This four-week Ethics Course is an integral part of the PD Arts + Creative curriculum, offered
in the first year to all PD candidates. Through a series of weekly lectures and (collective)
assignments, participants will delve into the ethical dimensions of their PD projects,
engaging in discussions about the ethics of artistic and design research. The course aims to
foster an understanding of ethical principles within the Dutch integrity code framework,
emphasizing practical application and ethical reflection.
Learning Goals:
The learning goals of this module fall within ‘Acting in a professional manner’, which is one of the four dimensions of the PD-degree.
• Recognize and acknowledge ethical dimensions within PD projects.
• Understand the principles of the Dutch integrity code in the context of practice-based research ethics in the arts.
• Develop skills in writing a data management plan and conducting ethical reflection
• Engage in ongoing dialogue about the evolving nature of ethics in artistic and design research.
• Display curiosity, respect and empathy towards the human and non-human stakeholders in the research environments.
• Develop methods to reflect regularly and critically on one’s own practice as an artistic or design researcher.
Outcomes:
• Enhanced awareness of ethical challenges and risks in artistic and design research
• Ability to critically analyze research methods and processes from an ethical standpoint.
• Proficiency in writing a data management plan and conducting ethical reflection.
• Contribution to new discourses of research ethics in the arts and design.
Literature:
- Hübner, Falk (2017). I Care for Them: On Artistic Ethics in Research. Ik geef om hen: Over artistieke onderzoeksethiek. In: If you are not there, where are you? Mapping the Experience of Absence Seizures Through Art, pp. 202-215.
- Hübner, Falk (2024). Method, Methodology and Research Design in ArBsBc Research. Between Solid Routes and Emergent Pathways. Routledge: 41-65.
- Gundersen, Jostein, Nina Malterud, Aslaug Nyrnes, Anne-Helen Mydland, Hans Knut Sveen (2022). ‘Map ethics! A method for identifying and addressing ethical dimensions of artistic research projects’, Research Catalogue, 2022, https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/699306/1167400?c=1.
