Come to Brill Science
Library For Thursday, Sept. 4th Class!
Remember, Group Presentations Start:
Next Thursday, Sept. 11th
Some Interesting Websites:
Chemistry: www.chem.vt.edu/ethics/hbauer/hbauer-toc.html (previous to 1996)
Forensics: www.chem.vt.edu/ethics/garrison/index.html
Cold Fusion and other cases: www.onlineethics.org/cases/index.html
Bio-ethics: http://europa.eu.int/comm/european_group_ethics/liens_en.htm
Engineering: www.stat.wisc.edu/other/ethics/#center
Data Management: www.amstat.org/profession/ethicalstatistics.html
Other sites: http://www3.utsouthwestern.edu/ethics
Center for Applied Ethics: www.ethics.ubc.ca/resources/sci-tech/topics.html
Bibliography on ethics: http://library.wustal.edu/subjects/generalsci/ethics.html
Online Ethics Center for Science & Engineering: www.onlineethics.com
Scientific Misconduct: www.aps.org/conduct.html
Week
4:
Tuesday: Dr. Beverley Taylor
The Chilly Climate for Women
Week 3:
Tuesday:
Guest Speaker: Dr. Rose Ward
Transtheoretical Model: Or how to affect change in your behavior as
regards personal health issues
Week 2: Using Electronic Resources to Search for Articles
In preparing to direct the discussion, highlight the main questions listed below for your particular case, and have identify answers to the following so you are ready to fill in if the discussion slows down.
Week 1: Integrity in Science & Ethics and the Scientist
Thursday: Mentoring
In-Class Discussion Questions
1. What type of mentoring have you had in your life so far? (might not be in science)
2. What characteristics did you find most helpful in a mentor (or did you wish they had)?
3. What do you think is the most important to an undergraduate from your point of view?Tuesday: What is science? What is ethics?
The Webster's
New Collegiate Dictionary
Defines:
1.
Science: possession of knowledge as distinguished from ignorance
or misunderstanding, knowledge attained through study or practice, a department
of systemized knowledge as an object of study, knowledge covering general
truths or the operation of general laws as obtained through scientific
method
2. Ethics: the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation, a set of moral principles or values, the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group
3. Integrity: firm adherence to a code of moral or artistic values
4. Moral: of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior
5. Misconduct: mismanagement of governmental or military responsibilities, intentional wrong-doing, deliberate violation of a law or standard
In Class
Writing & Topics of Discussion:
1.
Define scientific ethics
2.
Define scientific misconduct
For
Thursday's In Class Discussion:
1.
Find the statement on ethics from your major field's governing body on
the web and bring a copy to class.
2.
How do you do science in your field (what are the current practices) and
Where are areas in which misconduct or ethics/integrity are involved?
Neat reference article: Scientific misconduct from Chronicle of Higher Education
Note: You should be prepared to direct the discussion, highlighting the main questions listed below, and have identified answers to the following for each case study.
Co-Facilitators: Nicole Raney, Head Resident to Wells Hall
Jan M. Yarrison-Rice,
Physics Dept. and Faculty Advisor to WIMSE
Office Hours:
11- noon WR and by appointment, Rm. 15 Culler Hall
Email: yarrisjm@muohio.edu
Course website: www.cas.muohio.edu/~yarrisjm
Text: "Scientific Integrity: An introductory text with cases"
Francis L. Macrina
Also, needed one notebook
specifically for class
Goals: To provide a cross-disciplinary study of the scientific
enterprise and the ethics involved that will allow students from many SME
majors to understand the various issues facing both the scientific community
and a scientifically-literate society. Study units are broken into
different aspects of "doing" science and the associated moral and ethical
questions. The course is a seminar format, so that after topics are
introduced, students are in charge of the learning situation.
Skills Developed & Used In Course:
Course Structure:
After an introductory class to present
the overview of the course and the issues to be addressed therein, the course
will have the following structure. Specific topics will be presented
by invited speakers on a weekly basis; the following class will consist of
follow-up discussion from the speaker and then presentations by groups on
a topic of interest to the group.
Topics will include (but are not limited to):
Science & Ethics and the Scientist
Mentoring
Chilly Climate for Women
Collaborative Research
Medical Ethics
Ethical use of Statistics in Scientific Reporting
Gender Issues in Research
Conflicts of Interest in the Lab
Putting it all together: How the study of ethics & science
will inform your future?
Weekly Assignments:
• Students will write a 1 page paper in response to
the speakers each week (~6 speakers). This paper will be 12 pt font,
single spaced, with 1 inch margins.
• Students will come prepared to discuss the previous
speaker’s topic for about 15-20 minutes
• Student groups will then present an ethical dilemma
in science, math, or engineering from recent news articles (web searches)
for about 30-35 minutes. Student Groups prepare a formal presentation
of a particular REAL LIFE case study they have chosen and researched.
Sharing with the rest of the class how their ethics topics fit together into
a global viewpoint. Groups need to have materials prepared to present
the topic, and questions prepared to lead discussion on the topic.
All members of the group are to participate in preparation and presentation
of the topic. A paper detailing each member’s contribution and a copy
of all materials must be presented to the facilitator (Nicole or Jan) at the
beginning of the presentation.
Wrap-Up Assignment:
• Individual students write a 3 page reflection papaer
relating what they have learned about ethics and science to hand in and discuss
the last day of class.
Grades:
Group Presentations/Discussion Leading
40 points total
6 Reflection Papers
30 points total
1 Final 3 page paper
30 points total
Students must earn at least 70% to receive credit.
Students must earn at least 70%
to receive credit.