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

RCN-UBE：本科生研究课程机会道德网络：第二阶段

• 批准号: 1919312
• 负责人: Jeffrey Olimpo
• 金额: $ 49.76万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at El Paso
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1919312&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RCN; UBE; Ethics; Network; Course

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.

科学进步依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水平产生直接影响。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。更尖锐的是，最近在高等教育层面改革 STEM 实验室教育的努力催生了基于课程的本科研究体验 (CURE)，旨在增强学生接触和参与真实科学探究的机会。目前的文献证据表明，学生参与 CURE 可以提高他们在该领域的科学过程技能的发展、影响力和持久性。然而，很少有研究探讨 E/RCR 在 CURE 中的整合以及有效维持这种整合的机制。本科生研究课程机会道德网络 (ENCOUR) 旨在通过几项结构化活动来解决这一问题，包括： (a) 扩大实践社区，其中包括来自不同机构、具有不同教育背景、对 CURE 中的 E/RCR 共同感兴趣的个人； (b) 创建、实施和评估为期一年的 ENCOUR 研究金计划，该计划将为有兴趣开发和现场测试 E/RCR 资源的 CURE 设计师和讲师提供结构化的专业发展； (c) 资源的管理和公共传播； (d) 组织和促进 E/RCR in CUREs 会议。总的来说，这些活动将通过协作讨论以及在 CURE 专业发展框架和 E/RCR 资源概要中创建国家 E/RCR 来增强社区对 E/RCR 教育在实验室环境中的作用和影响的了解。后面这些结果将引起 STEM 和非 STEM 学科中寻求培养有道德责任公民的个人的特别兴趣。该项目由生物科学局生物基础设施司以及教育和人力资源局本科教育司联合资助，作为其努力解决本科生物教育愿景和变革：行动呼吁 (http://visionandchange/finalreport/) 中提出的挑战的一部分。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为值得通过以下方式获得支持： 使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估。