Resnik. Chapters 4, 5

Chapter 4: Standards of Ethical Conduct in Science

Ethical standards in science have two conceptual foundations, morality (do not violate common moral standards) and science (should promote advancement of scientific goals).

Common misinterpretations of data: trimming (leave out the data that does not support the theory), cooking (designing biased tests and experiments), fudging (try to make the data look better than it is).

– Honesty
– Carefulness
– Openness
– Freedom
– Credit
– Education
– Social Responsibility
– Legality
– Opportunity
– Mutual Respect
– Efficiency
– Respect for Subjects

Chapter 5, Objectivity in Research

Focus on honesty, carefulness, and openness.

– Honesty in research
– Misconduct in Science
– Error and self-deception
– Bias in Research
– Conflicts of Interests
– Openness
– Data management