Integrating Ethics Education: Capacity-Building Workshops for Science and Engineering Faculty

这一科学与工程伦理教育项目将培养教师在研究环境中对研究生进行研究伦理教育的能力。这种方法的基础和来源是广泛的经验证据，这些证据表明，行为标准取决于工作环境，而不是参加单独的课程或在线教程。四个项目目标包括：1.为能力建设讲习班制定课程框架的协商一致会议。2.为讲习班制定课程。3.能力建设讲习班。4.成果评估：根据教员学员及其研究生学员的反馈，修订和定稿讲习班课程。该项目将在8所公立和7所私立研究生院试办拟议的讲习班，包括3所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学(HBCU)。为了促进应对研究界全球化的方法，拟议的专家小组包括一名与中国有广泛学术联系的成员，中国研究生将在课程开发的关键方面提供协助。该项目的活动、产出和成果将产生更广泛的影响，并将加强对STEM研究生的研究生伦理教育，同时促进更好地为最高标准的科学行为模范做好准备的多样化研究人员群体的发展。该项目的成果将通过参与的教师举办的讲习班、已建立的研究伦理网站以及新的国家专业和研究伦理中心迅速和广泛地传播。

This Ethics Education in Science and Engineering project will build capacity for faculty to educate graduate students about research ethics in the context of the research environment. This approach is grounded in and flows from extensive empirical evidence that standards of conduct depend as much or more on the work environment than on participation in isolated courses or online tutorials. The four project objectives include: 1. Consensus Conference to develop a framework to build a curriculum for Capacity-Building Workshops. 2. Curriculum Development for the Workshops. 3. Capacity-Building Workshops. 4. Outcome Assessments: Revise and finalize the Workshop curriculum based on feedback from faculty participants and their graduate student trainees. This project will pilot the proposed workshops in 8 public and 7 private graduate institutions, including 3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). To foster approaches responsive to the globalization of the research community, the proposed Expert Panel includes a member with extensive academic connections in China, and Chinese graduate students will be among those assisting with key aspects of curriculum development. Broader impacts will derive from the activities, outputs and outcomes of this project and will enhance graduate ethics education for STEM graduate students while promoting the development of a diverse community of researchers better prepared to model the highest standards of scientific conduct. Results of the project will be promptly and widely disseminated through workshops conducted by participating faculty, established research ethics websites as well as the new National Center for Professional and Research Ethics.