chalmers)
The following documents will be requested from you as attachments you will have to upload with your application:
- Curriculum vitae & publications list - Letter of motivation - Letter of recommendation (optional) - Transcript of records (for master students) - Supervisor approval (for PhD students from Chalmers)
For more information please read the FAQ:
http://idealeague.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/FAQ-IDEA-League-Summer-Schools_V2019.pdf
If you have any further questions regarding the application process, please contact the organizer office@idealeague.org.
The IDEA League offers the students of the network (Chalmers, ETH Zurich, Politecnico di Milano, RWTH Aachen, TU Delft) the unique opportunity to develop new insights into current research, and to enhance their skills and academic excellence.