External Resources

This page highlights a handful of blogs, digital libraries, and other projects working on various areas of ethics education.

Blogs

Engineering Ethics Scholar and engineer Karl Stephan comments on current events with an engineering ethics angle.

research ethics A blog by Nancy Walton, focusing on ethical issues in human research.

Internet Research Ethics Blog The blog of the Internet Research Ethics Digital Library and Commons, includes entries about conferences, projects, and other scholarly activities around this area of research.

Digital Libraries and Other Collections

Clinical Research Ethics - Educational Resources This database is an excellent collection of educational materials on the responsible conduct of research for clinical research educators. It consists of a searchable online inventory of syllabuses, PowerPoint slides, videos, lecture notes, handouts, and links for use in education and training in the responsible conduct of research.

EthicsCORE Developed through a National Science Foundation grant, EthicsCORE is one of the largest and best repositories of materials on teaching research ethics available on the web.

EthicShare A research and collaboration website designed to help you do research, share, collaborate, and participate in the field of ethics. You will find a comprehensive collection of ethics resources including searchable research materials, group discussions, current news articles, and upcoming events.

Internet Research Ethics Digital Library IRE is an emerging cross-disciplinary field which studies how research is conducted in online environments and seeks to resolve the subsequent ethical dilemmas in normative and practical terms. This full-text digital library of resources includes a a digital commons were scholars and students can connect with experts in the field.

Project for Scholarly Integrity The Project for Scholarly Integrity, an initiative of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), seeks to advance the scope and quality of graduate education in the ethical and responsible conduct of research. The project has put together an excellent collection of resources on the responsible conduct of research and academic integrity that is searchable by format, subject, and by types of teaching tools.

Projects and Teaching Tools

EAC Toolkit A collection of teaching modules in the areas of business and engineering developed by faculty of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez. Includes resources in English and Spanish.

International Dimensions of Ethics in Science and Engineering This project of Technology and Society Initiative at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed a series of cases for classroom and online use, as well as information for instructors on how to effectively use cases in university courses.