The specifics of ethics, code ethics vs. situational ethics, the difference between ethical codes
and laws, selected provisions of ethical codes; copyright law and the ethical dimension of
plagiarism, the ethical foundations of copyright law, copyright law in the field of scientific
research, borderline areas: self-plagiarism, cryptocitation, the problem of duplication of
publications and "salami slicing", the credibility of research, the norms governing co-
authorship of papers; ethical aspects of reviewing publications: Conflict of interest,
challenges to the anonymity of reviews, the problem of bias, confidentiality of data, scope of
expertise; ethical aspects of patent law; conflict of interest in scientific research; falsification
of research results; social responsibility of the scientist; problems of the modern world;
problems of research ethics related to work at the university: closed scientific environment,
bullying (sexuality, carnality), verbal bullying, types of bullying specific to the university
environment, use of institutional advantage: teacher-student relationship, promoter-doctoral
student, scientist experienced more-less).
