Welcome to the UCT Office of Research Integrity’s online Responsible Conduct of Research online learning store. On this page you’ll be able to view the learning offerings and purchase those which you would like to complete.

Our courses, called modules, are numbered 1 to 6 and we strongly recommend that you complete them in their numerical sequence, but this is not an absolute requirement. Each course is a standalone module, and you may complete any one without having to complete the others, and without being restricted to a particular completion order. There are no prerequisites for these modules.

Note: developers are working on providing certificates upon completion, these are not currently available. You will receive an email confirming successful completion of a module, with a brief outline of that module as well as its duration as an interim measure.

1: Introduction to Research Integrity

• Date: On demand
• Location: Online
• Time: 2 hours

In this module you will learn about the basics of research integrity and the field’s relationship to research ethics.

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2: Research Misconduct and Questionable Research Practices

• Date: On demand
• Location: Online
• Time: 2 hours

This module broadly outlines practices and policies that govern research misconduct.

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3: Responsible Authorship and Publication Practices

• Date: On demand
• Location: Online
• Time: 2 hours

In this module, you will be introduced to responsible authorship practices, including some strategies for avoiding authorship disputes.

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4: Research Using Human Participants

• Date: On demand
• Location: Online
• Time: 3 hours

This module will provide a comprehensive introduction to research ethics, covering key principles, benchmarks, and historical ethical violations.

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5: Managing and Sharing Human Research Data

• Date: On demand
• Location: Online
• Time: 3 hours

This module explores the intersection of ethics and data sharing, following the narrative journey of two fictional researchers as they navigate the complexities of open data.

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6: Plagiarism and Responsible Writing Practices

• Date: On demand
• Location: Online
• Time: 2 hours

In this module, you will be introduced to responsible writing and authoring practices including strategies for avoiding plagiarism, self-plagiarism and other problematic publication practices.

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