Ethics in Science
Ethics in Science
ASSIGNMENT FOR FRIDAY 11/13/09
The Chemical Professional’s Code of Conduct (American Chemical Society)
pp.15-20 of On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research (National Academy Press)
Case Study on Plagiarism (Iowa State University)
The Case of Jan Hendrik Schön:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v417/n6887/pdf/417367a.pdf
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v419/n6906/pdf/419419a.pdf
optional: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/296/5572/1376.pdf
optional: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/298/5591/30.pdf
Other Useful Resources, not required for 11/13:
Ethical Guidelines to Publication of Chemical Research (ACS)
Honor in Science (Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society)
The Responsible Researcher (Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society)
Responsible Conduct of Research (Columbia University)
Theoretical Frameworks for the Discussion of Ethics (Vanderbilt University)
Sources, Their Use and Acknowledgement (Dartmouth College)
Case Studies
Plagiarism (Iowa State University)
Valley of Sorrow (Iowa State University)
The Millikan Case: Discrimination vs. Manipulation (Western Michigan University)
The Search for the Structure of DNA (Western Michigan University)
The XXY Controversy (Western Michigan University)
Other sites of interest
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (from the Pugwash mission statement: “The mission of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is to bring scientific insight and reason to bear on threats to human security arising from science and technology in general, and above all from the catastrophic threat posed to humanity by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. It was in recognition of this mission that Pugwash and its co-founder, Sir Joseph Rotblat, were awarded the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize.”)
Online Ethics Center (National Academy of Engineering)