Research Ethics

Member Institution: 
Course Number: 
PHL 547
Terms Offered: 
Winter
Credits: 
3

An examination of the interrelationship between ethical values and scientific practice. Topics include professionalism in science; scientific integrity, misconduct, and whistleblowing; the ethics of authorship; conflicts of interest between academic science and commercial science, and social responsibilities in science. Guidelines relating to patent, trademark, copyright, and authorship issues are covered as well.

Contact: 

Jonathan Kaplan, Ph.D.
Philosophy Department
208 Hovland Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-3902
email: Jonathan.Kaplan@oregonstate.edu