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| | Lectures, discussions and analysis and presentation of case studies in the areas of scientific ethics and communication with the media. Topics in scientific ethics include misconduct, fraud, plagiarism, authorship, intellectual property rights, and academic codes of ethics. | | Lectures, discussions and analysis and presentation of case studies in the areas of scientific ethics and communication with the media. Topics in scientific ethics include misconduct, fraud, plagiarism, authorship, intellectual property rights, and academic codes of ethics. |
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| − | Meetings from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on 29, 30, 31 October and 5, 6 and 7 November 2007, in TLS 301. | + | Meetings from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on 29, 30, 31 October and 5, 6 and 7 November 2007, in TLS 301. It will be offered again in the fall of 2008 when Dr. Likens returns to UConn |
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| − | Discussions led by Dr. Gene E. Likens, Distinguished Research Professor | + | Discussions led by [http://www.ecostudies.org/people_sci_likens.html Dr. Gene E. Likens], Distinguished Research Professor |
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| | ==Course Outline== | | ==Course Outline== |
| − | '''29 October 2007 Introduction and Organization '''
| + | ===Monday, 29 October 2007: Introduction and Organization=== |
| | Misconduct and fraud | | Misconduct and fraud |
| | Falsification of evidence; deletion of “outliers” | | Falsification of evidence; deletion of “outliers” |
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| | Failures of Quality Assurance/Quality Control and methods of validation | | Failures of Quality Assurance/Quality Control and methods of validation |
| | Choosing inappropriate methods through ignorance or financial pressure | | Choosing inappropriate methods through ignorance or financial pressure |
| − | '''30 October 2007: Scientific Ethics ― Conduct in Science'''
| + | ===Tuesday, 30 October 2007: Scientific Ethics ― Conduct in Science=== |
| | Peer review; challenges for referees | | Peer review; challenges for referees |
| | Power and personal relationships | | Power and personal relationships |
| | Authorship and credit: assigning and responsibility at the beginning | | Authorship and credit: assigning and responsibility at the beginning |
| − | '''31 October 2007: Scientific Ethics ― Conduct in Science'''
| + | ===Wednesday, 31 October 2007: Scientific Ethics ― Conduct in Science=== |
| | Pressure from funders to provide particular answers; censorship | | Pressure from funders to provide particular answers; censorship |
| | Challenges of “advocacy science” – how to respond? | | Challenges of “advocacy science” – how to respond? |
| | Resisting pressures and still be successful | | Resisting pressures and still be successful |
| | Conflict of interest / Codes of Ethics at universities and professional societies | | Conflict of interest / Codes of Ethics at universities and professional societies |
| − | '''5 November 2007: What is Scientific Ethical Behavior?'''
| + | ===Monday, 5 November 2007: What is Scientific Ethical Behavior?=== |
| | + | Reviewing: Lawrence, P. (2007) The mismeasurement of science. Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 15, Pages R583-R585 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.014 link] |
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| | Intellectual Property Rights? | | Intellectual Property Rights? |
| | Federal Policies | | Federal Policies |
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| | Relationship between a graduate student and a faculty advisor | | Relationship between a graduate student and a faculty advisor |
| | Access to data | | Access to data |
| − | '''6 November 2007: Communication of Scientific Information'''
| + | ===Tuesday, 6 November 2007: Communication of Scientific Information=== |
| | Communicating with the public | | Communicating with the public |
| | Dealing with the media | | Dealing with the media |
| | Responsibilities to science and to the environment; dealing with conflicts | | Responsibilities to science and to the environment; dealing with conflicts |
| | “Least publishable unit” | | “Least publishable unit” |
| − | '''7 November 2007: Ethics and Communication of Scientific Information'''
| + | Readings: |
| − | “The Ghost Bird” | + | Warner, J. S., G. M. Lovett, and J. Cadwallader. 1991. Scientists and journalists: a primer for scientists who talk to reporters. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Am. 72(2):116-118. |
| | + | Ecology 101: Explicit Authorship [http://www.esa.org/teaching_learning/ecology101/ecology101_pdfs/ecology101_77_4.pdf link] |
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| | + | ===Wednesday, 7 November 2007: Ethics and Communication of Scientific Information=== |
| | + | “The Ghost Bird” |
| | “Covering the Environment” | | “Covering the Environment” |
| | Aldo Leopold – A Land Ethic | | Aldo Leopold – A Land Ethic |
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| | Kitcher, P. 2004. Responsible biology. BioScience 54(4):331-336. [http://sfx5.exlibrisgroup.com:3210/uconn?sid=google&auinit=P&aulast=Kitcher&atitle=Responsible+Biology&title=BioScience&volume=54&issue=4&date=2004&spage=331&issn=0006-3568 link] | | Kitcher, P. 2004. Responsible biology. BioScience 54(4):331-336. [http://sfx5.exlibrisgroup.com:3210/uconn?sid=google&auinit=P&aulast=Kitcher&atitle=Responsible+Biology&title=BioScience&volume=54&issue=4&date=2004&spage=331&issn=0006-3568 link] |
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| | + | Lawrence, P. (2007) The mismeasurement of science. Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 15, Pages R583-R585 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.014 link] |
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| | Leopold, Aldo. 1966. pp. 237-264. The Land Ethic, In: A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press. | | Leopold, Aldo. 1966. pp. 237-264. The Land Ethic, In: A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press. |
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| | Young, J. R. 2001. The cat-and-mouse game of plagiarism detection. Chronicle of Higher Education, July 6, 2001. A16. [http://sfx5.exlibrisgroup.com:3210/uconn?sid=google&auinit=JR&aulast=Young&atitle=The+cat-and-mouse+game+of+plagiarism+detection&title=The+chronicle+of+higher+education&volume=47&issue=43&date=2001&spage=6&issn=0009-5982 link] | | Young, J. R. 2001. The cat-and-mouse game of plagiarism detection. Chronicle of Higher Education, July 6, 2001. A16. [http://sfx5.exlibrisgroup.com:3210/uconn?sid=google&auinit=JR&aulast=Young&atitle=The+cat-and-mouse+game+of+plagiarism+detection&title=The+chronicle+of+higher+education&volume=47&issue=43&date=2001&spage=6&issn=0009-5982 link] |
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Course outline from 2007
Lectures, discussions and analysis and presentation of case studies in the areas of scientific ethics and communication with the media. Topics in scientific ethics include misconduct, fraud, plagiarism, authorship, intellectual property rights, and academic codes of ethics.
Meetings from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on 29, 30, 31 October and 5, 6 and 7 November 2007, in TLS 301. It will be offered again in the fall of 2008 when Dr. Likens returns to UConn
Discussions led by Dr. Gene E. Likens, Distinguished Research Professor
Course Outline
Monday, 29 October 2007: Introduction and Organization
Misconduct and fraud
Falsification of evidence; deletion of “outliers”
Plagiarism
Failures of Quality Assurance/Quality Control and methods of validation
Choosing inappropriate methods through ignorance or financial pressure
Tuesday, 30 October 2007: Scientific Ethics ― Conduct in Science
Peer review; challenges for referees
Power and personal relationships
Authorship and credit: assigning and responsibility at the beginning
Wednesday, 31 October 2007: Scientific Ethics ― Conduct in Science
Pressure from funders to provide particular answers; censorship
Challenges of “advocacy science” – how to respond?
Resisting pressures and still be successful
Conflict of interest / Codes of Ethics at universities and professional societies
Monday, 5 November 2007: What is Scientific Ethical Behavior?
Reviewing: Lawrence, P. (2007) The mismeasurement of science. Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 15, Pages R583-R585 link
Intellectual Property Rights?
Federal Policies
Respect for ideas in collaborative research
Attribution of ideas
“Copycat” research proposals
Relationship between a graduate student and a faculty advisor
Access to data
Tuesday, 6 November 2007: Communication of Scientific Information
Communicating with the public
Dealing with the media
Responsibilities to science and to the environment; dealing with conflicts
“Least publishable unit”
Readings:
Warner, J. S., G. M. Lovett, and J. Cadwallader. 1991. Scientists and journalists: a primer for scientists who talk to reporters. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Am. 72(2):116-118.
Ecology 101: Explicit Authorship link
Wednesday, 7 November 2007: Ethics and Communication of Scientific Information
“The Ghost Bird”
“Covering the Environment”
Aldo Leopold – A Land Ethic
Reading list
Alberts, B. and K. Shine. 1994. Scientists and the integrity of research. Science 266:1660-1661. link
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy. 1995. On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. Second Edition. www.nap.edu
Davis, G. 2005. Doctors without orders. [Highlights of the Sigma Xi Postdoc Survey]. Special Supplement to American Scientist (May-June), pp. 1-13. http://postdoc.sigmaxi.org
Eco-Ethics International Union. http://www.int-res.com [EEIU]
Elliott, Deni and Judy E. Stern (editors). 1997. Research Ethics: A Reader. University Press of New England.
Environment Institute of Australia. 1998. The Ethics of Environmental Research. Proceedings of 1997 Fenner Conference on Environmental Research Ethics. Australian Journal of Environmental Management. Vol. 5, 84 pp.
Fairchild, A. and R. Bayer. 2004. Ethics and the Conduct of Public Health Surveillance. Science 303:631-632. link
Galindo-Leal, C. 1996. Explicit authorship. Bull. Ecol. Amer., October, pp. 219-220.
Gladwell, M. 2004. Something borrowed. (Should a charge of plagiarism ruin your life?) The New Yorker, November 22, 2004, pp. 40-48.
Horn, K. 2001. The consequences of citing hedged statements in scientific research articles. BioScience 51(12):1086-1093. link
Institute of Medicine, National Research Council of the National Academies. 2002. Integrity in Scientific Research. Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct.
Kaiser, J. 2000. Ecologists on a mission to save the world. Science 287:1188-1192. link
Kempner, J., C. S. Perlis and J. F. Merz. 2005. Forbidden knowledge. Science 307:854. link
Kitcher, P. 2004. Responsible biology. BioScience 54(4):331-336. link
Lawrence, P. (2007) The mismeasurement of science. Current Biology, Volume 17, Issue 15, Pages R583-R585 link
Leopold, Aldo. 1966. pp. 237-264. The Land Ethic, In: A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press.
Likens, G. E. 1992. The Ecosystem Approach: Its Use and Abuse. Excellence in Ecology, Vol. 3. Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany. 167 pp.
Macrina, F. L. 2005. Scientific Integrity. 3rd Edition. ASM Press, Washington, D.C. 402 pp.
Martinson, B. C., M. S. Anderson and R. de Vries. 2005. Scientists behaving badly. Nature 435:737-738. link
Matisoff, G. 2001. Is it publishable? J. Great Lakes Res. 27(1):1-2.
Medawar, P. B. 1979. Advice to a Young Scientist. Basic Books, A Division of Harpur Collins Publisher.
Minteer, B. A. and J. P. Collins. 2005. Why we need an “ecological ethics.” Front. Ecol. Environ. 3(6):332-337. link
Mooney, C. 2005. The Republican War on Science. Basic Books, Cambridge, MA. 342 pp.
National Academy of Sciences. 1997. Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend. [On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering]. National Academy Press.
Resnik, D. B. 1998. The Ethics of Science. An Introduction. Routledge, London. 221 pp.
Schatz, G. 2006. Jeff’s View on Science and Scientists. Elsevier, London. 192 pp.
Shatz, D. 2004. Peer Review. A critical inquiry. Rowman and Littlefield Publ. Inc. NY. 247 pp.
Shea, W. R. and B. Sitter (eds.). 1989. Scientists and Their Responsibility. Watson Publishing International. Canton, MA.
Smith, M. F., V. T. Eviner, K. C. Weathers, M. Uriarte, H. A. Ewing, J. M. Jeschke, P. Groffman and C. G. Jones. 2005. Creating individual awareness about responsible conduct in research: A case study of one institution’s approach for researchers and administrators. J. Res. Admin. 36(1):21-25. link
Steneck, Nicholas H. 2003. ORI Introduction to the Responsible Conduct of Research. (Office of Research Integrity)
Warner, J. S., G. M. Lovett and J. Cadwallader. 1991. Scientists and journalists: A primer for scientists who talk to reporters. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Amer. 72(2):116-118.
Young, J. R. 2001. The cat-and-mouse game of plagiarism detection. Chronicle of Higher Education, July 6, 2001. A16. link
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