SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY AND BIOETICS
 
- Introduction to scientific integrity and research ethics
- Norms, codes, regulations and policies for scientific integrity and research ethics
- Research ethics: permission and approvals before beginning research work
- The ethical decision making process in research
- How to assess the ethical and legal aspects of research: key questions
- Professionalism and research training integrity
- Case studies

RESEARCH METHODS: Mentoring, designing, conducting and reporting research
 
- Basic principles of research methods for designing, conducting and reporting research
- Data sharing: control, access and ownership
- Training and mentoring
- Scientific misconduct: fabrication, falsification and plagiarism
- Authorship best practices
- Peer review and the publication process
- Conflicts of interest - and what to do about them
- Collaborations and networking in research
- Case studies

RESPONSIBILITIES TO SOCIETY: accountability and advocacy
 
- Accountability, advocacy and research
- The researcher in society: duties and obligations
- Responsibility in planning, conducting and reporting research
- Case studies