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Lessons from the Study Lessons from the Study of RCR for Emerging of RCR for Emerging Engineering Issues Engineering Issues Daniel A. Vallero, Ph.D. Daniel A. Vallero, Ph.D. Pratt School of Engineering Pratt School of Engineering Duke University Duke University Teaching GeoEthics across the Curriculum Teaching GeoEthics across the Curriculum June 11, 2014 June 11, 2014

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Page 1: Lessons from the Study of RCR for Emerging Engineering Issues Daniel A. Vallero, Ph.D. Pratt School of Engineering Duke University Teaching GeoEthics across

Lessons from the Study of Lessons from the Study of RCR for Emerging RCR for Emerging Engineering IssuesEngineering Issues

Daniel A. Vallero, Ph.D.Daniel A. Vallero, Ph.D.Pratt School of EngineeringPratt School of Engineering

Duke UniversityDuke University

Teaching GeoEthics across the Teaching GeoEthics across the CurriculumCurriculum

June 11, 2014June 11, 2014

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RCR Core ExpectationsRCR Core ExpectationsWhy is RCR training an Why is RCR training an academic academic requirement?requirement?

Compliance to federal mandates (NIH, NSF, etc.)Compliance to federal mandates (NIH, NSF, etc.) ECGF set goal as a Ph.D. degree requirement (1993)ECGF set goal as a Ph.D. degree requirement (1993) Practical training for RA’s and TA’sPractical training for RA’s and TA’s Professional and ethical development Professional and ethical development Documentation for funding sourcesDocumentation for funding sources Preparation for the next generation of scholarsPreparation for the next generation of scholars

Carnegie Initiative on Doctorate: forming Carnegie Initiative on Doctorate: forming “Stewards “Stewards of the Discipline”of the Discipline”

Promoting research that gains the Promoting research that gains the public trustpublic trust and and contributes to societycontributes to society

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October 9, 2008 3 UNC

Ethics Covers a Lot of Ethics Covers a Lot of Ground …Ground …

Reporting and investigating Reporting and investigating misconduct (fraud, misconduct (fraud, plagiarismplagiarism))

Data managementData management Authorship Authorship Collaborations and sharing Collaborations and sharing

data/resourcesdata/resources Mentoring and teachingMentoring and teaching Publication Publication Peer reviewPeer review Conflicts of interestConflicts of interest Intellectual property Intellectual property

(patents, copyrights)(patents, copyrights)

Compliance with laws and Compliance with laws and

regulationsregulations Equality of opportunity and Equality of opportunity and

multiculturalismmulticulturalism Human researchHuman research Animal researchAnimal research Genetics/biotechnologyGenetics/biotechnology Expert testimonyExpert testimony Interactions with the mediaInteractions with the media Political advocacy Political advocacy Funding of researchFunding of research Censorship of researchCensorship of research

Thanks to David Resnik, RCR Training, 2008.

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Graduate Level Ethics Graduate Level Ethics Training at DukeTraining at Duke

GS310A: RCR GS310A: RCR OrientationOrientation (6 credits) (6 credits)

+ +

GS311/312: RCR Forums GS311/312: RCR Forums (3 x 2 credits each)(3 x 2 credits each)

= =

12 transcript credits12 transcript credits

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RCR Training RCR Training FormatsFormats

OrientationOrientation ForumsForums Other Pre-approved Other Pre-approved

eventsevents Faculty-guidedFaculty-guided Case-basedCase-based Build from their Build from their

researchresearch Hybrid use of online Hybrid use of online

modules (Duke Trent modules (Duke Trent Center, ORI, NCSU)Center, ORI, NCSU)

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Philosophy of RCR Philosophy of RCR educationeducation

Compliance modelCompliance model IndividualisticIndividualistic

(online modules)(online modules) Hypothetical Hypothetical

situationssituations Narrows focusNarrows focus Seeking “right Seeking “right

answers”answers” Goal= certificationGoal= certification

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Philosophy of RCR Philosophy of RCR educationeducation

Compliance modelCompliance model IndividualisticIndividualistic

(online modules)(online modules) Hypothetical Hypothetical

situationssituations Narrows focusNarrows focus Seeking “right Seeking “right

answers”answers” Goal= certificationGoal= certification

Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary modelmodel CollaborativeCollaborative Real-life experiencesReal-life experiences Expands horizonsExpands horizons Generating ethical Generating ethical

questions togetherquestions together Goal= Goal= improve ability improve ability

to respond to ethical to respond to ethical challengeschallenges individually individually or with othersor with others

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The Grand Challenges for the The Grand Challenges for the 2121stst Century* Century*

* National Academy of Engineering. Grand Challenges in Engineering:

http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/

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Bridging Macro and Micro Ethics

NSF Grant Project Goal: Advancing Ethics Education

for Nano-Scale Researchers Multi-school research teamMulti-school research team

Engineering Engineering (lead)/Graduate/Environment/Jenkins New (lead)/Graduate/Environment/Jenkins New Technology & Society/Kenan Institute of EthicsTechnology & Society/Kenan Institute of Ethics

Primary Target Group “Nano” Centers: Primary Target Group “Nano” Centers: Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and

Material Sciences (CBIMMS)Material Sciences (CBIMMS) Center for Biological Tissue Engineering (CBTE)Center for Biological Tissue Engineering (CBTE)

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Our DefinitionsOur Definitions Microethics – ethical choices and dilemmas

faced by individual researchers/practitioners, especially as they relate to acting in accordance with professional codes and norms

Macroethics – ethical issues of research and practice in larger social and institutional contexts, including broader social responsibilities of engineers, policy and political questions and debates, questions about what the rules and norms should be, and who is involved in debates

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StagesStages Ethics:Ethics:

AwarenessAwareness Decision MakingDecision Making BehaviorBehavior

Our Project:Our Project:I.I. PlanningPlanningII.II. Implementation and Modality TestingImplementation and Modality TestingIII.III. AssessmentAssessment

ThroughoutThroughout 33rdrd year dedicated to dissemination, adoption year dedicated to dissemination, adoption

and adaptation successesand adaptation successes

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Study SpecificsStudy Specifics New paradigm for ethical education of graduate-level

researchers in emerging fields Originally aimed at Ph.D. research

Now includes modules related to professional degrees and masters research

Developing, implementing, and assessing multiple pedagogical modes for micro- and macro-ethical training to optimize ethical content and consciousness

Community Building• Within Duke • Other universities in North Carolina and beyond. • LANGURE and CITI

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Measures of SuccessMeasures of Success AwarenessAwareness

Focus groups/student Focus groups/student conversations/workshopsconversations/workshops

Progress and more to come….Progress and more to come…. Decision MakingDecision Making

Workshops 2 and 3, using scenariosWorkshops 2 and 3, using scenarios BehaviorBehavior

Long-term investmentLong-term investment

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Undergraduate Challenge:Undergraduate Challenge: The Tyranny of the SyllabusThe Tyranny of the Syllabus

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Undergraduate EthicsUndergraduate Ethics

Undergraduate experience now must Undergraduate experience now must include:include: understanding of “the impact of understanding of “the impact of

engineering solutions in a global and engineering solutions in a global and societal context” (ABET, 2003) and societal context” (ABET, 2003) and

ability to recognize and address ethical ability to recognize and address ethical questions involving institutional design, questions involving institutional design, stakeholder relations, culture, and stakeholder relations, culture, and governance.governance.

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Research Ethics as ChaosResearch Ethics as Chaos

Unintended consequences….Unintended consequences…. Spaceship earth, Malthusian curves….Spaceship earth, Malthusian curves…. Andromeda Strain and “Gray Goo”…Andromeda Strain and “Gray Goo”…

Uncertainties in time and spaceUncertainties in time and space Advocacy scienceAdvocacy science Junk scienceJunk science Truth as a casualtyTruth as a casualty

Risk Risk as projected in natural versus as projected in natural versus

engineered futuresengineered futures

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Undergraduate EthosUndergraduate Ethos Honesty, integrity, fairness, and Honesty, integrity, fairness, and

benevolence remain core ethical valuesbenevolence remain core ethical values Putting these values into practice requires Putting these values into practice requires

sensitivity to how the undergraduate faces sensitivity to how the undergraduate faces ethical challengesethical challenges

Beyond risk/benefit (utility)…Beyond risk/benefit (utility)… Must consider justice, respect for persons, Must consider justice, respect for persons,

beneficence: beneficence: lessons from human subjects/Belmont lessons from human subjects/Belmont

Report/IRBs….Report/IRBs….

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ChaosChaos

Subsequent event series1…n

Desired engineering outcome

Subsequent event series1…p

Fortuitous, positive impact

Present Future

Subsequent event series1…q

Neutral impact

Subsequent outcome series1…r

Unplanned negative impact

Initial event

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Bayesian Belief Network: Mistakes Bayesian Belief Network: Mistakes change outcomes, whether in change outcomes, whether in

science or society…science or society…

D1

D2

D3

D4

C2

C3

C4

B1

B2

B3

B4

B1

A1

A2

A3

A4

An outcome of research causes some specific

harm.

Cultural factors Financial factors Laboratory and fieldfactors

Humanfactors

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But this assumes we know what is in the But this assumes we know what is in the ellipses and which arrows go where – ellipses and which arrows go where – Decisions under uncertainty, when we Decisions under uncertainty, when we think they are decisions under risk and think they are decisions under risk and reliabilityreliability

D1

D2

D3

D4

C2

C3

C4

B1

B2

B3

B4

B1

A1

A2

A3

A4

Failure: Harm of doing or not

doing something in the chain….

???

?

? ??

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Cultural factors Financial factors Laboratory and field

factors

Humanfactors

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Agent or Judge?Agent or Judge?

Whitbeck's “Ethics by Design”Whitbeck's “Ethics by Design” Engineers are not prepared to be Engineers are not prepared to be

judgesjudges More adept at being agentsMore adept at being agents

Engineering codes refer to “faithful Engineering codes refer to “faithful agents”agents”

This is a major flaw in case analysis, This is a major flaw in case analysis, at least for engineers (geologists?)at least for engineers (geologists?)

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Tested PedagogiesTested Pedagogies

RCR good for microethics for general scientific integrity

Engineering needs targeted pedagogical modes for micro- and macro-ethical training to optimize ethical content and consciousness within the graduate experience community building• Within Duke • Other universities in North Carolina and

beyond.

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AssessmentAssessment Three key dimensions of ethical learning:

knowledge or awareness of ethically relevant issues and considerations,

reasoning and reflection skills that lead to thoughtful conclusions about what ought to be done; and

motivation and will to act in accordance with one’s judgment about the right, or best, thing to do.

First 2 dimensions assessed through pre-and post- workshop surveys.

Third dimension assessed through tools that collect feedback from the participants’ research community.

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Linking Research Ethics Linking Research Ethics with Professional Ethicswith Professional Ethics Can be likened to Kohlberg’s

Theory of Moral Development

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The journey begins….The journey begins….

Awareness

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Academic integrityAcademic integrity

AwarenessGood decision making

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Professional EthicsProfessional Ethics

Awareness Good decision making

Professionalism

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Linking Research Ethics Linking Research Ethics with Professional Ethicswith Professional Ethics Can be likened to Kohlberg’s Theory

of Moral Development Research and practical careers differ

in terms of ethical expectations For example, medical and engineering practice

is more concerned with avoiding malpractice Medicine is patient-focused Engineering is public-focused (first) and client-

focused next

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The Engineer’s ViewThe Engineer’s ViewENGINEERING PROFESSIONALISM MODEL

KOHLBERG’S THEORYOF MORAL DEVELOPMENT

Post-Conventional Level:Concern for wider society;universal ethical principles

Pre-Conventional Level:Avoid punishment

Legal, Career, Reputation :Oriented toward staying out of trouble, gaining knowledge, making money

Future Engineers (FE)Engineers in Training (EIT), Designers

Conventional Level:Concern about peers;

concern about community

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The Engineer’s ViewThe Engineer’s ViewENGINEERING PROFESSIONALISM MODEL

KOHLBERG’S THEORYOF MORAL DEVELOPMENT

Post-Conventional Level:Concern for wider society;universal ethical principles

Pre-Conventional Level:Avoid punishment

Legal, Career, Reputation :Oriented toward staying out of trouble, gaining knowledge, making money

Future Engineers (FE)Engineers in Training (EIT), Designers

Conventional Level:Concern about peers;

concern about community

Much like the apprentice in the

“guild”

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The Engineer’s ViewThe Engineer’s ViewENGINEERING PROFESSIONALISM MODEL

KOHLBERG’S THEORYOF MORAL DEVELOPMENT

Post-Conventional Level:Concern for wider society;universal ethical principles

Pre-Conventional Level:Avoid punishment

Legal, Career, Reputation :Oriented toward staying out of trouble, gaining knowledge, making money

Partners, Full Members of Societies, Mentors, Professional Engineers (PE)

Future Engineers (FE)Engineers in Training (EIT), Designers

Leader and Expert:Oriented toward leading customers,suppliers, employees, and engineering profession

Conventional Level:Concern about peers;

concern about community

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The Engineer’s ViewThe Engineer’s ViewENGINEERING PROFESSIONALISM MODEL

KOHLBERG’S THEORYOF MORAL DEVELOPMENT

Post-Conventional Level:Concern for wider society;universal ethical principles

Examples:

Sages, Founding Members, Members of the Academy

Pre-Conventional Level:Avoid punishment

Legal, Career, Reputation :Oriented toward staying out of trouble, gaining knowledge, making money

Partners, Full Members of Societies, Mentors, Professional Engineers (PE)

Future Engineers (FE)Engineers in Training (EIT), Designers

Leader and Expert:Oriented toward leading customers,suppliers, employees, and engineering profession

Conventional Level:Concern about peers;

concern about community

Engineering Exemplar:Oriented toward wisdom, being a role model and setting tone for future generations of engineers

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7 Principles of an 7 Principles of an Effective Higher Effective Higher

Education*Education*1)1) Encourage student-faculty contactEncourage student-faculty contact

2)2) Encourage cooperation among studentsEncourage cooperation among students

3)3) Encourage active learningEncourage active learning

4)4) Give prompt feedbackGive prompt feedback

5)5) Emphasize time on task (academic learning time)Emphasize time on task (academic learning time)

6)6) Communicate high (but attainable) expectationsCommunicate high (but attainable) expectations

7)7) Respect diverse ways of learningRespect diverse ways of learning**By Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson, The American Association for By Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson, The American Association for

Higher Education Bulletin, March 1987. Reprinted with permission. Or seeHigher Education Bulletin, March 1987. Reprinted with permission. Or see http://www.tltgroup.org/Seven/basics.htm

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Goals for Ethics Goals for Ethics EducationEducation

Moral sensitivityMoral sensitivity being able to recognize ethical issues/concernsbeing able to recognize ethical issues/concerns

Moral understandingMoral understanding understanding moral conceptsunderstanding moral concepts

Moral reasoningMoral reasoning deliberating about ethical conduct, interpreting deliberating about ethical conduct, interpreting

and applying rules, balancing competing values, and applying rules, balancing competing values, resolving moral/ethical dilemmasresolving moral/ethical dilemmas

Moral courageMoral courage doing the right thing even if it may require doing the right thing even if it may require

some personal cost. some personal cost.

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Common 6-step approach Common 6-step approach to to

ethical decision makingethical decision making1. State or define the problem/issue1. State or define the problem/issue

2. Gather information (“facts”) from all 2. Gather information (“facts”) from all sidessides

3. Delineate all possible resolutions.3. Delineate all possible resolutions.

4. Apply different values, rules, principles, 4. Apply different values, rules, principles, regulations to the different options.regulations to the different options.

5. Resolve conflicts among values, rules, 5. Resolve conflicts among values, rules, etc. etc.

6. Make a decision and act6. Make a decision and act

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NSF Project – Educational NSF Project – Educational Approaches to Bridge Macro Approaches to Bridge Macro

and Micro Ethicsand Micro Ethics Workshop 1Workshop 1

Began with leadership training of facultyBegan with leadership training of faculty Workshop 2Workshop 2

Technical workshop led by, and with, nano-scale Technical workshop led by, and with, nano-scale researchersresearchers

Workshop 3Workshop 3 Framework for ethical decision-making led by public policy Framework for ethical decision-making led by public policy

and ethics center leadership (must build naturally from and ethics center leadership (must build naturally from research questions)research questions)

Workshop 4Workshop 4 Potential downstream health & environmental effects Potential downstream health & environmental effects

identified by engineering and environment school studentsidentified by engineering and environment school students Workshop 5Workshop 5

Broad audience (Humanities, Soc.Sci, Engineering, etc) Broad audience (Humanities, Soc.Sci, Engineering, etc) Identify and clarify how organizational culture and Identify and clarify how organizational culture and

mentor/mentee relations can inform ethical behaviorsmentor/mentee relations can inform ethical behaviors

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Pre- and Post-Tests Pre- and Post-Tests (Awareness)(Awareness)

Goal: Goal: Assess whether students were able to better both Assess whether students were able to better both

identify macro-ethical issue and articulate strategies for identify macro-ethical issue and articulate strategies for addressing them as a result of workshop participationaddressing them as a result of workshop participation

Participants given 1 of 2 brief cases and asked to Participants given 1 of 2 brief cases and asked to outline the main points that should be considered outline the main points that should be considered and strategy for addressing them. and strategy for addressing them. Half of the participants were given Case 1 as a pre-test Half of the participants were given Case 1 as a pre-test

and half given Case 2. and half given Case 2. After the workshop, participants were given the After the workshop, participants were given the

case they had not seen and asked to repeat the case they had not seen and asked to repeat the exercise. exercise.

In each case, the responses were completed in In each case, the responses were completed in approximately 10 to 15 minutes. approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

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Case 1Case 1 You are engaged in the research You are engaged in the research

associated with a class of engineered associated with a class of engineered nanoparticles using silver that assists in nanoparticles using silver that assists in desalination. The expanded application desalination. The expanded application of this research could include large-scale of this research could include large-scale manufacturing and usage of these manufacturing and usage of these materials. Currently, there are no clear materials. Currently, there are no clear standards for toxicity of the material standards for toxicity of the material being produced at these very small being produced at these very small particle sizes.particle sizes.

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Case 2Case 2

Your research into the use of Your research into the use of nanocomposites for tissue regeneration nanocomposites for tissue regeneration associated with bone healing has associated with bone healing has resulted in a novel use that could have resulted in a novel use that could have broad application. A biotech company is broad application. A biotech company is interested in commercializing your interested in commercializing your research. Currently little is known on research. Currently little is known on whether these nanocomposites are whether these nanocomposites are stable or can be translocated to other stable or can be translocated to other parts of the body. parts of the body.

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Approach to Macro-Ethics: ImpactApproach to Macro-Ethics: ImpactSpring 2007Spring 2007

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FindingsFindings

Analysis and methodology for all three Analysis and methodology for all three semesters applied same t-testing semesters applied same t-testing techniques techniques

Compared pre and post cases in order Compared pre and post cases in order to assess the impact of the workshop to assess the impact of the workshop seminar. seminar.

Overall it appears that the workshops Overall it appears that the workshops impacted the way in which impacted the way in which participants developed ethical codes.participants developed ethical codes.

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Lessons Learned: Effective RCR Lessons Learned: Effective RCR InstructionInstruction

1.1. Using Using Action ResearchAction Research methods, the core methods, the core project team used ongoing student feedback project team used ongoing student feedback and pre/post assessment to inform next steps and pre/post assessment to inform next steps in the projectin the project

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Lessons Learned: Effective RCR Lessons Learned: Effective RCR InstructionInstruction

1.1. Using Using action researchaction research methods, the core methods, the core project team used ongoing student feedback project team used ongoing student feedback and pre/post assessment to inform next steps and pre/post assessment to inform next steps in the projectin the project

Followed an action-reflection cycle to gather data, engage in reflection with stakeholders (faculty and graduate students), take action, evaluate, and modify training across several workshops.

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Lessons Learned: Effective RCR Lessons Learned: Effective RCR InstructionInstruction

1.1. Using Using Action ResearchAction Research methods, the core project team methods, the core project team used ongoing student feedback and pre/post assessment used ongoing student feedback and pre/post assessment to inform next steps in the projectto inform next steps in the project

2.2. Expanded audience to promote interdisciplinary Expanded audience to promote interdisciplinary discussion and ideasdiscussion and ideas

3.3. Applied “active learning” strategies such as “Think, Applied “active learning” strategies such as “Think, Pair, Share”, case studies, and guided critical reflection Pair, Share”, case studies, and guided critical reflection of their own research steps to engage studentsof their own research steps to engage students

4.4. Included an ethical decision-making framework at each Included an ethical decision-making framework at each event to promote “visible thinking” event to promote “visible thinking”

5.5. Created a safe space in which graduate students could Created a safe space in which graduate students could ask questions with colleagues – and pause to consider ask questions with colleagues – and pause to consider macro and/or micro ethical issues in their own research macro and/or micro ethical issues in their own research and experience and experience

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Lessons Learned: Effective RCR Lessons Learned: Effective RCR InstructionInstruction

Student training must meet them where Student training must meet them where they are -- as students according to:they are -- as students according to: Maturity level and intellectual stage of dev.Maturity level and intellectual stage of dev. Experience (in research and in life)Experience (in research and in life) Relevance to area of interestRelevance to area of interest

Be aware of the interplay between Be aware of the interplay between individual AND societyindividual AND society Beyond Kohlberg’sBeyond Kohlberg’s “moral development”, recent “moral development”, recent

theorists like Kegan’s “Evolving Self” focus more on the theorists like Kegan’s “Evolving Self” focus more on the expanding role of how society/culture interact with expanding role of how society/culture interact with individuals.individuals.

Must recognize that even for macro issues, Must recognize that even for macro issues, individualsindividuals who are conducting the research who are conducting the research are also concerned with micro concerns are also concerned with micro concerns

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Feedback Feedback RCR must address realities of graduate student RCR must address realities of graduate student

experienceexperience Faculty leadership is vital; Faculty leadership is vital;

advanced graduate students are helpfuladvanced graduate students are helpful Use outside speaker- confirms Use outside speaker- confirms “it’s not just a Duke issue”“it’s not just a Duke issue” Human/animal topics optional; apply to Human/animal topics optional; apply to “some students”“some students” Value the social dimension (talk with faculty; meet peers)Value the social dimension (talk with faculty; meet peers)

Science is a social enterprise Science is a social enterprise Off-campus setting = “a marked advantage”Off-campus setting = “a marked advantage” Case studies help students to engage with ideasCase studies help students to engage with ideas

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Collaborators to DateCollaborators to Date EngineeringEngineering

Tod Laursen, PITod Laursen, PI Rob ClarkRob Clark Monty ReichertMonty Reichert Mark WiesnerMark Wiesner Yvonne ConnellyYvonne Connelly

Jenkins ChairJenkins Chair Tim LenoirTim Lenoir

EnvironmentEnvironment Lynn MaguireLynn Maguire

Graduate SchoolGraduate School Doug JamesDoug James

Kenan InstituteKenan Institute Noah PickusNoah Pickus Elizabeth KissElizabeth Kiss John HawkinsJohn Hawkins

GenomicsGenomics Bob Cook-DeeganBob Cook-Deegan

AssessmentAssessment Alan PeterfreundAlan Peterfreund

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