University of Southern California – Department of ...



University of Southern California – Department of Kinesiology

EXSC 570 – Scientific Integrity (2 Units)

Spring 2010

Instructor: Lorraine P. Turcotte, Ph.D.

Office Hours: PED 107, by appointment

Email: turcotte@usc.edu

Lecture: 2 hours; First meeting Tuesday, January 12th, 9 AM in PED B16. Will discuss class arrangements at the first class meeting.

Course Description:

Contemporary issues relating to scientific integrity and responsible conduct of research. Topics include ethical scientific conduct, scientific fraud and misconduct, authorship and peer review, use of humans and animals in biomedical research, ownership of data, intellectual property, conflict of interest, scientific record keeping, academic honor codes, the ethics of genetic technology, and general guidelines for best practices instituted by universities, journals, and the Federal Government and the rationale behind them. Course fits with requirements imposed by national funding agencies.

Required Texts:

1) Macrina, F.L. Scientific Integrity. Text and Cases in Responsible Conduct of Research. (2005) Third Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC.

2) Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. On Being a Scientist. Responsible Conduct in Research. (1995) National Academic Press, Washington, DC.

3) Web-based lecture notes (see bibliography below): Material will be posted on the web in a PDF file or will be distributed in class. Each student is responsible for downloading the material and reading it. Please be ready for discussion every class.

4) Selected literature readings (see bibliography below)

Course Objectives:

1) Present contemporary issues relating to scientific integrity and responsible conduct of research

2) Improve ability of graduate students to detect and report scientific fraud

Grading and Grading Scale:

Case Study Assignments 45%

Sample Protocols 45%

Participation 10%

Standard Scale: >90%=A, >80%=B, >70%=C, >65%=D, ................
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