Introductory Session
COURSE Coordinator: Dr Timothy Holt
SCI4405 Research Practice and Ethics
SCI6103 Research Fundamentals and Ethics
Contributing Instructors
Dr Timothy Holt
• Academic Integrity
• Conference Presentations
• Scientific Writing
• Human and Animal Ethics
• Reflective Practice
• Scientific criticism and Peer
review
Dr Mark Lynch
• Philosophy of Science
Ms. Yvette McAlister and Ms.
Emma Peters
Searching, Reading and
Referencing
Contributing Instructors
Dr Zahirul Hoque
• Data Analysis and Experimental
Design
Professor Jonti Horner
• Building Collaborative Networks
Dr Tianning Li
• Academic Presentations
Workshops
Why take this course?
• Program requires you to take it…
Why is this course useful to you?
• Introduce
• Review
• Apply
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
• Analyse and review data integrity approaches including methods of data
collection prior to conducting research;
• Apply a range of high level skills in information management using database
applications and computing systems;
• Apply a range of high level communication skills effectively, including verbal,
written and digital literacy when interacting with diverse audiences;
• Critically analyse and interpret research through peer review;
• Critically evaluate the varieties of scientific method with historical examples;
• Integrate and apply academic ethical approaches when conducting and
communicating research
Research vs Non-Research
Integrity of work
Quality of work
Resourcing (quality) information
Reporting (quality) information
Learning from information available
Critiquing (quality) information available
How confident are you that you are providing quality work to
yourself/employer/the world?
Examples – Case Studies
Thinking Scientifically
Article provided on StudyDesk:
• Will also discuss in Annotated
bibliography exercise.
Read and Think about:
• Who wrote it
• Why they wrote it
• Think about the quality of the
writing
Can you find examples of the
following:
• Scientific process
• Reflection on the scientific
process
• Developing research questions
• Scientific (academic) integrity
• Critical review
Study Desk Tour
Assessments and Due dates
Academic Integrity Module
Due: ASAP
Portfolio – Research Question
Development
Due: Thursday 23 March, 2023
Literature Review
Due: Thursday 20 April, 2023
Critique – Peer and Self Review
Due: Thursday 27 April, 2023
Presentation
Presentation 1 of 2 – Recorded
presentation
Due: Thursday 25 May, 2023
Presentation 2 of 2 – Peer and Self
Review
Due: Thursday 1 June, 2023
Questions?