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A New Dialysis Machine
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Hypothetical Case
An engineer faces trade-offs in the design of new equipment that could greatly affect the final product.
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City of L'Acide Remediation Case
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Hypothetical Case,
Open-Ended Scenario
The City of L’Acide is located on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. with a population of 20,000. The City has contracted with the engineering firm, Benebaction, Inc., to remediate a 3 hectare hazardous waste site from an old firing range. This case includes handouts for 4 teams, each with hidden agendas, to be used in class discussion. It is also accompanied by a companion presentation on "The Environmental Implications of Biotechnology."
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Cooperation and Competition Between Two Thesis Students
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario meant to encourage discussion of the ethical issues that arise when one doctoral student is told to do work on a problem that another doctoral student has been already working on for quite some time.
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The Jenny Ito Case: Getting Results
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario about a researcher who is faced with making a decision after her advisor asks her to modify the protocol to get results.
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The Very Interested Reviewer
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario meant to stimulate discussion about the moral situations that arise when a scientist gets an idea from an article he/she referees for a journal.
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A Question of Host Factors in Side Effects of Medication
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario meant to stimulate discussion regarding ethical issues in conducting research with genetics: in examining blood for possible side effects from drugs, researchers notice a link with genetic predispositions.
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Is This an Honor?
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario meant to stimulate discussion about ways of responding to a suggestion from a researcher who has a reputation of freely taking others' ideas.
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Introducing Viruses in the Field
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario about field research on a live HIV vaccine to be given to chimpanzees.
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The New Hip
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario about a researcher who is trying to decide if an animal model is appropriate for her research.
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Credit in a Grant Proposal
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario that covers ethical issues that arise a professor incorporates the tables and figures of a student in a grant proposal.
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Gene Therapy For Alzheimer's Disease
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario about research with patients who have dementia meant to stimulate discussion about the ethical issues that arise in this type of research.
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Gender Issues: Should You Find a New Supervisor?
(Web Page on this Site)
Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario meant to stimulate discussion about gender issues in the advisor-advisee relationship
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When Funding Runs Low
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario that covers ethical issues that arise when one researcher discovers that another researcher is mischarging in the lab.
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A Reviewer Learns the Fruitlessness of a New Research Project
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario about a researcher who, after reviewing a journal article, realizes that his collaborative project is fruitless.
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A Fruitless Thesis
(Web Page on this Site)
Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario meant to stimulate discussion about the ethical issues that arise in the supervisor-trainee relationship; namely, after reviewing a paper for a journal, a supervisor realizes that his student's thesis is fruitless.
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The Family Problem
(Web Page on this Site)
Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario designed to stimulate discussion about ethical aspects of the supervisor-trainee relationship and family responsibilities.
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Fair Credit for Inventors
(Web Page on this Site)
Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario that covers ethical issues that arise when more than one person contributes directly to an invention.
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Collegial Exchange and Exploitation
(Web Page on this Site)
Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario meant to stimulate discussion about ways of responding to a suggestion from a researcher who has a reputation of freely taking others' ideas.
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Is There an Error?
(Web Page on this Site)
Open-Ended Scenario
Ethical issues that researchers face when it appears that there has been a serious error in data interpretation.
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The Endless Dissertation
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Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario meant to stimulate discussion about the ethical issues that arise when a thesis supervisor demands significantly more work after the student thinks the draft is complete.