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The Role and Activities of Scientific Societies in Promoting Research Integrity
14 Mar 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Administrator
A REPORT OF A CONFERENCE
April 10, 2000
Washington, DC
Sponsored by American Association for the Advancement of Science & U.S. Office of Research Integrity
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Neuroscience and the Law: Brain, Mind and the Scales of Justice
14 Mar 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Administrator
A Summary Report on an Invitational Meeting Convened by The American Association for the Advancement of Science and The Dana Foundation
by Brent Garland
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Attacks on Peer Reviewing and Protecting the Integrity of Science
14 Mar 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Administrator
Levine, Felice. 31st Annual AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy. Hosted by AAAS, 21 April 2006.
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Human Inheritable Genetic Modifications: Assessing Scientific, Ethical, Religious, and Policy Issues
14 Mar 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Administrator
Frankel, MS and AR Chapman. Washington DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2000.
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Ethical and Legal Aspects of Human Subjects Research on the Internet: A Report on a Workshop
14 Mar 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Administrator
Frankel, Mark S. and Sanyin Siang. AAAS, 1999.
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AAAS Forum: Panel on Scientific Integrity
14 Mar 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Administrator
Horgan, John. 31st Annual AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy. Hosted by AAAS, 21 April 2006.
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Using Role-Play to Teach Ethics in Engineering and Science
09 Jun 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Michael Loui
Some advice for instructors who might consider using role-playing in teaching ethics in engineering and science.
Barkley, E. F. (2010). Student engagement techniques: A handbook for college faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Brummel, B. J., Gunsalus, C. K., Anderson, K. L., & Loui, M. C. …
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On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research
14 Apr 2011 | External Link | Contributor(s): Jay Heldreth
The National Academies Press
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12192
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The Problem of Research Misconduct
23 May 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Michael Kalichman
The rationale, goals, content, and proposed outcomes of research ethics education are too frequently defined by research misconduct. While this is perhaps not surprising, a case can be made that this focus has not worked, is not likely to work, and may get in the way of other more productive uses …
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Teaching Research Ethics Workshop
27 May 2011 | External Link | Contributor(s): Kenneth D Pimple
Each year Indiana University Bloomington offers the Teaching Research Ethics Workshop (TRE) to provide training for those involved in teaching research ethics or in administering research programs. The workshop emphasizes a variety of pedagogical approaches to teaching research ethics, through …
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Teaching Ethics Across the Engineering Curriculum
13 Jun 2011 | External Link | Contributor(s): Michael Davis
In this essay, Davis explains why engineers should teach ethics, and he describes the goals of instruction in engineering ethics. The essay includes an appendix with a guide to ethical decision-making.
http://www.onlineethics.org/Education/instructessays/curriculum.aspx
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Perspectives on Students Creating Engineering Ethics Video Skits
17 Jun 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Steve Starrett
Through the years, I have developed a number of active assignments that cause the students to create/develop materials and engage in conversations with others about ethics. The benefit of actively engaging students is certainly widespread in engineering ethics education for several reasons: …
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The Externalities Game
18 Jun 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Susan Grace Spierre Thomas Seager Evan Selinger
The Externalities Game (TEG) was developed to teach students about environmental externalities by allowing students to test the Coase Theorem (Coase, 1960). Essentially, Coase demonstrated that when transaction costs are low and property rights were determined, the optimal allocation of resources …
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Getting Started: Selected Resources for New Instructors of Ethics in Science, and Engineering and Computing
20 Jun 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Michael Loui
This short list of basic resources is intended to help the new instructor of ethics in science, engineering, and computing.
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Human dignity, bioethics, and human rights
22 Feb 2013 | External Link | Contributor(s): Matti Hayry Tuija Takala
The authors analyse and assess the Universal Draft Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights published by UNESCO. They argue that the draft has two main weaknesses. It unnecessarily confines the scope of bioethics to life sciences and their practical applications. And it fails to spell out the …
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Global bioethics at UNESCO: In defense of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights
22 Feb 2013 | External Link | Contributor(s): Roberto Andorno
The Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on 19 October 2005 is an important step in the search for global minimum standards in biomedical research and clinical practice. As a member of UNESCO …
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Bridging the GAP: Gaming Against Plagiarism
18 Feb 2013 | External Link | Contributor(s): Michelle Leonard
The University of Florida (UF) and its partners propose to develop Gaming Against Plagiarism (GAP). This online, self-directed, interactive game will provide a role-adopting environment in
which Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduate students will learn to recognize and …
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An ethics primer: Lesson ideas and ethics background
20 Feb 2013 | Publications | Contributor(s): Jeanne Ting Chowning, MS Paula Fraser, MLS
The Ethics Primer provides engaging, interactive, and classroom-friendly lesson ideas for integrating ethical issues into a science classroom. It also provides basic background on ethics as a discipline, with straightforward descriptions of major ethical theories. Several decision-making …
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The Externalities Game
25 Jun 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Thomas P Seager, Susan Grace Spierre, Evan Selinger, Jathan Sadowski
The Externalities Game (TEG) was developed to teach students about environmental externalities by allowing students to test the Coase Theorem (Coase, 1960). Essentially, Coase demonstrated that when transaction costs are low and property rights were determined, the optimal allocation of resources …
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Experiential Teaching Strategies for Ethical Reasoning Skills Relevant to Sustainability
25 Jun 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Thomas P Seager, Evan Selinger
Introduction of the principles of sustainable development into the canons of engineering professional societies has presented several serious challenges to science and engineering educators. There are few pedagogical guideposts for current educators teaching sustainability as an ethical …
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Debunking the Fallacy of the Individual Decision-maker: An Experiential Pedagogy for Sustainability Ethics
25 Jun 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Thomas P Seager, Evan Selinger, Susan Grace Spierre Daniel Whiddon David Schwartz Andrew Berardy
Existing pedagogical approaches to ethics education
in engineering and science reinforce what this paper
terms "the fallacy of the individual decision-maker" by suggesting an oversimplified, individualistic model of ethical decision-making, rather than recognizing the organizational, cultural, or …
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Determining An Equitable Allocation Of Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions
25 Jun 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Susan Grace Spierre, Thomas P Seager, Evan Selinger
Finding an equitable mitigation policy to combat
global climate change is a major problem facing society today. Successful mitigation of climate change will require a decrease in global CO2 emissions and economic costs associated with reduced
production of consumer goods. A critical consideration …
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Using Non-cooperative Games to Simulate Ethical Tensions in Climate Policy Negotiations
25 Jun 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Susan Grace Spierre, Thomas P Seager, Evan Selinger, Jathan Sadowski
Successfully implementing a system of global
compliance to mitigate climate change requires collective, social decision making that is unprecedented among people with radically different values and radically different needs. Our novel
pedagogy in sustainability ethics teaches future professionals …
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The Solow Game
25 Jun 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Thomas P Seager, Evan Selinger, Susan Grace Spierre, Jathan Sadowski
The Solow Game (aka Weak vs. Strong Sustainability) allows students to experiment with Robert Solow's (1991) economic growth model. That is, students choose between consuming resources now to accumulate points towards a grade, or forgo consumption in favor of investment that favors the well-being …
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Intergenerational Justice Game
26 Jun 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Thomas P Seager, Evan Selinger, Susan Grace Spierre, Jathan Sadowski
Supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant SES-1045412. 
