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Practical Guidance on Science and Engineering Ethics Education for Instructors and Administrators Papers and Summary from a Workshop December 12, 2012 (2013) / Chapter Skim
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... Julia Kent reinforced this point by reporting that in research by the Council of Graduate Schools, graduate students had responded more favorably to the idea that ethics training was about learning skills rather than knowing what was right or wrong. The group also mentioned possible issues associated with use of the term "professional" when discussing research ethics because not all scientists or engineers may consider themselves to be professionals.11 Michael Davis noted that the term social responsibility had origins in business and in that context, it typically refers to doing good whereas when used in research it is often about not doing harm.
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... Stephanie Bird made the point that the people with the best understanding of research ethics are those that regularly or frequently consider the implications of their work on both the small and large scale, and that this phenomenon reinforces the importance of using case studies as a way to develop reasoning skills because they allow students to practice considering the implications of actions.
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