Research Code of Conduct

Day 1 - Oct. 7th Research Code of Conduct concerning GDPR and IT
During the first day, PhD students get to know about GDPR, IT security, and rights in relation to patents at ITU. Within this, we start the day with a panel discussion that addresses research ethical concerns/dilemmas relevant for all PhD students at the ITU. The panel is cross-departmentally composed by the members of ITU’s Research Ethics Committee. After a break, ITU's Legal team will continue with an overview of the most relevant GDPR considerations for you as a PhD student. This session is followed by a quiz on ‘Grey Zone Issues’ in relation to GDPR when conducting research and collaborating with external parties. The program continues with a presentation of inventions created at the ITU, also by Legal. The day ends with a walk-through of approved IT systems by IT/ITU. We sum up the first day with Q&A.

8:45-9:00: Coffee and snacks
9:00-9:05: Welcome and introduction to the course (Kasper Støy)
9:05-10:00: The ITU Research Ethics Committee presents local research ethics and research integrity related issues followed by Q&A. (Moderator: Kasper Støy)
10:00-10:15: Coffee break
10:15-10:45: IT and data security at the ITU (Lilian IT)
10:45-11:45: Short intro to relevant issues of GDPR and GDPR resources at the ITU web (relevant vis-à-vis the PIA (see preparation for the course)) (Jakob Hjort Enstrøm, Maja Øksnebjerg Oehlenschlæger, and Michelle Møller Olafsson)
11:45-12:15: GDPR quiz (Legal: Jakob Hjort Engstrøm, Maja Øksnebjerg Oehlenschlæger, and Michelle Møller Olafsson)
12:15-12:45: Lunch (sandwiches)
12:45-13:15: Rules for travelling and the URIS guidelines (Legal: Jakob Hjort Engstrøm, Maja Øksnebjerg Oehlenschlæger and Michelle Møller Olafsson)
13:15-13:45 Inventions at the ITU (Legal: Jakob Hjort Engstrøm)
13:45-13:55: Coffee break – and cake!
13:55-14:25: Q&A – recapping the day with respect to the PhD students’ research (Kasper Støy)

Day 2 – Oct. 8th Responsible Research Code of Conduct
Clement Salung Petersen and Morten Rosenmeier from KU introduce responsible conduct of research, the basic concepts and enforcement. They also touch upon the following: 

• Conflicts of interests – case-based discussions 
• Academic freedom and freedom of speech - case-based discussions
• Research planning and data management (including research collaborations) 
• Plagiarism, double publication (“self-plagiarism”), good quotation practice, etc. – case-based discussions
• Publishing: Authorship and acknowledgements, publishing agreements, open access 

After Clement and Morten’s lectures we end the course at noon with a lunch having room for reflections and questions about the topics of the course.

8:45-9:00: Coffee and snacks
9:00-9:20: Introduction to the day, which is run by Clement Salung Petersen and Morten Rosenmeier, KU: Responsible conduct of research – basic concepts and enforcement
9:20-9:40: Academic freedom and freedom of speech - case-based discussions
9:40-10:20: Conflicts of interests – case-based discussions
10:20-10:30: Coffee break - and snacks!
10:30-11:15: Plagiarism, double publication (“self-plagiarism”), good quotation practice, etc. – case-based discussions
11:15-11:45: Publishing: Authorship and acknowledgements, publishing agreements
11:45-12:15: Copyright, licenses (incl. Creative Commons), and open access
12:15-12:30: Q&A
12:30-13:00: Lunch (sandwiches + soft drinks) and Q&A: recapping the day with issues relevant for your research.

As preparation for the course, you:

1. Must read the “The Danish Code of Conduct for Research Integrity” (please find links under the section for online resources for Thursday
2. familiarize yourself in the course topics at www.forskerportalen.dk (please find links under the section for online resources for Thursday)
3. fill out the form ‘Record of Processing and Privacy Impact Assessment’ (find form here).  Estimate approx. 1 hour for filling it out. You submit your PIA after the course (your answers will automatically be saved in Forms) – so bring along your complete (or semi-completed) PIA to the course as well as any questions you may have so we can address them during the course.
4. should also take the mandatory online GDPR-course (available in Danish and English).

AMC Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (2018): https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics

Shilton, K. (2012): Values Levers: Building Ethics into Design. Jour. STHV, Vol. 38, Issue 3, 2013: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0162243912436985

Interview with Jens Christian Godskesen and Gitte Bang Stand on research ethics and integrity. By Malene Mee Ahrens (2019): https://intranet.itu.dk/Organisation/Internal%20News%20from%20ITU/Research%20ethics%20and%20integrity%20in%20the%20spotlight

Online resources (for Wednesday):

Good Scientific Practice, the ITU web: https://en.itu.dk/research/good-scientific-practice
Research Ethics and Integrity, the ITU contact form: webform or researchethics@itu.dk (their webpage on the intranet is being updated)
GDPR, the ITU web: https://intranet.itu.dk/Guides/GDPR
ITU Research Ethics Committee, the ITU web: https://intranet.itu.dk/Organisation/Management-Committees/ITU-Research-Ethics-Committee

Online sources (for Thursday):

Practical advice regarding good scientific practice from the Committee on Good Scientific Practice at UCPH (available here: http://praksisudvalget.ku.dk/publikationer/folder_pbu3_uk1.pdf/ )
The following articles (either in Danish or English) on www.forskerportalen.dk

a. http://forskerportalen.dk/da/akademisk-frihed/
b. http://forskerportalen.dk/da/forskningsfrihed/
c. http://forskerportalen.dk/da/interessekonflikter-admin/
d. http://forskerportalen.dk/da/forlagsaftaler/
e. http://forskerportalen.dk/da/plagiat/