Scenarios for Ethics Modules in the Responsible Conduct of Research

An extensive list of scenarios that are part of a modular sequence of materials on the responsible conduct of research. The materials support a series of activities for student-faculty learning.

When Should We Accept Consent?
Conflicting Obligations
An Aborted Ph.D. Program
Confidentiality and Data Access
Becoming an Advocate
A Lie or Just "a Way of Speaking?"
An Asthmatic Child
Balancing Scientific Usefulness with Privacy
A Question of Mentoring Bias
Building on a Premature Claim: A Cautionary Tale
The Disappearing Bottles
Look, I've Changed
Changing the Procedure
Being the Chief
Unexpected Adverse Events
A Cognitive Enhancing Drug Requiring Blood Draws
Credit and Collaboration in a Molecular Biology Lab
Commercialization
If You Were an IACUC Committee Member
Conflicts of Interest and Informed Consent?
Interpreting Consent for Research on Archived Tissue
Pressure From Consulting
What About My Contribution?
Credit and Time Pressure
Data and Collaboration
The Deceased Author
Experiment Discomfort
Disclosing Preliminary Results to Research Subjects
Disagreement About Consent
A Claim of Prior Discovery by a Reviewer