With Bones in Contention: Repatriation of Human Remains Added02/16/2006 Updated03/04/2016 This case focuses on the issues of repatriation, the return of human remains, the question of desecration, and anthropologist's role in protection of sacred artifacts, as it relates to Native American remains and artifacts. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 1997 Read More
Informed Consent for Use of Stored Specimens Added02/16/2006 Updated06/14/2016 This case discusses issues in ethics such as treatment of human research subjects, ethical research methods, use of informed consent, privacy and confidentiality. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 1997 Read More
Blowing the Whistle on a Therapeutic Experiment Added02/16/2006 Updated11/23/2015 This case discuss an actual incident of whistleblowing at a private psychiatric facility involving informed consent and human research subjects. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 1997 Read More
Ethical Issues in Longitudinal Research with At-Risk Children and Adolescents Added02/16/2006 Updated11/23/2015 This case discusses issues of researcher obligations, the role of informed consent, developmental factors; and options of action available to researchers who discover that minors may be in jeopardy. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 1997 Read More
Do the Ends Justify the Means: The Ethics of Deception in Social Science Research Added02/16/2006 Updated10/20/2015 This case raises issues of the question of ethical justification for intentionally deceiving subjects, experimentation on human subjects and voluntary consent. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 1997 Read More
Protection from Proposal Idea Scooping? Added02/16/2006 Updated10/20/2015 This case discusses basic concerns about confidence in one's own ability to judge the merits of his or her work; the timing of research and proposal writing; honesty; trust between researchers; and trusting the integrity of colleagues in the scientific community. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 1997 Read More
Ownership of Knowledge and Graduate Education Added02/16/2006 Updated10/12/2015 This case raises issues about the responsibility of advisers to graduate students and post-docs, the responsibilities of those advised or mentored, research directors' management of power, ownership of ideas and grounds for recognition in the research group, and ease and frequency of communication. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 1997 Read More
The Statute of Limitations Added02/16/2006 Updated10/28/2015 This case discusses issues of intellectual property, intellectual turf, the training of graduate students, communication and cooperation vs. competition in science, and the evaluation of scientific peers. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 1997 Read More
So You Wanted to be a Co-Author Added02/16/2006 Updated10/20/2015 This case discusses the issue of proper procedures for publishing and collaboration specifically targeted to post-doc fellows, junior faculty and supervisors. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 1997 Read More
The Temporary Post-Doc Added02/16/2006 Updated10/20/2015 This case raises two primary issues: data sharing and recognition of the contributions of others, along with issues of collaboration, intellectual contribution and authorship. Contributor(s) Brian Schrag Authoring Institution Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Year 1997 Read More