The Nature and Practice of Scientific Integrity
     EPI827

Syllabus

Resources, Readings & Bibliography

History & Development of the Class

Assignments

• Personal Statement due Wed., 01/16

• Funding Search & Assessment  due Mon., 01/28

• Research Protocol  due Mon., 03/31

• Independent Analysis & Interpretation  due Wed., 04/16
       Topic Due: Wednesday, January 30
       Bibliography/Literature Cited Due: Monday, February 18
       Abstract Due: Wednesday, March 26
       Final Paper: Wednesday, April 16

Funding Opportunities (Deadlines)

• RFA-RR-07-003 - RESEARCH ON RESEARCH INTEGRITY (R21)  ( Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): Extended to November 13, 2007 per NOT-RR-08-001)
• RFA-RR-07-004 -RESEARCH ON RESEARCH INTEGRITY (R03)  ( Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): Extended to November 13, 2007 per NOT-RR-08-002)

• NSF 07-541 - ETHICS EDUCATION IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING (04/10/07)

• NIH PA-07-277 - RESEARCH ON ETHICAL ISSUES IN HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH (R01)  This is a revision of PA-06-369 (expires 05/02/09 unless reissued)

• NIH PA-06-133 - NIH PATHWAY TO INDEPENDENCE (PI) AWARD (K99/R00) (04/07/06)

• PHS, ORI - RCR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - ROUND V (02/24/06)
• NIH PA-03-057 - SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES (expires 02/01/06 unless reissued)
• AAMC-ORI - RCR PROGRAM FOR ACADEMIC SOCIETIES (11/11/05

Web Resources

• AAMC
       Compact Between Postdoctoral Appointees and their Mentors
       Responsible Conduct of Research Program for Academic Societies
  

• Amer. J. Bioethics Online

• AAAS
       Career Development Center
       Integrity in Scientific Research Videos
       Scientific Freedom, Responsibility, and Law Program
       Science, Next Wave (November '02) Ethics Resources
• AAALAC, Assn Assessment & Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care Intl
• AAHRPP, Assn Accreditation - Human Research Protection Programs
• AALAS Lab Animal Science Learning Laboratory
• Alliance for Human Research Protection (AHRP)
• AMA's Ethics Standards Group
• American Physiological Society
       Ethical Policies & Procedures
       Instructions for Preparing Your Manuscript
  
• American Speech - Language - Hearing Association
       Guidelines for the Responsible Conduct of Research: Ethics and the Publication Process
  
• American Statistical Association
       Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice
• American Studies Association: Intellectual Freedom in Times of War
       Openness and Security: Problems, Progress, and Opportunity;  Charles M. Vest Speech to NASULGC on 11/17/03
       Response and Responsibility: Balancing Security and Openness in Research and Education; MIT President Charles M. Vest's annual report for the academic year 2001-02
• APPE, Assn for Practical and Professional Ethics
• Bioethics.Net
  
• Boston College: Research Integrity
• Center for Academic Integrity, Duke University
• Center for Science in the Public Interest
• the City University of New York, Human Subjects Research Training Sessions
  
• Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association (CENSA)
  
• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
  
• Council on Competitiveness
• Council of Science Editors
       White Paper on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications
• Council on Social Work
       Responsible Conduct of Research - Promoting Research Integrity in Social Work
  
• Creative Commons
       MIT's HST.502 Survival Skills for Emerging Researchers
• Columbia University, Office of RCR
• Council of Graduate School - RCR Project
• DHHS Office of Human Research Protections
       Frequently Asked Questions
  
• Defense Security Service's Employee's Guide to Security Responsibilities
• Deja Vu: A study of scientific publication ethics
  
• Environmental Protection Agency
       Human Health Research Program
• Federation American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
       Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research-- Shared Responsibility, Individual Integrity
  
• Food and Drug Administration
       Guidance Documents
  
• Harvard Research Ethics Fellowship Program
• The Hastings Center
• HHMI's Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty
• International Society  for Stem Cell Research
       Guidelines for the Conduct of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
  
• Journals
       Accountability in Research: Policies and Quality Assurance
       Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
       Plagiary - Cross Disciplinary Studies in Plagiarism, Fabrication, and Falsification
       Science & Engineering Ethics (New Springer Site)
• Modern Language Association: Statement of Professional Ethics
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators
• MSU's
       IACUC
       Export Controls & Trade Sanctions
       IRBs
       Office of Intellectual Property
       Office for International Students & Scholars
       Ombudsman
       The Writing Center
       Writing in Digital Environments
• The National Academies
       Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy
       Engineering Ethics Center
       "On Being a Scientist"
       Online Ethics Center
  
• National Postdoctoral Association
• National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity
  
• NIH/PHS
       Bioethics Site
       Center for Scientific Review
            Peer Review Video
                    Evaluation of the Peer Review Process
                    Request for Comments
       Extramural Nexus
       Human Subjects Research Online Training:  “Protecting Human Subjects”
       LifeWorks, a health and medical science career guide
       NIH Guide (Funding Opportunities & Notices)
            Search Help
       Videocasting
• PHS Office of Research Integrity
       Forensic Tools for Data Imaging
       RCR Resources & Program Products
       Links to Other RCR Resources
• Poynter Center, Indiana University
• Quality Assurance Journal
• Responsible Conduct of Research Education Committee (RCREC)
• Science's Next Wave
• ScienceBlogs
       Adventures in Ethics & Science
       The Intersection - There will always be fakers
• Sigma Xi Post Doctoral Survey
• St. Louis University Ethics in Mental Health Research
• The Center for Measuring University Performance
  
• The World Fact Book
• Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics
• Union of Concerned Scientists
• University of Minnesota,  Graduate School - Codes of Ethics
• Writing Program Administrators
     Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices

Regulatory Affairs

• NIH's
       - Inclusion of Women & Minorities in Research
       - Required Education in the Protection of Human Research Participants 06/05/00
       - Phase I & II Data Safety Monitoring on Clinical Trials 06/05/00
       - Financial Conflicts of Interest & Research Objectivity 06/05/00
  

• 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [Public Law 104-191]
       - Georgetown U., Health Privacy Project
       - HHS Announces Final Regulations 12/20/00
       - HHS Fact Sheet 12/20/00
       - Federal Register Publication of Final Regulations 12/28/00
       - AAMC Guidelines for Academic Medical Centers on Security and Privacy 05/01
  

News & Current Events

• AAMC News Room; American Medical News
       - Task Force on Financial Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research
              Report on Institution's Financial Interests in Human Subjects Research 10/02
              Report on Individual Financial Interest in Human Subjects Research 12/14/01

• HHS Fact Sheets

• Institute of Medicine
       - Committee on Assessing the System for Protecting Human Research Subjects
       - Preserving Public Trust: Accreditation and Human Research Participant Protection Programs (04/01)
       - Responsible Research: A Systems Approach to Protecting Research Participants (10/02)
• NIH's Eliminating Health Disparities Initiatives
• The Role & Activities of Professional Societies in Promoting Research Integrity - Report of a Conference 04/10/2000
• Mervis, Jeffrey.  2001.  GRADUATE EDUCATION: Student Survey Highlights Mismatch of Training, Goals.  291(5503, Jan.  19): 408-409.
       - Survey on Doctoral Education and Career Preparation
       - Preparing Future Faculty
       - Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation's, The Responsive PhD