INTD 6002 - Ethics in Research

Course Director: Dr. Joel Baseman

Semester(s) Offered: Spring

Credits: 0.5

Course Description:

All second-year graduate students are required by the Graduate School to take this course or its equivalent.

This course will deal with topics relevant to ethics in scientific research. The course will be taught on a ‘case study’ basis, dealing with real and hypothetical situations relevant to the conduct of scientific research. Topics discussed will include, but will not be limited to: data management, peer review, recognizing scientific misconduct, authorship and The University of Texas regulations relevant to human and animal research.