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

Excerpted from "Beyond Adversarial Ethics: Web Resources for Solving Problems About Research Conduct" presented at the 2000 Sigma Xi Forum, by Caroline Whitbeck. Includes a discussion of the background, main method and variations on this method, as well as sample scenarios and questions.

More about how the module method works, and an overview of the objectives.

Module Topics

Special Issues in Conducting Human Genetic Research
Ethical Challenges in Research with Human Biological Material
The Ethics of Research with Subjects Who Have Dementia
The Ethics of Research with Children
The Ethics of Research with Human Subjects Who are Mentally Ill
The Ethics of Research with Vulnerable Populations
Responsible Authorship
Responsibilities in the Editing and Reviewing of Journal Articles and Grant Applications
Responsibility for Bugs and Errors, including Safety and Environment Issues
The Supervisor-Trainee Relationship
The Ethics of Using Animals in Research
The Collection, Retention, Sharing, and Interpretation of Data

Readings on the Responsible Conduct of Research

"On Being a Scientist"
From the National Academy of Science
Federal Policy on Research Misconduct
This policy became effective Dec. 6, 2000. The earlier Draft Policy and Definition of Research Misconduct is also shown here with annotation to show the wording that was the object of comment at the October 14,1999 National Town Meeting on Research Misconduct. This policy on research misconduct includes a new definition of research misconduct issued by Office of Science and Technology Policy. The policy and definition (although not specific rules of procedure) are to be used by all government agencies that fund research. The previous definitions and attempt at definition are also provided here.
Explanation of Federal Regulations (45CFR46) on research with human subjects
Created as two pages due to length Part I and Part II.
Reading Questions for Federal Regulations on research with human subjects.
Policy on Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
Issued December 1, 2000 by The Public Health Service (PHS)
National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC)
Recent reports. The complete NBAC reports are currently under construction for permanent inclusion on the Online Ethics Center.
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