Course Description
The course is designed for first year graduate students on how to conduct scientific research responsibly.
Athena Title
RESPONSIBLE SCIENCE
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
After completion of the course, students should well grounded in examples of scientific fraud, understand the impact of protecting intellectual property vs publication, know the issues surrounding the use of human subjects and animals in research. Students will also prepare a short talk on a subject of their choice that reflects some aspect of responsible science. Students are also expected to understand the ethical and social issues involving the use of transgenic animals, gene ownership, human stem cells, and genome projects. As a consequence, students should be able to conduct their research in a responsible way a high professional and ethical standard.
Topical Outline
Authorship, publishing and mentoring Data books and peer review Patents, publishing & industrial relations Use of human subjects Genome projects and gene ownership Transgenic organisms, human stem cells, and genetically modified organisms Use of animals in research Discussion of the NIH document on being a scientist and student presentations The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by the instructor may be necessary.