Course book
Laake P., H.B. Benestad and B.R. Olsen. Research in Medical and Biological Sciences - From Planning and Preparation to Grant Application and Publication (2nd Edition). Amsterdam (2015): Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc.
It is recommended to read the entire book before the course starts, and the following chapters are mandatory reading: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12.
The book is available in the following formats:
Print version: ISBN: 9780127999432. The book is normally available at the Akademika bookstore in Domus Medica.
Online version: An online version of the book can be accessed from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780127999432. The book can be accessed free of charge from the UiO network.
Kindle edition: A Kindle version of the book is available on http://www.amazon.com/Research-Medical-Biological-Sciences-Preparation-ebook/dp/B00ZC90GWG/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me=
Other required reading
Ethics:
- Introduction to research ethics in medicine and the health Sciences
- General guidelines for research ethics
- Ethical reflections related to different research methods and approaches
- The Health Research Act
- About the Act on Research Ethics and Ethics in Research
- There is as of yet no English translation available of this Law
- The law in Norewgian can be accessed here
- Declaration of Helsinki
- The Vancouver Recommendations (“Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals”)
- UiO web pages on research ethics
PhD programme at the Faculty of Medicine:
- Rules and regulations
- Approvals for medical and health research
- Quality Assurance Systems (only available in Norwegian)
Other readings
Biomedical laboratory Research:
Haakon B. Benestad & Jens-Gustav Iversen: An introduction to biomedical laboratory research, 1999
Theory of science, research ethics and science ethics:
Hofmann, Bj?rn; Holm, S?ren; Iversen, Jens Gustav Heber. Philosophy of Science. In: Research Methodology in the Medical and Biological Sciences. London: Elsevier 2007. ISBN 978-0-12-373874-5. p. 1-32
Holm, S?ren. Ethics and Scientific Conduct. In: P Laake, HB Benestad and B Olsen: Research Methodology in the Medical and Biological Sciences. London: Elsevier 2007. ISBN 978-0-12-373874-5. p. 33-52.
Iversen BG, Hofmann B, Aavitsland P. Questions on causality and responsibility arising from an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in Norway. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2008; 5: 22. doi:10.1186/1742-7622-5-22
Hofmann, B. That's not science! The role of moral philosophy in the science/non-science divide. Theor Med Bioeth. 2007;28(3):243-56.
Hofmann B, Holm S, Myhr AI: Scientific dishonesty—a nationwide survey of doctoral students in Norway. BMC Medical Ethics 2013 14:3.
Other useful resources
PhD on track (PhD on Track is a resource for PhD students who are beginning their research career, and who want to learn more about information- and literature for research purposes, and
about how to publish research.)
Sage Research Methods (Find resources to
answer your research methods and statistics questions)