Event details

This interdisciplinary online course is aimed at students of all semesters.

Outsiders trust scientists to conduct, publish, and pass on their research following the rules. This already applies to students, too, as soon as they start performing research. In the course of their studies, definitely when writing their thesis, students are increasingly expected to know and adhere to the guidelines of good scientific practice.

In this online course, you will learn these guidelines and find out their relevance in your studies. Using case examples, possible pitfalls are presented that can occur when exercising research (e.g. during internships, courses, and theses). The goal is to reduce fears of accidentally breaking the rules and to showcase how to conduct research candidly. The course therefore lays the foundation for rule-conforming, independent research in your studies.

Some topics of the online course are: Rules and standards of scientific work / Scientific misconduct / Steps and stages of the research process / Documentation and archiving of research data / How to handle sources and avoid plagiarism

Course Information: The online course will start on October 28, 2024 on Ilias. You will receive an introductory email on this day with all the important information for registration in the Ilias course room. All content and exercises will be self-paced. In addition, attendance at an online consultation is required to successfully pass the course. You will receive more information on booking appointments and the online counseling process in the introductory email on October 28, 2024.

Work Expenditure:
1 ECTS: Completely working through the online course with all exercises and attending an online consultation.

Lecturer:
Daniela Clauss is a subject specialist for history, education, philosophy and psychology at the KIT library as well as a project coordinator for various e-learning projects. The main focus of work is the development and implementation of teaching and consulting services in the area of ​​information and writing skills as well as good scientific practice.