Research Code of Conduct

Organizer:
Professor: Kasper Støy, Head of the PhD School at ITU

Lecturers:
Professor Clement Salung Petersen, Copenhagen University (KU)
Professor Morten Rosenmeier, KU
Members of the ITU Research Ethics Committee
Legal, ITU
IT (security), ITU

Course dates (Tentative):
October 6-7, 2026.

Registration:
You can register for the course here no later than 28 September 2026.

The PhD School supports sustainable thinking, so: please notify PhD Support within the final deadline of cancellation on TBD. With such notification we can better estimate catering and can avoid waste of food and drinks.

Time and location:
Oct. 7: 08:45 - 14.00 in room: TBA
Oct: 8: 08:45 - 13.00 in room: TBA

Course description:
This interdisciplinary course introduces ethical aspects relevant for early stage researchers, including GDPR, IT and data security at the ITU, and the conduct of responsible research, hereunder academic freedom, conflicts of interests, plagiarism, authorship, and open access.
The aim of the course is for PhD students to be able to assess, manage, and secure research data with respect to GDPR and to heighten PhD students’ ethical awareness throughout the process of research, from local management and storage of research data generated, to sharing data among (close) cooperative partners, via the publication of data (including patents and commercialization processes), and finally  the planning and articulation of deletion of research data.

Teaching modes:
Lectures, panel discussions, quiz, and Q&A.

Relevance of the course: 
To be GDPR compliant with respect to research data during the PhD project enrollment, to be able to conduct responsible research, and to strengthen competences vis-a-vis future career paths in terms of being able to address GDPR/research-ethical issues in proposals to research agencies and/or industry, public institutions/organizations, and similar.

Evaluation:
Upon completion of the course, attending PhD students are invited to evaluate the course for further improvements.

Learning outcomes: 
Having completed the full course successfully, PhD students will be able to:
• Comprehend the basics of the GDPR, herein protection of personal and/or sensitive data
• Identify resources that can assist in issues pertaining to the GDPR, research-ethical issues and patents
• Manage and store research data securely at ITU
• React to grey zones in research endeavors and skillfully handle such with respect to the GDPR
• Conduct research responsibly

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Prerequisite:
To attend, you must be a PhD student enrolled at the IT University of Copenhagen.

Exam:
1 page on the topic of the course with emphasis on aspects you find interesting and how they are relevant for your research.  The reflection note is approved by Kasper Støy and must be submitted to him no later than TBA.

Credits:
1 ECTS point for full attendance

Amount of hours the student is expected to use on the course:
Participation: hours 15 (1 day + written exam)
Preparation: hours 14 (readings + preparation (see ‘Preparation for the course’ below)

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