A randomized trial of a lab-embedded discourse intervention to improve research ethics.

ABSTRACT: We report a randomized trial of a research ethics training intervention designed to enhance ethics communication in university science and engineering laboratories, focusing specifically on authorship and data management. The intervention is a project-based research ethics curriculum that was designed to enhance the ability of science and engineering research laboratory members to engage in reason giving and interpersonal communication necessary for ethical practice. The randomized trial was fielded in active faculty-led laboratories at two US research-intensive institutions. Here, we show that laboratory members perceived improvements in the quality of discourse on research ethics within their laboratories and enhanced awareness of the relevance and reasons for that discourse for their wo

SUBMITTER: Plemmons DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6983427 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature