To: All GSST Students

From: Toshihiro Ihara

Director of Global Joint Education Center for Science and Technology

Announcement of Lecture in English

Global Joint Education Center for Science and Technology (GJEC) will offer the following lecture in English.

【Title】Research Ethics

【Instructor】 Jamie Michael Kass (Tohoku University)

【Schedule】

February 19(Wed), 2025   4^th, 5^th Period（45min）

February 20(Thu),        2^nd, 3^rd, 4^thPeriod

February 21(Fri ),         2^nd, 3^rd, 4^thPeriod

【Place】　　　To be decided

*Lecture place will be notified as soon as they are determined.

【Credit】　　1 Credit

【Code】     (Master) 49142 (Doctor) 79142

【Category】 Ⅲ(Books: English, Language: English)

【Abstract】

Students will gain experience in research ethics, including learning ways to avoid plagiarism, guidelines for establishing ethical and equitable collaborations on research projects and publications, mentoring students and volunteer participants, obtaining proper permission for use of intellectual property and media documentation, following guidelines for research involving live subjects, and respecting standards for data acquisition, management, and deposition. The course also addresses peer-review responsibilities, as well as conflict of interest and commitment, appropriate professional behavior at work and in the public eye, and whistle-blowing. In addition to being a crash-course demonstrating the scientific community’s efforts to prevent ethical violations, students will work together to analyze case studies related to research ethics. Students demonstrate the skills they learned by giving an individual presentation at the end of class on a topic of their choice.

Day 1: Ethics of designing research projects,

Day 2: Ethics of conducting research,

Day 3: Ethics of reporting research findings.

【Add and Drop】

If you wish to take this class, please register the class at SOSEKI during the following period.

Registration Period: December 17(Tue)~February 7(Fri)

【Note】

Be sure to do the cancellation procedure if you do not attend this class. Otherwise your grades will be processed.

★GJEC HP･･･https://www.fast.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/gjec/en/

【Register and Inquiry】

Academic Affairs/International Section of GSST (Tel: 096-342-3013)