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Honors 306V |
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Spring 2011 Course ASSIGNMENTS Dr. Elba Serrano |
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND ASSIGNMENTS
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JAN |
18 |
25 |
FEB |
1 |
8 |
15 |
22 |
MAR |
1 |
8 |
15 |
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29 |
APR |
5 |
12 |
19 |
26 |
MAY |
5 |
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DATE
AND TOPIC |
CLASS
ASSIGNMENTS |
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Jan 18 INTRODUCTION |
Course
overview In
class case studies |
Questions and Resources: * Aplied
Ethics Resources on the WWW * Online Ethics Center for
Engineering |
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Jan 25 ETHICAL REASONING |
Read Fundamentals
of Ethics Ch 1-5 BRIEFLY Prepare case studies 1- identify
the ethical dilemma(s), 2) answer questions 1.0, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.3,
3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 5.0, 5.4 Academic Integrity
Print,
read, and come prepared to discuss NMSU policies for academic misconduct by
students: http://www.nmsu.edu/~vpsa/SCOC/misconduct.html
RCR Scientific
Integrity Print,
read, and come prepared to discuss Conduct and Misconduct
in Science http://www.its.caltech.edu/~dg/conduct_art.html
NMSU guidelines for Ethics in Research http://research.nmsu.edu/ethics.html
1.
What constitutes scientific misconduct at
NMSU? 2.
What procedures should be followed to
report misconduct? 3.
What protection is afforded the
whistleblower and the accused? Read
Scientific Integrity Ch 1 (Methods, Manners and Mandates)
& 2 (Ethics and the Scientist) 1.
Prepare
a brief outline of the different ethical schools of thought that have
influenced western science 2.
According
to Macrina, why is there a need for research ethics
training? 3.
Complete
case studies 1.2, 1.4 |
Resources: ORI
Responsible Conduct of Research(RCR) ORI supports several programs designed to
promote education and training in the responsible conduct of research (RCR)
that covers the following nine instructional areas: * Data Acquisition,
Management, Sharing and Ownership * Conflict of
Interest and Commitment * Human Subjects * Animal Welfare * Research
Misconduct * Publication
Practices and Responsible Authorship * * Peer Review * Collaborative
Science” |
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Feb 1 SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY |
Science
as a Human Endeavor.
Access the website On
Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research maintained by the National
Academy of Sciences and read The
Social Foundations of Science 1.
Are these perspectives new or familiar? 2.
Do you agree or disagree with the author? Consequences for
Misconduct.
Access the Office of Research Integrity
web site. 1.
What is the
purpose of this web site? 2.
What are the definitions
of misconduct and plagiarism? 3.
Do you agree with
the views in this article: Prevention
Techniques 4.
Go to the ORI case summaries site.
Download and summarize the findings for ONE case to discuss in class. Historical
Perspectives on Misconduct. The following online articles provide
overviews of important cases of scientific misconduct in biology and
physics. 1.
Read and come
prepared to discuss. Codes of Ethics: Comparisons of
student disciplines. 1.
Bring the code of
conduct for your professional society to class. 2.
What is your
opinion of the code? RCR Read Chapters 3 (Mentoring), 11 (Scientific Record Keeping) in Scientific Integrity and make a note
of the information that is new to you.
3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.10 11.2, 11.5, 11.9, 11.10 http://onlineethics.org/cms/16141.aspx http://onlineethics.org/cms/16208.aspx http://onlineethics.org/cms/16207.aspx MENTORS 1.
What are the
responsibilities of a mentor? Of a student? 2.
Are codes of
conduct effective at preventive misconduct? Why or why not? 3.
Browse this site for questions to think about http://onlineethics.org/cms/16143.aspx
Writing
Skills.
Visit the Elie Wiesel Essay winners
page and identify the essay that you most admire. |
Resources: * Codes of Ethics
Online http://ethics.iit.edu/codes/coe.html
* Online Ethics
Center http://temp.onlineethics.org/codes/index.html
* The Value of
Knowledge: A Miniature Library of Philosophy http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/index.htm http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/ethics/index.htm
Engineering Ethics * Online Ethics,
National |
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RCR. Read the
following chapters in Macrina and prepare 10 minute
streamlined summaries with the key points of the chapter 1.
Ch.
4 Authorship and peer review Gp 1 2.
3.
Ch.
8 Collaborative research Gp 3 4.
Ch.
9 Ownership of data and intellectual
property Gp 4
1.
4.5, 4.9 2.
7.7, 7.12 3.
8.5, 8.9 4.
9.8, 9.10 |
Resources: Copyright *
http://www.piercelaw.edu/tfield/copynet.htm *
http://www.pitt.edu/~skvarka/education/copyright/ *
http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/fair-use/fair-use-checklist/ *
Copyright Essentials: http://nmsu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=60019&sid=441190 *
Copyright Fair Use: http://nmsu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=60019&sid=449716 Intellectual Property and
University Industry Partnerships http://www.ipfrontline.com/depts/article.asp?id=7061&deptid=3 |
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Feb 15 USE OF ORGANISMS IN RESEARCH Humans in experimentation |
RCR. Access and read
the mandate of the Office of Compliance and read the NMSU policy on
intellectual property http://research.nmsu.edu/compliance.html
http://research.nmsu.edu/docs/IP/intelPropPP.html 1.
What
units are overseen by the Office of Compliance? (links
on left of page)? What are their charges? 2.
To
whom does the Office of Compliance report? 3.
What
are your rights and obligations as a student researcher? any
surprises here? 4.
Who
are the ‘Originators’? 5.
Do
you have concerns about how technology transfer activities may affect
students engaged in research? If so, what are they? Science on the
Internet:
1.
Ownership,
publishing, veracity of information on the net. Who ‘owns’ the information on a website (eg
Facebook, NMSU? How do we validate the veracity of
what is posted on the internet? 2.
Database
development and global sharing of knowledge. Browse TWO of these Public database websites and
answer. What is available on the site? Who establishes, posts, and
pays for these sites? Who contributes data? Are there student internship or
research opportunities posted on the site? * NASA http://www.nasa.gov/ *
Earth Observatory *
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Observatory/datasets.html
* NCBI http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ * GENOMES http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=Genome *
Human genome http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/human/
* Jornada LTER NMSU http://jornada-www.nmsu.edu/ *
Center for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/ * Clinical Trials http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ * USDA plants http://plants.usda.gov/ *
Endangered species http://www.cites.org/ *
NM Spaceport http://spaceportamerica.com/news.html
Theme Assignment. Begin to develop
ideas for your individual research theme.
Visit these websites for inspiration. Bring one example of a provocative
topic new to you. * Consortium
for Science, Policy and Outcomes http://www.cspo.org/
* AAAS
Science and Policy
http://www.aaas.org/spp/ * Pugwash http://www.pugwash.org/
* International
Council for Science http://www.icsu.org/5_abouticsu/INTRO.php4
* Institute
of Medicine http://www.iom.edu/ * Genes
to Cognition http://www.g2conline.org/ NeuroEthics Journal http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/applied+ethics/journal/12152#realtime
RCR. Read the following chapters in Scientific Integrity and
write down the five key points of the chapters Ch. 5 Humans in
Experimentation Ch. 6 Animals in
Experimentation RCR Case Studies. Bring your written responses to the following case studies to class
for small group discussion. 5.2, 5.8, 5.10 HUMANS IN RESEARCH WRITE brief answers and bring a copy of your work at the
beginning of class. Be prepared to make a brief presentation on your findings
to the class. Be sure to cite your sources 1.
What was the
Stanford prison experiment? 2.
What was unit 731? What ethical issues
regarding humans in research are raised by Unit 731? 3.
What was Operation Whitecoat? What ethical issues regarding humans in
research are raised by Operation Whitecoat? 4.
Who was Josef Mengele and what did he do? 5.
What was the
Tuskegee experiment? What ethical issues regarding humans in research are
raised by the Tuskegee experiment? 6.
What was the
Lynchburg colony? What ethical issues regarding humans in research are raised
by the Lynchburg colony? 7.
Is there evidence
for organ trafficking? What ethical concerns are raised by this practice? 8.
What is the
Declaration of Helsinki? Who does it affect and what are its basic
principles? How many times has it been revised? 9.
Is there an accepted
global standard for human rights? If so, what is it? If not, should there be
one and if so, how should it be enforced? |
Resources: Lucifer
effect: How good people turn evil
PBS:
The
Living Weapon Biological
weapons Timeline Lynchburg
Colony *
Virginia,
Eugenics and Buck vs Bell Tuskegee
Syphilis *
Timeline *
The Experiment *
Feldshuh: Ms
Evers boys US
Holocaust Museum-Deadly Medicine, Creating
the master race Cold
Spring Harbor: Genes to Cognition Unit
731 human
experimentation US Natl Archives Unit Japanese
War crimes |
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Feb 22 USE OF ORGANISMS IN RESEARCH Animals in experimentation |
RCR Case Studies. Bring your written responses to the following case studies to class
for small group discussion. 6.1, 6.4, 6.10 ANIMALS IN RESEARCH 1.
Browse
the following websites. Be able to state their purpose. a.
NIH
RCR Education / Animals http://ori.dhhs.gov/education/products/rcr_animals.shtml b.
USDA
Govt and Professional Resources
c.
Website
dedicated to Peter
Singer d.
AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia
print and bring pages 3-6 to class e.
Animal
Welfare Act: History and
Legislation f.
Do Animals
Feel Pain? Excerpted from Animal Liberation. 2nd edition, New York, 1990. 2.
Print
and read the NMSU IACUC protocol and bring it to class: http://research.nmsu.edu/compliance/IACUC/iacuc.html 3.
Who is Peter Singer and
what is his contribution to the ethics of animals in research? 4.
List key
arguments against the use of
animals in research. 5.
Write
a brief statement with your position on ONE of the following: a.
Does animal research provide results that are
applicable to humans? What are the alternatives? b.
Are there relevant differences between animal
species, such as turtles, mice, rabbits, cats, dogs, humans, frogs, rats,
worms and monkeys? If so, what is the nature of these differences? c.
What can cause pain, distress, and harm in an
animal during an experiment? d.
Do animals and humans have a common experience of
pain and distress? Explain. e.
Do you have concerns about genetically modified
animals? If so, what are they, if not, why not? |
Resources: Peter
Singer on You Tube (Part 1; Part 2) Articles
that argue against the use of animals in research. *
Equality for
Animals? Excerpted from Practical Ethics. Cambridge, 1979. *
The Animal Liberation
Movement. Nottingham, 1985. *
All Animals
are Equal. Excerpted from Animal Rights and Human Obligations. 2nd
edition, New Jersey, 1989. *
Taking Life: Humans.
Excerpted from Practical Ethics. 2nd edition, Cambridge, 1993. *
The
Forgotten Animal Issue. Excerpted from Ethics into Action. Oxford, 1998. |
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MAR 1 BUSINESS OF SCIENCE PORTFOLIO 1 DUE (150 PTS) |
Government funding and public policy development Go to the US budget website
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/index.html
1.
What information is available? 2.
browse the interactive budget for federal government spending Fiscal Year 2012 3.
browse the fact sheets http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget_factsheets_departments
4.
Use information in the tables : 1.
which
top 5 functions received the highest budget allocation? 2.
which 5 subfunctions? 3.
how
much were they? 4.
how much of the fiscal year
budget for 1970,
1995 and 2010 was allocated 5.
for
defense research? 6.
for
health and human services? 7.
to
the national science foundation? 8.
to
general science space and technology? 9.
To
natural resources 5.
What was the biggest source of
revenue for government spending in 1970, 1995 and 2010?
who pays for federally funded research in
universities? 6.
Go to the Citizens guide to the US Budget website. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/citizensguide.html
. 1.
when
was the last guide issued? 2.
What
is in the table of contents for the most recent guide and for 2000. 3.
how
is budget allocation determined? 7.
Check out the Mystery site:
http://thomas.loc.gov/ what can
you find here related to budget for federal funding of research? Policy, organizations, and an industry case study ·
Scientific organizations and public policy.
Selling the line: Access these web sites. What is their purpose? 2.
http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=policy_advocacy ·
NMSU and public policy What are NMSU legislative priorities? http://www.nmsu.edu/~legislat/ What are the legislative allocations for 2012? What types of research initiatives are funded at NMSU? http://research.nmsu.edu/ ·
Drugs Visit this
website. What kinds of information can you find about drugs? http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/videosandcooltools.html
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Privatization: Pharmaceutical Industry Browse http://www.pharmacy.org/company.html ·
What information is posted on this site? ·
How much revenue do these companies generate? Quicken and Motley Fool offer tools to look
at stocks but you may need to register. Visit this
website and report interesting findings about drug development ·
http://www.pharmexec.com/pharmexec/
Lucrative
drugs. Just for fun: For a drug of choice from the list, find information about the following drugs
or medications: 1.
what
is the chemical formula? 2.
what
are the modes of action and contraindications of the product? 3.
who
makes the drug and how much are yearly sales? Drugs: Prozac, Zoloft Viagra Lipitor Depo-provera Ritalin Anabolic
steroids. key points found on this
NIDA website http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Steroids/anabolicsteroids2.html
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MAR 8 GENETICS |
Genetic
Engineering Read Ch 10 in Scientific Integrity
Genetic Technology Prepare BREF ANSWERS to discussion question 1-3 and case
studies 10.1, 10.3, 10.5, 10.6, 10.10 Human Genome
Project Print, read and bring to class: *
www.genome.gov/Pages/About/Planning/2011NHGRIStrategicPlan.pdf 1.
What ethical and social issues are raised by
this article? 2.
What are the five main points of the article? Genetic
Anthropology Print, read and bring to class: *
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/humanmigration.shtml 1.
What ethical and social issues are raised by
this article? 2.
What are the five main points of the article? Complete the human sorting exercise *
http://www.pbs.org/race/002_SortingPeople/002_00-home.htm Genetically
Modified Food *
Print,
read and bring to class http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml
1.
What ethical and social issues are raised by
this article? 2.
What are the pros and cons of genetically
modified food? Genetic
Testing
Print, read and bring to class: *
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/medicine/genetest.shtml 1.
What ethical and social issues are raised by
this article? 2.
What are the pros and cons of genetic testing? |
ResourceS Genetics
glossary http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm Fact Sheets About Genomic Science
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MAR 15 WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION |
Chemical Warfare *
Visit the chemical weapons
tutorial on this website and present the history of chemical weapons and
other items of your choice http://www.nti.org/h_learnmore/cwtutorial/chapter02_01.html *
Visit the US Chemical Weapons
Convention site *
what
is the purpose of this website? *
visit links in the window on
the bottom right and provide a summary of the Quick guide *
Summarize the chemicals in
the different schedules Terrorism. *
Nuclear *
Visit the website http://www.nti.org/e_research/cnwm/overview/cnwm_home.asp
. read the executive summary and
identify 5 key points http://www.nti.org/e_research/exsummary_stb07.pdf *
Cyber *
Visit the website http://www.dhs.gov/files/cybersecurity.shtm
. read the comprehensive report and
identify 5 key points http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/cybersecurity.pdf
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What is the mission of the NSA? the Special Activities
Division (SAD) Mystery Sites
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visit and
briefly summarize what is posted on these links |
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MAR 29 INTRODUCTION TO NEUROETHICS |
Neuroscience Visit
the SFN Brain briefings site and print
three articles that address a neuroscience topic of interest to you: http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=brainbriefings_main
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Resources ·
http://www.discoverychannel.ca/Article.aspx?aid=15516
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http://www.sfn.org/index.aspx?pagename=SearchingforAnswers_FamiliesandBrainDisorders
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APR 5 NEUROIMAGING NEUROGENETICS PORTFOLIO 2 DUE (150 PTS) |
Defining Right and Wrong in Brain Science Independently read and prepare the assigned
chapter for presentation. You will
have time to work on a 10 minute team presentation in class. *
Group 1, Ch 9, 10, 11, pp 99-133 Ashley, Ramona,
Lindsey, Jessica *
Group 2, Ch 12, 13, pp 134-162 James, Amanda, Kellie *
Group 3, Ch
14, 15, 16 pp 163-182 Jack, Kelly,
Anne *
Group 4, Ch 17, 18,
pp 183-205 Daniel, Katelyn, Allison |
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APR 5 NEUROPHARMACOLOGY NEUROTECHNOLOGY |
Read the online modules on NeuroPharmacology
and Neurotechnology
You will be doing a lot of in class writing next
Tuesday- be sure to bring your book(s) for reference. http://www.borderbookfestival.org/the_festival.php |