Course in Ethics in Industry-Academia Collaboration
Online 300-hour course in ethics in industry-academia collaboration. 6 modules covering Spanish Law 14/2011 on Science, Technology and Innovation, Law 24/2015 on Patents and Espacenet. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
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What you will be able to do
Understand the collaboration models between university and industry in engineering.
Identify and manage personal and institutional conflicts of interest.
Apply research integrity principles to industry-funded projects.
Analyse the ownership and exploitation of protectable research results.
Draft ethical clauses on publication, confidentiality and industrial property.
Evaluate the institutional governance of knowledge transfer.
Design a responsible collaboration protocol between a university and a company.
Who it's for
- Technology transfer technician wishing to specialise in Ethics in Industry-Academia Collaboration.
- R&D&i project manager wishing to specialise in Ethics in Industry-Academia Collaboration.
- Industrial property agent wishing to specialise in Ethics in Industry-Academia Collaboration.
- Scientific integrity officer wishing to specialise in Ethics in Industry-Academia Collaboration.
- Researcher in industrial collaboration wishing to specialise in Ethics in Industry-Academia Collaboration.
- Innovation consultant wishing to specialise in Ethics in Industry-Academia Collaboration.
- Graduates in engineering or sciences seeking to enter universities and research centres.
What you'll work with
- Spanish Law 14/2011 on Science, Technology and Innovation
- Law 24/2015 on Patents
- European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ALLEA)
- Recommendation (EU) 2023/499 (intellectual asset management for knowledge valorisation)
- State aid framework for R&D&I (2022/C 414/01)
- ISO 56005 (intellectual property management in innovation)
- UNE 166002 (R&D&I management)
6 modules · 300 h
1.1Forms of collaboration: contract, chair, consortium and spin-off1.2Basic research, applied research and development1.3Legitimate interests of each party1.4University autonomy and academic freedom1.5Social role of the university1.6Public and private funding of research1.7Legal framework of knowledge transfer1.8Vocabulary of collaboration1.9Exemplary and problematic cases1.10Exercise: mapping the collaborations of a group
2.1Definition and types of conflict2.2Financial, commitment and loyalty conflicts2.3Researcher's participation in a company2.4Supervising theses with company funding2.5Conflicts in evaluation committees2.6Declaration of interests and its management2.7Public registers and transparency2.8Mitigation measures and abstention2.9Competent bodies in the university2.10Practice: managing a declared conflict
3.1Good practices and integrity codes3.2Freedom of publication and confidentiality clauses3.3Publication delays and their acceptable limit3.4Funding bias in results3.5Study design and company control3.6Authorship, contribution and ghost authorship3.7Access to data and reproducibility3.8Honest communication of limitations3.9Scientific misconduct and its management3.10Practice: reviewing a research contract
4.1Ownership of research results4.2Patents, trade secrets and licences4.3Distribution of profits and royalties4.4Dual-use research and its control4.5Export control of technology and knowledge4.6Material transfer agreements4.7Personal data in joint projects4.8Publication versus protection4.9Open access and commitments to funders4.10Practice: negotiating results clauses
5.1Institutional collaboration policies5.2Ethics and project review committees5.3Criteria for accepting or rejecting a funder5.4Donations and naming of spaces5.5Training of research staff5.6Protection of students and trainees5.7Whistleblowing channel and whistleblower protection5.8Accountability and public transparency5.9Periodic evaluation of the policy5.10Practice: drafting an institutional policy
6.1Choice of research group and its environment6.2Inventory of collaborations and funders6.3Identification of conflicts and risks6.4Analysis of current contracts6.5Proposal of policy and procedures6.6Model declaration of interests6.7Training and communication plan6.8Monitoring indicators6.9Proposal report6.10Defence of the work
How you'll learn
100 % online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and a dedicated technical tutor. No fixed timetables: the student progresses at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine study with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Espacenet, WIPO PATENTSCOPE, Orbit Intelligence (Questel), Zotero, Advanced Excel, in free, academic or evaluation versions. The exercises are based on real procedures for reviewing university-industry collaboration contracts, analysis of conflict-of-interest declarations and technology transfer case studies. Assessment is continuous, module by module, plus the final integrating project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Understand the collaboration models between university and industry in engineering.
Identify and manage personal and institutional conflicts of interest.
Apply research integrity principles to industry-funded projects.
Analyse the ownership and exploitation of protectable research results.
Draft ethical clauses on publication, confidentiality and industrial property.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior degree is required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory reading.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme consists of 300 hours in total, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is between 10 and 15 hours per week on average, compatible with a full-time job.
You work with Espacenet, WIPO PATENTSCOPE, Orbit Intelligence (Questel), Zotero and Advanced Excel. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
An own diploma from SEIUM upon passing the continuous assessment and the integrating project. It is in-house training, not an official Ministry qualification.
Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are credited towards the advanced programme. Check the credit transfer policy when you enrol.
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