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Course Research and Publication Ethics (RPE)
outline
The course may be useful for the Ph.D. students as they can earn 2-credit from the SWAYAM-
MOOC. This course has total six modules focusing on basics of philosophy of science and
Week-1 () ethics, research integrity, publication ethics, and identifying research misconduct and predatory
publications. Indexing and citation database, open access publications, research metrics and
Week-2 () plagiarism tools has been discussed in the course.In this online course (MOOC) recorded
lectures, e-text, self assessment questions, quizzes will be the part of the pedagogy.
There will term-end examination for certification.
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RPE Introductory Video
Dr. Anirban Ghosh
Netaji Subhas Open University
Dr. Anirban Ghosh, Professor of Commerce has been teaching Post
Graduate level of students for more than 16 years at Netaji Subhas
Open University. Dr. Ghosh is currently holding the position of
Director of Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA) in addition
to two Schools viz. School of Professional Studies and School of
Vocational Studies of the University. Currently, he is also the Course
Coordinator (CC) of a 4-credit MOOC titled “Corporate Tax Planning”
(PG-Commerce) and “Introduction to GST” for SWAYAM.
COURSE TYPE
Not Applicable
COURSE LEVEL
Undergraduate/Postgraduate
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COURSE LAYOUT
Research and Publication Ethics (RPE)
Duration: 8 Weeks
Credit:02
Course outline (Weekly distribution)
Week Module Unit
Week 1 RPE 01: Philosophy and · Introduction to Philosophy
Ethics
· Origin of Philosophy
· Characteristics of Philosophy
· Common sense and Philosophy
· Relationship between Philosophy &
Science
Week 2 RPE 02: Scientific · Integrity and Ethics
Conduct
· Ethics with Respect to Science &
Research
· Intellectual Honesty & Research
Integrity: Scientific Misconducts &
Redundant Publications
· Selective Reporting and
Misrepresentation of data
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Week 3 RPE 03: Publication · Publication Ethics,
Ethics
· Best Practices/Standards Setting
· Initiatives & Guidelines: COPE,
WAME etc.
· Conflict of Interest; Publication
Misconduct
· Violation of Publication Ethics,
Authorship and Contributorship;
Identification of Publication
Misconduct, Complacent & Appeals
· Predatory Publishers & Journals
Week 4 RPE 04: Open Access · Concept of OER
Publishing
· Concept of open license
· Open access publishing
· Open access content management
Week 5 RPE 05: Publication · Publication Misconduct
Misconduct
· Ethical issues in various Disciplines
· Fabrication, Falsification and
Plagiarism (FFP)
· Authorshp : Definition and types
· Conflict of Interest
· Complaints and Appeals
· Software Tools
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Week 6 RPE 06: Database and · Indexing Databases
Research Metrics
· Citation Databases : Web of Science,
Scopus, Google Scholar
· Metrics : h-index, g-ind, i10 index,
Almetrics
· Understanding Citation Metrics for
Quality Research: Impact &
Visualization Analysis
· Exploring the Citation Network
· Rules & Tools
Week 7 UGC Regulations 2018 · UGC Regulations-Meaning &
on Academic Integrity concept
· Legal Provisions
Week 8 Revision and Assessment CBT
BOOKS AND REFERENCES
Bird,A. (2006). Philosophy of Sciences. Routledge
MacIntyre, Alasdair (1967). A Short History of Ethics. London
P.Chandah. (2018). Ethics in Competitive Research: Do not get Scooped; do
not get plagiarized.
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and
Institute of Medicine (2009)., National On being a Scientist: A guide to
responsible conduct in Research : third edition, National Academies Press
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CERTIFICATE
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