RCN-UBE: Ethics Network for Course-based Opportunities in Undergraduate Research: Phase II

科学进步有赖于个人以道德和负责任的方式进行研究。除了科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学科本身的伦理/负责任的研究行为(E/RCR)教育的重要性之外，科学成果的严谨性往往对公众对科学的信任和参与程度具有直接影响。因此，各级新兴学者必须接受E/RCR的正式准备，以努力促进上述目标。更重要的是，最近在高等教育层面改革STEM实验室教育的努力导致了以课程为基础的本科生研究经验(CURE)的产生，旨在增加学生接触和参与真正的科学探究的机会。目前文献中的证据表明，学生参与治疗会增加他们在该领域的科学过程技能发展、情感和坚持性。然而，很少有研究研究E/RCR在治疗中的整合以及有效维持这种整合的机制。本科生研究以课程为基础的机会道德网络(ENCOR)试图通过几项有组织的活动来解决这一问题，其中包括：(A)扩大实践社区，其中包括来自不同机构的个人，他们具有不同的教育背景，共同对治疗过程中的E/RCR感兴趣；(B)创建、实施和评估为期一年的鼓励奖学金计划，该计划将为对开发和实地测试E/RCR资源感兴趣的治疗设计师和教师提供结构化的专业发展；(C)策划和公开传播资源；以及(D)组织和促进E/RCR in CURES会议。总体而言，这些活动将通过协作讨论以及在治疗过程中创建国家E/RCR专业发展框架和E/RCR资源纲要，提高社区S对E/RCR教育在实验室环境中的作用和影响的认识。后一种结果将特别引起STEM和非STEM学科的个人的兴趣，他们试图培养一个道德上负责任的公民。该项目由生物科学局生物基础设施部和教育与人力资源局本科教育司共同资助，作为应对《本科生物学教育的愿景与变革：行动号召》中提出的挑战的努力的一部分(http://visionandchange/finalreport/).This奖反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估被认为值得支持。

Scientific advancement is reliant upon individuals conducting research in an ethical and responsible manner. Beyond the importance of ethics/Responsible Conduct of Research (E/RCR) education within the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines themselves, the rigor of scientific outcomes often has direct implications for the level of public trust in and engagement with science. Thus, it is imperative that emergent scholars at all levels receive formal preparation in E/RCR in an effort to promote the aforementioned goals.More acutely, recent efforts to reform STEM laboratory education at the postsecondary level have resulted in the genesis of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs), which are designed to augment student access to and engagement in authentic scientific inquiry. Current evidence within the literature demonstrates that student participation in CUREs results in increases in their science process skills development, affect, and persistence in the domain. Yet, few studies have examined the integration of E/RCR in CUREs as well as mechanisms to effectively sustain such integration. The Ethics Network for Course-based Opportunities in Undergraduate Research (ENCOUR) seeks to address this concern through several structured activities, including: (a) expansion of a community of practice that includes individuals from diverse institutions with diverse educational backgrounds who are collectively interested in E/RCR in CUREs; (b) creation, implementation, and evaluation of a year-long ENCOUR fellowship program, which will provide structured professional development for CURE designers and instructors interested in developing and field-testing E/RCR resources; (c) curation and public dissemination of the resources; and (d) organization and facilitation of an E/RCR in CUREs conference. Collectively, these activities will enhance the community?s knowledge of the role and impact of E/RCR education in laboratory contexts through collaborative discussion as well as the creation of a national E/RCR in CUREs professional development framework and compendium of E/RCR resources. These latter outcomes will be of especial interest to individuals in STEM and non-STEM disciplines who seek to prepare an ethically-responsible citizenry. This project is being jointly funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Biological Infrastructure, and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education as part of their efforts to address the challenges posed in Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action (http://visionandchange/finalreport/).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.