FALL BIOETHICS 2006 (MW 6:307:45 pm) Instructor: Dwight Dimaculangan, Ph.D. Office: LSCI 220 Phone: [phone], ext. 6443 E-mail: [e-mail] Office Hours: MW 10:00am-11:30am, TR 9:00am-10:00am, and at other times by appointment. COURSE INFORMATION
This is a lecture/discussion course designed to expose you to ethical issues in science including the current ethical standards of behavior in the scientific community and the ethical dilemmas generated by scientific advances.
BIOL 605
Texts: Scientific Integrity 3rd edition. by Francis L. Macrina, 2005 Reading List: Additional articles are listed below Course Requirements: Description Two 100 point exams Homework assignments case studies Class discussion leading discussion general participation Class Project Total points
Points 200 100 100 100 100 600
Attendance: You are expected to attend all regularly scheduled classes. Even if you are unable to attend for some reason, you are responsible for the material covered during these activities. Since this is a discussion-oriented class, each unexcused absence will result in a reduction in your participation grade. Class Discussions: A significant portion of the class will be devoted to discussions of case studies, which pertain to the various chapters in the textbook. You are responsible for reading the assigned chapters and all of the case studies. In addition, you will write a one-page review on the case studies that are assigned to you (one page each), and hand it in as homework at the beginning of class. You will then be responsible for leading the discussion on the cases during class. Everyone will be judged on their input during the discussions of the all of the cases (i.e. participation grade). Class Project: The class will work in small committees on projects concerning bioethics topics. More information will be provided by the instructor. Your grade for the project will be based on your contribution to the committees work (leadership, project work, written report, and oral presentation of the report). Reading List Articles: For many of the class sessions we will be discussing articles found on the reading list below. You will be held responsible for reading and discussing these articles during the discussion and on the exams. Assignments: 5% of the points will be deducted for each day an assignment is past due.
Reading List 1. Conduct, Misconduct and the Structure of Science. American Scientist, 84: 479-490, 1996. 2. Institutionalized Plagiarism. Shawn Clouthier. The Scientist, August 2, 2004. 3. Cleaning Up the Paper Trail. Jennifer Couzin and Katherine Unger, Science 312: 38-43, 2006. 4. The Scientist in Society (Chapter 12). In Responsible Conduct of Research, Adil Shamoo and David Resnik, Oxford University Press, New York, New York, 2003. 5. Are Science and Technology Governable? Billy Goodman. The Scientist, April 29, 2002. 6. Sharing in Science. Karen Louis, Lisa Jones, and Eric Campbell. Scientist, American 90:304307, 2002. 7. A 10-Step Plan for Better Postdoc Training. Postdoctoral Fellows Working Group, The Scientist, January, 2006, p24-25. 8. How to be a Good Mentor. Jill Adams. The Scientist, August 2, 2004. 9. The Grad School Survey. Stephanie Sanford. HMS Beagle, December 10, 1999. Issue 68. 10. A Guide to Peer Review and Scientific Publishing. In Peer Review and the Acceptance of New Scientific Ideas. Sense About Science, London, SW1V4QQ, England, 2004. 11. Is Peer Review Broken? Alison McCook, The Scientist, February, 2006, p26-33. 12. Peer Review at NIH. Toni Scarpa, Science 311: 41, 2006. 13. Genomics Research and Human Subjects. Henry Greely. Science 282:625, 1998. 14. Clinical Trials 101: Monitoring Drug Development Between Laboratory and Pharmacy. Mark Lesney. Modern Drug Discovery, May, 2000, p.31-32. 15. The Tribulations of Clinical Trials. Susan Warner. The Scientist. April 26, 2004, p20-25. 16. Clinical Trials Results Databases: Unanswered Questions. Celia Fisher, Science 311: 180-181, 2006. 17. Harmonization of Animal Care and Use Guidance. Demers et al. Science 312: 700-701, 2006. 18. The Moral Status of Animals. Martha Nussbaum, The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 3, 2006, pB6-B8. 19. All Animals Are Equal. Peter Singer. In Bioethics, An Anthology. Eds. Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer. Blackwell Publishers, Inc. Malden, MA, 1999. 20. Improving the Lives of Laboratory Animals. Jane Salodof MacNeil, The Scientist, April 26, 2004. p43-45. 21. Who Owns Online Coursework? Robert Wallace. HMS Beagle. October 27, 2000. Issue 89. 22. Winthrop Copyright Policy, Approved by the Executive Officers of Winthrop University August 9, 2006. Available at www.winthrop.edu/copyright. 23. National Research Council Pr...