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MIT OpenCourseWare
Survival Skills for Researchers: The Responsible Conduct of Research
- Instructors
- Prof. Elizabeth R. Myers, Prof. Stephanie J. Bird
- Term
- Spring 2003
- Level
- Graduate
- What's inside
- 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 15 other files · 3 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare HST.502 Survival Skills for Researchers: The Responsible Conduct of Research, Spring 2003, Prof. Elizabeth R. Myers, Prof. Stephanie J. Bird — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Before you start
Prerequisites are not listed here. Check MIT's own syllabus for this course.
How this course was organized
What's here, and what isn't
- A lecture sequence of 11 items is confirmed. It stays as organized materials rather than a full course order.
Materials by section
Grouped by section, as MIT organized them. Not sequenced or ordered.
Lecture Notes
11 files
- Bias in Research and the Responsible Use of Laboratory Animals Download
- Human Subjects in Research Download
- Survival Skills for Researchers Download
- Integrity of Research Data: Data Acquisition, Management, and Sharing Download
- Credit and Responsibility in Science Download
- Literature Review and Preparing Proposals and Manuscripts Download
- Peer Review Download
- Checklist for Critical Review: General Study Design Download
- Allegations of Scientific Misconduct Download
- Advisors and Mentors Download
- Pathways to a Career in Science and Engineering Download
Assignments
Readings
Course outline
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Lecture 2: Professional Ethics and Bias in Research Design; Lab Animals in Research
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Lecture 3: Study Design and Human Subjects in Research
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Lecture 4: Data Acquisition, Management, and Sharing
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Lecture 5: Credit and Responsibility in Science
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Lecture 6: Literature Review and Preparing Proposals and Manuscripts
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Lecture 7: Peer Review
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Lecture 8: Allegations of Misconduct
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Lecture 9: Advisors and Mentors
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Lecture 10: Intellectual Property
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Lecture 11: Career Pathways
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Elizabeth R. Myers, Prof. Stephanie J. Bird, HST.502 Survival Skills for Researchers: The Responsible Conduct of Research, Spring 2003.
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