From an ethical perspective, the conduct of business research is an oftentimes highly complex endeavour in which the interests of researchers, individuals, organisations, and society at large may not always be easy to reconcile.
prof. dr. Philipp Tuertscher
Philipp Tuertscher is a Professor of Collaborative Innovation at the KIN Center for Digital Innovation. He earned his PhD from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, in 2009, receiving prestigious Fellowships from the Swiss National Science Foundation and the US National Science Foundation for his research on large-scale scientific collaborations. Before joining VU, Philipp was a visiting scholar at Pennsylvania State University's Smeal School of Business and became an assistant professor at WU Vienna, Austria. His research focuses on organizational mechanisms and social practices for collaborative innovation, including work on large-scale scientific collaborations at CERN and innovation processes in communities like Linux and Wikipedia.
Course Description
The basic premise of this course is that research integrity is a cornerstone for the quality of academic research. Issues of research integrity are particularly important in these times in which the credibility of science is at stake. Research integrity involves avoiding academic misconduct, engaging in responsible research practices, ethical treatment of research participants, careful research data management, and accurate and fair communication about research. This course addresses the norms that have emerged regarding each of these aspects, but also recognizes that there are no absolute standards. Research practices and norms in fields evolve and researchers are confronted with grey areas and dilemmas. This course helps junior researchers to reflect on research practices and navigate grey areas towards more responsible research practices
Download course manual here.
Study Characteristics
- Study period: January 2026 – February 2026 (Period 3)
- Credits: 3 ECTS
- Tuition fee: €750 (20% discount for early bird registration)
- Registration deadline: 18-12-2025 (early bird registration: 30-11-2025)
- Recommendation: This is an ideal course for first year students.
- Teaching methods: interactive session
- Admission requirements: All participants are expected to be proficient in English
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Course Description & Study Characteristics
Course Description
The basic premise of this course is that research integrity is a cornerstone for the quality of academic research. Issues of research integrity are particularly important in these times in which the credibility of science is at stake. Research integrity involves avoiding academic misconduct, engaging in responsible research practices, ethical treatment of research participants, careful research data management, and accurate and fair communication about research. This course addresses the norms that have emerged regarding each of these aspects, but also recognizes that there are no absolute standards. Research practices and norms in fields evolve and researchers are confronted with grey areas and dilemmas. This course helps junior researchers to reflect on research practices and navigate grey areas towards more responsible research practices
Download course manual here.
Study Characteristics
- Study period: January 2026 – February 2026 (Period 3)
- Credits: 3 ECTS
- Tuition fee: €750 (20% discount for early bird registration)
- Registration deadline: 18-12-2025 (early bird registration: 30-11-2025)
- Recommendation: This is an ideal course for first year students.
- Teaching methods: interactive session
- Admission requirements: All participants are expected to be proficient in English
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