REU Students’ Initial Perceptions of Scientific Ethics

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written by Sytil K. Murphy and Dean A. Zollman

One goal of undergraduate research, particularly Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) programs, is to help students become aware of the importance of ethical conduct in research. The Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) indicates that biology students believe they learn more about ethical conduct from their research experiences than physics students. Motivated by this, we initiated a study of both biology and physics REU students at Kansas State University consisting of pre- and post-interviews regarding their understanding of ethics with results to be compared to the SURE. This paper presents the students' initial perceptions (from the pre-interview) of how ethical issues impact science in general as well as their own specific work. We also discuss the differences in the interview responses of the two groups.

Physics Education Research Conference 2010
Part of the PER Conference series
Portland, Oregon: July 21-22, 2010
Volume 1289, Pages 233-236

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Published: August 24, 2010

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Education - Basic Research - Assessment = Instruments - Behavior - Student Characteristics	- Upper Undergraduate - Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Report = Research study

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DOI:: 10.1063/1.3515209
NSF Numbers:: 0851599; 0851835
PACS:: 01.40.Fk
Keywords:: PERC 2010, REU, ethics, survey design, survey of undergraduate research experiences
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Record Updated:: May 1, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: August 24, 2010

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Murphy, Sytil, and Dean Zollman. "REU Students’ Initial Perceptions of Scientific Ethics." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2010, Portland, Oregon, July 21-22, 2010. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10461&DocID=1921 (accessed 26 March 2025).

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Murphy, Sytil, and Dean Zollman. "REU Students’ Initial Perceptions of Scientific Ethics." Physics Education Research Conference 2010. Portland, Oregon: 2010. 233-236 Vol. 1289 of PER Conference. 26 Mar. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10461&DocID=1921>.

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