THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

Group Mentoring in Responsible Research Conduct

A modular sequence of activities in the responsible conduct of research for faculty, trainees and staff

These Web resources for exploration of issues in the responsible conduct of research among students, faculty, postdoctoral fellows and research staff have been greatly expanded under grant PHS-NIH# T15 AI07592 A Modular Short Course in Research Ethics.

Method

See the Introduction unit below for detailed explanations for the methods used in the presentation of these modules, including a discussion of the background, main method, and variations, as well as sample scenarios and questions, excerpted from Caroline Whitbeck's "Beyond Adversarial Ethics: Web Resources for Solving Problems About Research Conduct" presented at the 2000 Sigma Xi Forum.

Contents

As well as the Introduction, the list below contains the index pages for modules on different topics, a list of general RCR-related readings, and a unit containing all the supporting pages referenced and linked in the indexes and lists. Please note that the supporting pages are best accessed through the individual mods.

• Readings in Responsible Research

  A selection of background and reference materials to accompany the research ethics modules.

• Responsible Authorship

  A module covering ethical issues that arise in publishing research individually, collaboratively, and as a student in various fields.

• Responsibilities of Editors and Reviewers

  A module covering ethical issues that arise in publishing and reviewing articles.

• Responsibility for Bugs and Errors

  A module covering ethical issues surrounding mistakes in data interpretation, bugs in research protocols, and mistakes in research.

• The Supervisor-Trainee Relationship

  An online module designed to stimulate discussion about the ethical issues that arise in the supervisor-trainee relationship.

• The Responsible Collection, Retention, Sharing, and Interpretation of Data

  A training module using scenarios and other methods to facilitate discussion about the key ethical issues that arise in data management in research.

• Ethical Challenges in Research with Human Biological Materials

  A training module using scenarios and other methods to facilitate discussion about the key ethical issues that arise in doing research with human biological material.

• Special Issues in Conducting Human Genetic Research

  A module covering the ethical issues that arise in conducting human genetic research. Issues of disclosure and informed consent, are among those discussed.

• The Ethics of Research on Vulnerable Populations

  A module covering the ethical issues that arise in doing research on vulnerable populations.

• The Ethics Of Research With Children

  A teaching module using scenarios and other methods to facilitate discussion about the ethical issues that researchers face when research subjects are children.

• The Ethics of Research With Human Subjects Who are Mentally Ill

  A module meant to stimulate discussion among researchers about the ethical issues that arise in conducting research with human subjects who are mentally ill; including topics such as consent, privacy, conflict of interest.

• The Ethics Of Research With Subjects Who Have Dementia

  Key ethical issues that arise in doing research with human subjects who have dementia.

• The Ethics Of Using Animals in Research

  An online module designed to stimulate discussion about the ethical issues that scientists face when doing research with animals.

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