Instructor's Guide to Prepare Research Group Leaders as RCR Mentors These materials are designed to provide motivation and content sufficient for an instructor to lead a workshop titled: “Mentoring for Responsible Research.” The long-term goal is to foster an environment in which research faculty are better empowered to initiate conversations within their research groups about the responsible conduct of research. Workshop participants are introduced to rationales, content, approaches, and resources so that they will have the means to develop and implement concrete, discipline-specific strategies for research ethics mentoring. Materials include a detailed instructor’s guide and templates for workshop syllabi that can be customized as needed. More Info
Using Case Studies Bibliography Added03/26/2010 This bibliography includes examples of different ways instructors have used case studies to introduce ethical topics to their students and resources for finding cases and incorporating them into the classroom. Author(s) Kelly Laas Year 2016 Read More
Accepting Gifts and Amenities Added12/16/2009 Summary of a case from Texas A&M University that questions the differences between bribery and gifts. Authoring Institution Zachry Department of Civil Engineering-TAMU Ethics Year 1995 Read More
Company Interests and Employee Involvement in Community Added08/23/2006 Elizabeth Dorsey is an engineer at CDC, Inc. and is caught in a difficult situation when CDC plans are in opposition to a community group which she is a part of. Author(s) Michael Pritchard Contributor(s) Michael Pritchard Authoring Institution Center for the Study of Ethics in Society at Western Michigan University Year 1992 Read More
The Aberdeen Three Case Added08/23/2006 A summary of a historical case involving criminal negliance at a hazardous waste storage facility at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Authoring Institution Zachry Department of Civil Engineering-TAMU Ethics Year 1995 Read More
Microbiologists Respond to Bioterrorism Added10/16/2013 In the wake of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001, a group of microbiologists worked with the FBI to identify the individual or group who mailed letters filled with anthrax to American government officials and media personalities. Others struggled with the issues of whether and how to publish research results of potential use to terrorists. A part of the Research, Ethics, and Society project, this case can be used to address the social responsibilities of researchers, particularly those concerning scientists and engineers and their involvement in or opposition to military projects. Author(s) Karin Ellison Karen Wellner Contributor(s) Karin Ellison Year 2013 Read More
In Memoriam: Dr. Caroline Whitbeck PostedTuesday, September 13, 2016 AT 10:37 AM Caroline Whitbeck, Emerita Elmer G. Beamer-Hubert H. Schneider Professor in Ethics at Case Western Reserve University and Emerita Professor of philosophy, passed away on September 5, 2016. Whitbeck was a respected philosopher of science, technology, and medicine. In addition to being a past chair of the OEC Advisory Group at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), she was the founder of the Online Ethics Center before its move to the NAE and spent much of her professional energy on developing it as an educational resource in the fields of Engineering and Scientific Ethics. Whitbeck held a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Wellesley College, a master's degree from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was elected Fellow of the AAAS for her work in engineering ethics, and was a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar in 1994-95. Whitbeck combined research and teaching interests in the philosophy of science, ... Read More
NAE Exemplars in Engineering Ethics Education PostedTuesday, August 30, 2016 AT 10:11 AM has posted a new resource "NAE Exemplars in Engineering Ethics Education" Read More
Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum 18th International Conference - Call for Abstracts (DEADLINE EXTENDED) PostedMonday, August 22, 2016 AT 10:00 AM $OCIAL JUSTICE & BIOETHICS: The Rich, The Poor, and the Re$t of Us When: October 6-8, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah Submit abstracts by September 9, 2016: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2016seac More information: https://rit.edu/cla/ethics/seac/conferences.html Register: https://www.pdcnet.org/wp/services/2016-seac/ Keynote Speakers: October 6th 9 a.m. “The Significance of Injustice for Bioethics” Leslie Francis, JD, PhD Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Law, U of Utah October 7th 9 a.m. “Ethical Obligations and Designer Genes” Mario Capecchi, Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics & Biology, U of Utah October 8th 9 a.m. “Ethics At the Edge of Science” Insoo Hyun, Professor of Bioethics and Philosophy, Case Western University October 8th 12 p.m. “Clinical Trials: The Possibility of Assent” James A. Anderson, Professor of Communication, U of ... Read More