Research Responsibility and Ethics
Research Responsibility and Ethics (PIBS 503) is in session every fall from September to December. Course materials including case studies and podcast lectures are available online through CTools, and discussion will take place in small-group sessions offered at many different times throughout the semester.
NIH mandates 8 hours of discussion to include:
- Fraud, Fabrication, and Plagiarism
- Data Storage and Ownership and Peer Review
- Animal Use and Care
- Human Subjects Research and IRBs
- Conflict of Interest
- Research in the Global Workplace
- Dual Use Issues
- Participants must also engage their PI in a discussion of ethical practices particular to their laboratory.
Registration and enrollment:
Registration for Fall 2012 is not yet available. More information will be available in August 2012.
How to prepare for a small group discussion session:
- Register for each topic ahead of time!
- View the podcast lecture for that topic (in CTools "iTunes U")
- Read the written materials for that topic (in CTools "Resources")
- Attend the session: Discuss the case studies and the podcast
Contacts:
Course content and questions: Kate Barald, Course Director (kfbarald@umich.edu)
Technical dificulties: Lisa Fletcher, Digital Media Coordinator (lfletch@umich.edu)
NOTE: PEERRS (the online ethics course for faculty) does NOT satisfy this requirement for students and postdoctoral fellows according to the NIH.
