Weekly Course Content
Apr 6 |
Discussion of "what is ethics?"
-- right/wrong? good/bad? "a codified agreement on duty"?
-- ancient Greeks: Epicurus was an ethicist!
Perusal of UCD Statement of Ethical Conduct
Perusal: Code of Academic Conduct
American Physical Society "guidelines"
Assignment of Scientific Misconduct cases.
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Apr 13 |
Listing of ethics issues in:
--- Research; Publications
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Apr 20 |
Discussion of Chs. 1 and 2 of text
What is science? How (where, when, why) did science arise?
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Apr 27 |
9:00 Oskar's presentation, now to include cold fusion
pdf
9:30 Prof. Tony Tyson (Physics): Pathological Science
See his presentation
Toward a General Theory
of Pathological Science, N. J. Turro (Strange Science)
Pathological Science,
Irving Langmuir, Physics Today, October 1989.
May 4 |
9:00 Wendi Delmendo and Lynne Chronister, Office of Research
Ethics in Science
10:00 Cory's presentation, a recent case: The FT Gene Controversy
pdf
--- See the original paper.
See the retraction
| May 11 |
Liam's presentation: the Bogdanov brothers
Erik's presentation: the oil-drop data of Millikan
pdf
| May 18 |
Jeanne Wilson, UCDavis Student Judicial Affairs
Academic Integrity in Science: Issues Global and Local
Julia's presentation: data fabrication; the Dalibor Sames case
pdf
| May 25 |
The Hendrik Schoen Affair
9:00 Zhiping's presentation: Scientific Misconduct by Hendrik Schoen
pdf
9:45 Prof. Tony Tyson: insight from within the inquiry committee
2004 BBC Program on the Scandal: the text
June 1 |
Matthew's presentation: the Woo-Suk Hwang case
pdf
Mark's presentation: Victor Ninov and Superheavy Element 118
pdf
10:00 Prof. John Rundle:The University and Conflict of Interest
UC Issues for start-up companies
UC Conflict of Interest briefing
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