| Date | Class Topics and Activities | Pre-Class Assignments | |
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Jan 29 | SNOW DAY | |
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2
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Feb 5 | Library orientation, 6:10 (CK256)
Course purpose, requirements, prerequisites Video Academic dishonesty, its impact, What is science? What is ethics? A.1-4 Individual conferences about paper 1 topics |
Buy books; be familiar with word processing
and a web browser; explore syllabus and bibliography
Ponder: Unethical behavior in education, case studies OBAS 17 Write: Journal entry 1: cancelled |
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3
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Feb 12 | How science is done
B.1
Scientists performing and analyzing their experiments B.1-3 Establish peer editing groups Individual conferences about paper 1 topics |
Read: Readings Intro, Syllabus,
OBAS 1 - 20, HIS 1 - 18, ACS Acad. Prof. Guide.
Ponder: your paper, case studies OBAS 17 Write: Journal entry 2 |
| 4 | Feb 19 | SNOW | |
| 5 | Feb 26 | SNOW | Write: Journal entry 3, paper draft |
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6
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Mar 5 | Scientists and their experiments B.4-6
Video: Do Scientists Cheat? |
Read: Zurer; a
couple of codes of conduct
Ponder: case studies OBAS 19. Write: Draft 1, Paper 1 |
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7
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Mar 12 | Scientists and their experiments: Errors, wishful
thinking and fraud B.4,6
Intro to peer editing with Draft 1, Paper 1 |
Read: Branscomb, Bergman, Thomson, peer
group papers
Ponder: case study OBAS 5 Write: Comments on Draft 1, Paper 1 |
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8
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Mar 19 | Employees and Protegees in Research C.4, D.1-5,
E.1-4
Career development, role of mentors and funds, conflict of interest Guest: William R. Jones, PhD |
Read: ACS Acad. Prof. Guide., Macrina
Ponder: qualities of an ideal mentor / boss |
| Mar 26 | Spring break | Read & Write: Papers 1 and 2 and/or journals | |
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9
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Apr 2 | Roles of peers; credit and responsibility in
publication C.1-2 (more on May 7)
Problems with Peers: Power, Discrimination Scientific justification of discrimination? C.3 Video?: Discovering Women, Jewels in a Test Tube Individual conferences on topics for paper 2 |
Read: OBAS 12-14, HIS 19 - 35, ACS
Publication Guidelines, Rowe
Ponder: case studies OBAS 11, 12, 14 Write: Paper 1 due (but may be turned in Mar 19). |
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10
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Apr 9 | Employees and Protegees in Industry and Government,
Science and the Public C.4, D.1-5, E.1-4, F.1-5
Guest: John Burnett (Envir Enforcement Balto Co) |
Read: Jackall, Parnas, Boisjoly, ACS
Prof. Employ. Guide.
Ponder: Good and bad work environments and bosses Write: Journal entry 4; paper 2 topic must be approved by 8:50 pm |
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11
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Apr 16 | Science and the Public E.1-4, F.1-5
Whistleblowing, Challenger Explosion Video |
Read: Bell & Esch, Gunsalus
Ponder: Whistleblowing alternatives Write: Draft 1, paper 2 due |
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12
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Apr 23 | Professionals in Engineering and Computer Science
F.3-4 G.3.
Guest?: Joyce Currie Little, PhD (COSC, TU) Peer editing paper 2 |
Read: OBAS 20-21, ACM
Code, TU
Code, papers of peer group
Ponder: your computer ethics Write: Journal entry 5 |
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Apr 30 | Professionals in Biology and Medicine
The use of humans and animals in research, G.1-2 |
Read: Hippocrates, Fuchs, peer papers
Ponder: Genetic engineering, and politically unpopular research Write: Journal entry 6, peer comments |
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14
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May 7 | Professional Excellence and Professional Misconduct
in Science, Funding of Research
Guest: Dr. Kenneth Busch (NSF IG) |
Read: Glass, review funding and publication process
Ponder: The nature of science Write: Paper 2 DUE |
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15
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May 14 | Pollution, population and environmental ethics.
Are these technical problems or moral ones? H.1-4
Student Reports on Papers |
Read: Hardin, peer papers
Ponder: The future of the earth? Who is responsible, and why? Take-home Exam Write: Exam to be turned in |