Research Ethics

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The Online Ethics Center for Engineering

Provides "engineers, scientists and science and engineering students with resources useful for understanding and addressing ethically significant problems that arise in their work life."

http://onlineethics.org

On Being A Scientist: Responsible

Pamphlet that seeks to describe the ethical foundations of scientific practices and some of the personal and professional issues that researchers encounter in their work.

http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/obas

NSPE Ethics Resources

Includes codes of conduct, reference resources, case studies, and related articles from the National Society of Professional Engineers.

http://www.nspe.org/ethics

Teaching Chemical Research Ethics

Resource guide aimed at the university educator who wants to incorporate research ethics education into chemistry course(s). From the Duke University Chemistry Library.

http://www.lib.duke.edu/chem/ethics/index.html

Teaching Research Ethics

Intensive workshop in teaching research ethics for scientists who train graduate students. Sponsored by the Poynter Center at the University of Indiana.

http://poynter.indiana.edu/tre

Murdough Center For Engineering

Encourages and promotes professional engineering ethics through symposia, workshops, and seminars.

http://www.murdough.ttu.edu

Scientists for Global Responsibility

Promotes responsible use of science and technology in society, and explores the ethical dimensions of scientific research, global energy and resource issues, and alternative technologies.

http://www.sgr.org.uk

Integrity in Science

Project information and resources from the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Features a database of scientists` and non-profits` ties to industry.

http://www.cspinet.org/integrity

Centre for Computing and Social

Addresses the social and ethical impacts of information and communication technologies through research and education.

http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk

Northeastern University Center for the

Established for science students who wish to investigate and respond to ethical concerns through a combination of reflection and more active research and problem solving.

http://www.casdn.neu.edu/~nucase

Resources for Teaching Research Ethics

Links to online materials (mainly academic) regarding research ethics.

http://medicine.ucsd.edu/research/ethics/resources/index.htm

Scientific Misconduct: An Annotated

"Articles and books from the popular and scholarly literature that could be integrated into lectures or used as the bases for student reports." Last updated in 1996.

http://www.lemoyne.edu/otrp/otrpresources/otrp_sci-misc.html

ETHEX

The Exploratorium`s Ethical Scenarios Forum (ETHEX), created to promote online discussion of ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic research.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/genepool/ethex.html

IEEE Society on Social Implications of

Includes the IEEE codes of conduct, resources, and committee information.

http://radburn.rutgers.edu/andrews/projects/ssit/ungercom.html

Biology Lesson Plans to Teach Research

Intended for high school biology classes.

http://www.accessexcellence.org/ae/aepc/wwc/1992/research_ethics.html

Professional Ethics for Scientists

Syllabus and extensive references list for a course taught at Towson University by Dr. Linda Sweeting.

http://www.towson.edu/~sweeting/ethics/ethicsyl.htm

Bioterrorism, Informed Consent and

Article with citations.