By the end of the course, students should have learned:
1. The nature of ethical systems underlying codes of ethics and 
conduct of professional societies
2. How their own value systems can impact research conduct
3. The key components of honesty and integrity in conducting 
research, including misconduct, plagiarism, and data 
falsification
4. The issues surrounding whistleblowing and treatment of 
whistleblowers
5. Policies and procedures on data management and ownership
6. How to determine credit, responsibility, and criteria for 
authorship of manuscripts
7. The nature of peer review of manuscripts and grants, 
including issues of response, competence, and confidentiality
8. The definition and management of conflicts of interest	
9. An overview of faculty/graduate student interactions, their 
development and enhancement, and how to manage problems
10. What constitutes appropriate consulting arrangements
11. The nature of intellectual property and its 
commercialization
12. Appropriate design and implementation of research with 
animals and humans
13. How to nurture personal philosophies and ethics

1. Basis for ethics and value systems
2.Defining professionalism, codes of ethics from professional 
societies
3. Effects of personal value systems on research topics and 
data interpretation
4.Honesty and integrity in conducting research 
5.Honesty and integrity in data management
6.Authorship of manuscripts
7.Peer review of manuscripts and grants
8.Faculty/graduate student interactions
9.Plagiarism 
10.Conflicts of interest and commitment
11.Consultancies/intellectual property issues
12.Issues in animal and human research
13.Defining, nurturing, and developing personal professionalism 
and ethics