FLRP Module 3: Governance and Compliance: protecting yourself, your research and your University
Introduction
As a researcher, you are bound by significant governance expectations, responsible research practices and by the need to comply with statutes and regulations. This module examines the context in which research operates and the resultant requirements for research practice. The need to operate within a university-specific framework of governance, responsible research practice and statutory and regulatory requirements is also explored. You will have an opportunity to explore the nature of compliance as a partnership in research governance, rather than an imposed requirement. In all disciplines across universities, researchers enjoy important academic freedoms and privileges, including freedom of inquiry, the right to disseminate the results of research inquiry free of institutional censorship, freedom to challenge conventional thought and the privilege of conducting research in areas requiring public trust and support. With this freedom comes the responsibility to ensure that research meets the highest scientific and ethical standards. Ideally, integrity and experience combine in good research and great research leaders.
Aims
This module considers responsible conduct in research and how you can take maximum advantage of your university's governance and compliance requirements to build research strength and leadership. It aims to give you an understanding of the trust placed in people and in institutions that conduct research. You will also gain an appreciation that robust research requires integrity embodied in a commitment to intellectual honesty and personal responsibility for one's action.
Learning outcomes
After completing this module you should be able to:
- Locate and recognise the Codes of Conduct for Research that prescribe standards of work performance and ethical conduct expected of all persons engaged in research;
- Describe the situations where research requires approval by an ethics committee, safety committee or other regulatory committee or authority;
- Recognise the obligations to the university and community in undertaking publicly-funded and -sponsored research;
- Define what constitutes a failure to conduct research responsibly and major forms of misconduct;
- Identify key sources of information, advice and further education on specific issues relating to research conduct.
Content overview
The module comprises the following topics:
- The research context
- Leading ethical research communities
- Grant holder responsibilities
- Research integrity
- Knowledge capture and preservation
- Other governance and compliance issues
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