Active Learning Bibliography Added08/17/2016 Updated11/16/2016 An annotated bibliography of web sites, books and journal articles looking at how to integrate active learning into ethics education. Includes material on what active learning is and how it is done, how active learning can be done in an online environment, and how it can be integrated into ethics education. Author(s) Kelly Laas Year 2016 Read More
Evaluation & Assessment Bibliography Added03/26/2010 Updated09/16/2016 This bibliography includes resources for assessing students' competence in ethics as well as for evaluating the effectiveness of ethics instruction. It also has a section looking at methods for assessing the ethical climate of an organization. Author(s) Kelly Laas Year 2016 Read More
Accepting Gifts and Amenities Added12/16/2009 Updated12/03/2015 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
TV Antenna Collapse Added02/16/2006 Updated01/15/2016 An summary of a case study that examines an accident, caught on film, and the related issues of responsibility and negligence. Authoring Institution Zachry Department of Civil Engineering-TAMU Ethics Year 1995 Read More
Microbiologists Respond to Bioterrorism Added10/02/2013 Updated08/05/2016 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
Building on a Premature Claim: A Cautionary Tale Added08/17/2006 Updated12/02/2015 A scenario that covers ethical issues that arise when a researcher finds she cannot duplicate the research of others. Author(s) Albert R. Meyer Caroline Whitbeck Year 2006 Read More
Employment Opportunity, Senior Advisor on Responsible Research and Innovation, Norway PostedThursday, July 20, 2017 AT 10:06 AM The Center for Technology and Society at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, is looking for a Senior advisor on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) for the Center of Digital Life Norway (DLN). The advisor will have a central role in developing RRI within DLN and in developing responsible biotechnology R&D in Norway. He or she will also have an important role in developing DLN’s career program for young researchers. This full-time position for 3.5 years is an outstanding opportunity to gain a visible position at the interface between social studies and humanities (SSH) research and digital biotechnology. Center for Digital Life Norway (DLN) is a national center for biotechnology research, education, and innovation. For more information, see: https://digitallifenorway.org/gb/ The Center for Technology and Society at the Department for Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture, NTNU, is leading the RRI work in DLN. The ... Read More
Biodiversity Cases PostedThursday, June 29, 2017 AT 9:25 AM has posted a new resource "Biodiversity Cases" Read More
Proceedings for Workshop on Overcoming Challenges to Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers PostedWednesday, June 28, 2017 AT 12:59 PM has posted a new resource "Proceedings for Workshop on Overcoming Challenges to Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers" Read More