Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Introduction to the responsible conduct of research -- Advising and mentoring -- The treatment of data -- Mistakes and negligence -- Research misconduct -- Responding to suspected violations of professional standards -- Human participants and animal subjects in research -- Laboratory safety in research -- Sharing of research results -- Authorship and the allocation of credit -- Intellectual property -- Competing interests, commitments, and values -- The researcher in society.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the results reported by others are valid. Society trusts that the results of research reflect an honest attempt by scientists to describe the world accurately and without bias. But this trust will endure only if the scientific community devotes itself to exemplifying and transmitting the values associated with ethical scientific conduct. On Being a Scientist was designed to supplement the informal lessons in ethics provided by research supervisors and mentors. The book describes the ethical foundations of scientific practices and some of the personal and professional issues that researchers encounter in their work. It applies to all forms of research--whether in academic, industrial, or governmental settings-and to all scientific disciplines.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
On being a scientist.
International Standard Book Number
9780309119702
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Research-- Vocational guidance.
Research.
Science-- Vocational guidance.
Conflict of Interest-- United States.
Ethics, Research-- United States.
Research Personnel-- ethics-- United States.
Science-- ethics-- United States.
Scientific Misconduct-- United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Business Ethics.
Research-- Vocational guidance.
Research.
Science-- Vocational guidance.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
BUS-- 008000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
174/
.
95
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
Q180
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A1
Book number
O5
2009eb
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
2009
F-833
Class number
W
20
.
55
.
E7
Book Number
C734o
2009
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.)