Practical Guidance on Science and Engineering Ethics Education for Instructors and Administrators : Papers and Summary from a Workshop December 12, 2012 Paperback / softback

Over the last two decades, colleges and universities in the United States have significantly increased the formal ethics instruction they provide in science and engineering.

Today, science and engineering programs socialize students into the values of scientists and engineers as well as their obligations in the conduct of scientific research and in the practice of engineering. Practical Guidance on Science and Engineering Ethics Education for Instructors and Administrators is the summary of a workshop convened in December 2012 to consider best practices for ethics education programs in science and engineering.

The workshop focused on four key areas: goals and objectives for ethics instruction, instructional assessment, institutional and research cultures, and development of guidance checklists for instructors and administrators.

Leading experts summarized and presented papers on current research knowledge in these areas.

This report presents the edited papers and a summary of the discussions at the workshop. Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Introduction2 Goals and Objectives for InstructionWhy Teach Research Ethics?--MICHAEL KALICHMANBalancing Priorities: Social Responsibility in Teaching ResponsibleConduct of Research--RONALD R.

KLINEDiscussion3 Goals and Objectives for Instructional AssessmentInstructional Assessment in the Classroom: Objectives, Methods, andOutcomes--MICHAEL DAVISAssessing Ethics Education in Programs and Centers: Challenges andStrategies--HEATHER E.

CANARY and JOSEPH R. HERKERTDiscussion4 Institutional and Research CultureInstitutional Strategies for Effective Research Ethics Education: AReport from the Council of Graduate Schools--JULIA D.

KENTGetting from Regulatory Compliance to GenuineIntegrity: Have WeLooked Upstream?--BRIAN C.

MARTINSONDiscussion5 Final DiscussionAppendix A: BiographiesAppendix B: Workshop AgendaAppendix C: Workshop ParticipantsAppendix D: Bibliography of Suggested Resources