It's hard to have a discussion about ethics if you are now sure what is meant by the term. Here is a short list of deffinitions of terms commonly used when talking about ethics, as well as a copy of the "Seven Step Method for Ethical Decision-Making" - a helpful guide that takes you through the steps of thinking through a complex ethical question.
1. Enhance students’ awareness of and sensitivity to ethical issues as they arise in the course of research.
2. Students gain a basic understanding of relevant ethical topics in their IPRO project.
3. Students get a basic idea of resources, people and policies they can turn to when ethical questions arise.
4. Students begin to appreciate the importance of ethics in research and practice.
Ideally, ethics is not the topic of just one exercise or discussion, our goal is to get students thinking and talking about ethics throughout the semester. The tips and exercises in this guide should be used as a starting point.
Below are some ideas of how you can work ethics into your IPRO. Feel free to contact the Ethcs Center for help in finding resources or cases or if you would like to have someone from the Center come and visit your IPRO.
Faculty Advisor Resources
A collection of resources on how to integrate ethics into your pre-existing course syllabi.
A huge database of materials, much of which focuses on instructional methods and pedagogical materials on teaching ethics. Also includes a large ethics case study collection.
Ethics Terminology and the Seven-Step Method for Ethical Decision Making
Developed by Michael Davis of CSEP, this handout provides a list of terms and definitions commonly used to discuss ethics as well as a a structured format for decision making that can be used either to lead a class discussion about a case study or ethical issue, or as a tool for students.
For further assistance, please contact the Ethics Center Library.