Introduction to Research Ethics
LANGURE's core course
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PHI 816, Spring 2007, 1 cr., Gary Comstock, NC State University
Introduction to the course
- Syllabus *
- Objectives
- Rationale
- Schedule
* For other versions of the course, please visit:
- EES 700, Profs. Chi Archibong and Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T University, Fall 06 (16 doctoral students)
- MHB 999, Agronomy 875, Horticulture 875, Robert Streiffer, James Coors, and Sara Patterson, U. Wisconsin, Fall 06 (16 doctoral students)
1. "Lecture 1: The research mission of land grant universities"
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NC State students and faculty: Enter your Unity ID and password.
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Everyone else: Change drop-down menu from "NC State University" to "Guest access."
- Lecture 2: "Ethical principles supporting research policies"
Lecture 2: "Ethical principles supporting research policies with questions "
- Lecture 3: "Four ethical principles and their justifications"
- Lecture 3, marked up for questions: "Four ethical principles with questions "
- Lecture 4: "A method for making ethical decisions"
- Lecture 5: "Mentoring," and "Under-represented minorities and women in research"
A powerpoint, "Intro to Ethics," is here.
- Lecture 6: "Use of humans in research"
To access the self-guided web tutorial, follow instructions above to "On-line Tutorial System" and select "Human Subjects."
A powerpoint is here.
- Lecture 7: "Use of animals in research"
To access the self-guided web tutorial, follow instructions above to "On-line Tutorial System" and select "Animal Subjects."
A powerpoint is here..
- Lecture 8: "Research misconduct, and appropriate responses, including whistleblowing"
To access the self-guided web tutorial, follow instructions above to "On-line Tutorial System" and select "Plagiarism."
A powerpoint is here.
- Lecture 9: "Authorship and peer review"
A powerpoint, "Authorship," is here.
- Lecture 10: "Intellectual property"
- Lecture 11: "Conflicts of interest and commitment; and collaborative research"
To access the self-guided web tutorial, follow instructions above to "On-line Tutorial System" and select "Plagiarism."
- Lecture 12: "Proper experimental design, data collection, and statistical interpretation"
A powerpoint for Statistics students by Larry Nelson is here.
A powerpoint for a general audience, adapted from Nelson by Comstock, is here.
This lecture is also posted online as a self-guided web tutorial. To access it, follow these instructions:
A. Click here. Or paste this URL into your browser: www.ncsu.edu/sparcs/tutorial/intro.php
B. Look for "Affiliation Status." Login as follows:
C. Look for "Compliance." Click on "Land Grant Universities."
Note to instructors: A powerpoint, "Intro to research ethics at LGUs," is here.
2. Ethical principles supporting research policies
A powerpoint, "Intro to Ethics," is here.
3. Policies regulating research
4. Discipline-specific modules
5. Lecture: "Life-long learning, finding updated information"
Note to instructors: A powerpoint is here.
Course review: A powerpoint is here.
Additional materials for instructors
NOTE: These instructional materials are under development by the Model Curriculum for Land Grant Universities in Research Ethics (LANGURE). LANGURE is supported by the Research and Ethics Professional Program at North Carolina State University and the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0530217. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF). All materials used in these modules are used with permission or pursuant to the fair use provisions of Section 107 of Title 17, the United States Copyright law. Further uses may be subject to the copyright law. The materials under North Carolina State University copyright may be used for non-profit educational purposes, if given the customary attribution and notification is sent to the project's directors at gcomstock@ncsu.edu. Commercial use is prohibited.
12/18/2006 DRAFT: Please do not cite or quote without permission
Gary Comstock, NC State