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Research Ethics Case Studies
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This series of case studies, developed to enhance a Trinity College Summer Research Program, raises provocative ethical questions of interest to scientists, teachers, and students involved in research. While these brief case studies do not provide answers, they can be used to engage students in discussions and get them thinking critically about situations they might encounter in their professional lives. The case studies revolve around issues in the student-mentor relationship, record-keeping, the scientist in society, intellectual property and data ownership, authorship and collaborative research, conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, and the use of animals and humans in research.
Case Studies
Educators can use these case studies to help students analyze the challenging issues and situations they might confront in their professional lives.
Media: Web pageProgram Director: Alison J. Draper, Ph.D.
Award Years: 2004
Summary: Trinity College is a private baccalaureate institution in Hartford, Connecticut. Its HHMI-funded initiatives include:
- A supplemental instruction Program that uses upperclassmen to hold voluntary review sessions employing active and cooperative learning strategies in introductory courses with historically high failure rates;
- The expansion of a summer research program enhanced by weekly enrichment activities and student research presentations during the academic year; and
- The strengthening of interdisciplinary ties among faculty and the generation of new faculty research projects that encourage the use of quantitative techniques.