Responsible Conduct of Research 2: Getting Ready for Submission of Manuscripts and Thesis

Responsible Conduct of Research 2: Getting Ready for Submission

All PhD students are required to participate in the mandatory PhD course Responsible Conduct of Research

When can I take the course?

  • The course is held numerous times a year
  • The course should be taken in the last year of your PhD
  • You must participate in “RCR 1: An Introduction” before you participate in this course
  • Enrol via the course catalogue, where you can choose the date that suits you
  • Please note that RCR2 is equivalent to 1 ECTS, which is part of the minimum 28 ECTS and maximum 35 ECTS of the total ECTS credits you must obtain before completing your PhD

Location

The course is held both online and at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Panum. Please check the course catalogue for more information about the location. 

The purpose of the course

When submitting a paper or a PhD thesis one is typically confronted with a great deal of responsible conduct of research issues. These are issues on open access requirements, data management, authorship issues, documentation of ethical and legal permissions, declaring one’s conflicts of interest, etc. The purpose of this course is to help the PhD student to submit, responsibly and successfully, the PhD student’s thesis as well as papers o scientific journals.

Read the RCR2 course description

Written assignment

  • In order to complete the RCR2 course, you must submit a written assignment.
  • The assignment must be handed in two weeks after you participate in the RCR2 course.
  • The assignment consists of a list of challenges to guide your submission(s) of papers and thesis. Your assignment is to fill out a logbook following the list and explain how you will deal with the challenge, or how you intend to deal with the challenge.

Get your thesis screened for duplicate text before submission

The course will give you access to pre-screened at the Royal Library, for duplicate text in your thesis, before submitting it to the Graduate School. You will learn what it takes to stay clear of plagiarism and self-plagiarism in your thesis or manuscript and be able to understand the results of the pre-screening report.

You can make use of the pre-screening the day after you have taken the course. It is not possible to get access to the pre-screening without participating in the course.

Cancellation Policy

Please remember to familiarize yourself with the Graduate School's cancellation policy, as failing to comply with the cancellation policy will result in a course fee charge.