The aim of this course is to equip PhD students to reflect on:
- The purpose, relevance and political situatedness of research, both more generally as well as specifically in their discipline
- Daily research integrity and ethics dilemmas that arise in their research practice.
We start the course by reflecting on the purpose, relevance and political situatedness of research, as well as exploring concepts and practices related to responsible research conduct, research misconduct, as well as questionable research. We then zoom in on a couple of topics in detail, including replication in the humanities, open science, data management, and bias in research. To ensure that the sessions are interactive and insightful, you are required to prepare well for each session by reading the mandatory literature and completing the preparatory assignments ahead of time. At the end of the course, you will submit a portfolio illustrating what you have learned during the course. Please be aware that in addition to the portfolio, attendance during the sessions is compulsory to obtain the certificate needed to complete your education program as a PhD in the humanities.
Year: 2022
Coordinator: Krishma Labib, k.labib@amsterdamumc.nl (Not reachable via k.labib@vu.nl!)
ECTs: 2
Schedule: Every Tuesday from September 13 to October 25 at 15:30-17:30 (excluding September 20 and October 4). Instead of the session on September 20, there will be a session on September 22 (Thursday) at 15:30-17:30. There is no session in the week of October 4.
Location: The course will be offered in hybrid format, due to the high number of external PhD students not residing in the Netherlands. If you do live in the Netherlands, we expect that you will join us live for all sessions.
Assignments: portfolio consisting of 3 parts (due November 22 at 23:59), as well as a peer review assignment (due November 15 at 23:59).
Registration for this course must be done via the website of the Graduate School of Humanities.
If you have any questions, please contact the Graduate School, graduate.school.fgw@vu.nl