Research ethics and data handling

obligatory courses

Classroom

This course will introduce students to the main issues concerning the ethical conduct of research in linguistics, including the codes of research ethics and the current practices of the academic community. Students will learn how to implement ethical considerations in practice, how to handle sensitive data, how to deal with the issues of confidentiality, privacy, data access, management, and dissemination.

Knowledge: the graduate knows and understands:

-in-depth and professionally, concepts and principles of intellectual property protection and copyright law in the context of research work and the work of a linguist in the broadest sense

-in-depth, the role of language in communication between people and cultures, and linguistic phenomena in a broader cognitive, communicative and social context

-the work environment as well as economic and legal conditions of work in the profession of a linguist, researcher, software tester, copy editor and copywriter

-the principles of creating various forms of entrepreneurship and the functioning of a linguist within the framework of various forms of entrepreneurship (freelance, translation bureaus, editorial team, research group, educational material preparation company, language technology development company, etc.) on the domestic and international markets

Skills: the graduate is able to:

-communicate in native and foreign language in various professional situations with specialists, using various channels and communication techniques and strategies

-communicate in an understandable way, including with non-specialists, on topics related to linguistics (theoretical, computational, cognitive, corpus, social/text linguistics) and adequately justify the decisions made and language strategies used

-interact and work in a group, assuming the role of language mediator in the group

-independently acquire knowledge in the field of linguistics (theoretical, computational, cognitive, corpus, social/text linguistics) and evaluate the usefulness of the learned methods, practices and procedures in their own professional activity

-independently plan and implement their own education and lifelong learning thanks to the knowledge of various centers related to linguistics (theoretical, computational, cognitive, corpus, social) and thanks to the knowledge of sources that can be used to improve their competence in linguistics

Social competences: the graduate is ready to:

-perform the profession of a language, cultural, educational mediator in accordance with the principles of professional ethics

-uphold the ethos of the linguist profession and observe and develop the principles of professional ethics

-perform the professional role of a linguist responsibly and with an entrepreneurial spirit, taking into account changing social and market needs