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Announcement: New Self-Study Course! Introduction to Research Ethics

Creado por Maisie Northing | Sep. 05, 2025  | Entrenamiento para escritura científica Online courses Ethics

We are excited to announce our new self-study course, Introduction to Research Ethics! We are pleased to have extended our offering of self-study courses to nine tutorials. The advantage of self-study courses are that you can undertake your learning at times convenient to you, at a pace that suits you. You can enrol in any of our self-study courses at any time. Please head to our 'Courses' page to check out our full range of tutorials!

Please read on for an overview of the main things you need to know!

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Who is this course for?

Are you...

  • new to research?
  • responsible for understanding or undertaking research in their work or studies
  • someone who has not applied for ethical approval before
  • someone who wants to refresh their understanding of ethics in research
  • a member of an ethics committee/board who feels you need more support in your role

then this course is for you!

 

What is this course about?

This course is an introduction to research ethics. You will explore what ethics means and its importance; consequences of ignoring ethical issues; how to be an ethical researcher; and, whose responsibility it is. You will learn through real-world examples, across seven 'lessons'. The lessons comprise of reflection activities, quizzes, videos. You will read papers and protocols, and review case studies. 

 

What are the learning outcomes for this course?

By the time you have finished the course, you should be able to:

  • Explain key principles and codes of research ethics
  • Evaluate the ethical soundness of a proposed research study
  • Critically assess ethical challenges and dilemmas across the research process, drawing on past examples of unethical research and current pressures on researchers
  • Apply step-by-step approaches to seeking ethical approval

 

Around how much time will this course take?

You should expect to spend around 6 to 10 hours on this course. As this is a self-study tutorial, you can take it at your own pace. However, we do recommend that you aim to complete the tutorial within 3 weeks of beginning. 

Image is an example completion certificate. The INASP and Rising SCholars logo are in the top left of the image. Below is text that reads: "[In blue font] Certificate [in black font] of completion. [Name] Has met the completion criteria for the self-study tutorial Introduction to Research Ethics. Learning outcomes of the tutorial: (1) Explain key principles and codes of research ethics; (2) Evaluate the ethical soundness of a proposed research study; (3) Critically assess ethical challenges and dilemmas across the research process, drawing on past examples of unethical research and current pressures on researchers; (4) Apply step-by-step approaches to seeking ethical approval. In each unit, there were learning resources, a quiz, and activities. Date: [date of download]. Average study time: 10 hours. INASP is an international development organisation based in the UK. The Rising Scholars Project, which is coordinated by INASP, provides support, mentoring, resources and training for researchers in low and middle income countries. To verify the authenticity of this certificate, visit learn.inasp.info/mod/customcert/verify_certificate.php and enter the following code:

What are the completion criteria?

To complete this course and earn your certificate, you should:

1) Complete the pre-course survey; 2) Go through all the lessons; 3) Pass the 'Test Your Knowledge' quizzes (unlimited attempts are allowed); 4) Complete the feedback survey

 

How do I enrol?

You can enrol - at any time - for the course here.

 

If you don’t already have a learn@inasp account, you will need to register and create an account. Once you are logged in, you can enrol in the course.

Completing the course – ensuring you have fulfilled the completion criteria – will mean you receive an exciting downloadable certificate. You could share it on your LinkedIn – or other social media – profile, and tag @RisingScholars!

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