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Teaching research ethics: can web-based instruction satisfy appropriate pedagogical objectives?

Brian Schrag1

  • 1Indiana University, USA. bschrag@indiana.edu

Science and Engineering Ethics
|September 30, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Research ethics education must equip scientists with skills in problem recognition, moral judgment, and preventive ethics. Current web-based approaches may not sufficiently meet these essential pedagogical objectives for responsible scientific conduct.

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Area of Science:

  • Scientific Ethics
  • Research Integrity
  • STEM Education

Background:

  • Researchers face complex ethical challenges in science and engineering.
  • Key ethical tasks include problem recognition, solution finding, moral judgment, and preventive ethics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline essential pedagogical objectives for research ethics education.
  • To evaluate the adequacy of web-based research ethics education in meeting these objectives.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of ethical tasks in research.
  • Identification of core learning outcomes for research ethics pedagogy.
  • Critical assessment of web-based educational platforms against these outcomes.

Main Results:

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  • Effective research ethics education requires teaching moral issue recognition, problem-solving from an agent's perspective, moral judgment, and preventive ethics.
  • There are significant reasons to question whether current web-based research ethics education can adequately fulfill these pedagogical goals.

Conclusions:

  • Web-based research ethics education must be rigorously evaluated for its ability to foster critical ethical reasoning and practical skills.
  • Further development is needed to ensure online platforms effectively prepare researchers for ethical conduct.