Responsible Conduct of Research
Responsible Decision-making in Academic Research: Ethical & Moral Perspectives

Dr. Fleck will set the stage for subsequent discussions of specific aspects of academic responsibility by offering lessons to be learned from his perspective as a medical ethicist. He will provide a lay summary of common perspectives on ethical and moral values, features that guide a moral point of view, types of moral inquiry, and recurring dilemmas or problems in ethical decision making.  He will discuss how these relate to matters of integrity and academic freedom and raise important questions for discussion concerning decision-making in academia and the conduct of research.  He will consider the ethical dimensions of such things as academic freedom in relation to professional  standards of conduct (academic duty); conflicting responsibilities and duties of faculty in relation to graduate students (multiple roles, expectations, and needs of students); and institutional responsibility to oversee and promote free and objective inquiry.

Workshop Slides

Resources

Handouts
    - Lecture Notes
    - Case Studies
          Gail Ogden
          Jacob Sontag

Research Integrity Newsletter
    - The Ethical Environment for Research and Graduate Studies at MSU
    - Objectivity and Conflict of Interest

 American Association of University Professors
    - 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure
    - Special Committee Report on Academic Freedom and National Security in a Time of Crisis - October 2003

Michigan State University
    - Guidelines for Graduate Student Advising and Mentoring Relationships
    - Export Controls and Trade Sanctions
    - Office of intellectual Property
    - College of Human Medicine Conflict of Interest Survey Results

Registration

Rooms open and check-in begins 30 minutes before the presentation. The workshop runs 6:00-8:30 p.m. and is held in the Lincoln Room of the Kellogg Center. Parking passes for the Kellogg Center Parking Structure will be provided. All sessions are free to MSU faculty, staff, and students.

Registration at least one week before the workshop is required.

Register by Email: gradwrsp@msu.edu - Please provide your name, phone number, email address, and department.

Persons with disabilities should contact the Graduate School at 517-353-3231 to request special arrangements no later than one week prior to the session date. Requests received after this date will be met when possible.