Acknowledgement

Responsible Authorship

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

What about my contribution?

Two professors co-author a paper that includes a student's work without any credit given to the student.

Credit and Time Pressure

A graduate student writes a paper and submits it to the Device Research Conference with his professor which does not mention others who had contributed to the research.

How Should Undergraduates Acknowledge Research Aid?

Two students are informed over dinner about a new piece of equipment which later turns out to be the answer to their problem.

To Publish Alone

A professor publishes a paper using his graduate students' data that has not been published elsewhere. The students question whether they have been adequately acknowledged.

Jack Fry's Interview

A post-doctoral student is interviewing for a university faculty position, he uses a graduate student's unpublished data at the interview.

The Temporary Post-Doc

A post-doctoral student begins work on a procedure that he believes led to the working solution after he has left; he wants to be acknowledged.

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