ACADEMIC ETHICS AND INTEGRITY. METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Course Code: AACTS 222 • Study year: II • Academic Year: 2024-2025
Domain: Business Administration - Masters • Field of study: Business administration in tourism and services trade
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: Romanian
Erasmus Language of instruction: English
Name of lecturer: Ioan Dan Topor
Seminar tutor: Ioan Dan Topor
Form of education Full-time
Form of instruction: Class
Number of teaching hours per semester: 28
Number of teaching hours per week: 2
Semester: Summer
Form of receiving a credit for a course: Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated 8

Course aims:

Adopting an ethical behavior in academic activity in general and in scientific research, in parallel with the training and development of skills in economic research
Knowledge, understanding and use of ethical aspects specific to scientific research
Identification of real economic problems, to be solved by master students using scientific research methods and tools specific to the field of study.

Course Entry Requirements:

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Course contents:

1. Scientific research - a major challenge in the knowledge economy  2.Methods and models used in economic scientific research  3. Dissemination of scientific research results 4. Ethics and integrity - fundamental axiological landmarks of moral behavior  5. Ethical behavior in university and scientific research   6. Plagiarism - a form of serious deviation from research ethics

Teaching methods:

Lectures, discussions

Learning outcomes:

Knowledge of research methods, rules for drawing up and disseminating research results, knowledge of the principles of ethics and academic integrity

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Final examination - writing an article - 100%

Recommended reading:

Constantinescu, N.N, Probleme ale metodologiei de cercetare în ştiinţa economică, Editura Economica, Bucuresti, 1998,
Fish, R., Hura, G, Students‘ perceptions of plagiarism, Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 13 (5), pp. 33 – 45, -, 2013,
Popescu Constantin, Metolologia cercetării ştiinţifice economice, Editura ASE, Bucuresti, 2006,