Passion quilt: a meme for teachers.
More than a month ago William the Coroner tagged me. It is not just that I am slow; this meme is challenging! Not mush, methodology....Posted on May 6, 2008 11:13 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an assistant professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.
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Ethics 101:
'Stop snitching' as part of the engineering student ethos.
Once again, I'm teaching the relatively new ethics module in "Introduction to Engineering". Today was the discussion of what kinds of ethics might reasonably govern an engineering student's behavior, and how these might be important on the road to becoming...Posted on May 1, 2008 11:41 PM • 29 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A dialogue on pseudonymity, personae, and interpersonal relations in the blogosphere.
Dr. Free-Ride: You know I only work on Fridays, right? Janet D. Stemwedel: Get your pseudonymous butt in gear and help me have a proper dialogue!Posted on April 17, 2008 3:21 PM • 37 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A few observations on the difference between ethics and the law.
There is a rather vigorous exchange (although one that fails my test for a "dialogue" in a number of ways) going on in the comments on my post about Kay Weber's efforts to keep going forward with her lawsuit against...Posted on April 10, 2008 11:39 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Talking with kids about drugs.
With kids who don't seem to be getting any younger, the issue doesn't feel abstract at all.Posted on March 4, 2008 11:08 PM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Two scientists ('we're not ethicists') step up to teach research ethics, and have fun doing it.
In the latest issue of The Scientist, there's an article (free registration required) by C. Neal Stewart, Jr., and J. Lannett Edwards, two biologists at the University of Tennessee, about how they came to teach a graduate course on research...Posted on February 6, 2008 2:16 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Help build the science blogging ethics wiki.
Science blog readers can help science bloggers figure out their responsibilities.Posted on January 23, 2008 5:16 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Ethical considerations in the development of a male birth control pill.
"Why don't they make a birth control pill for men?" There are important considerations from medical ethics that might explain why a birth control pill for men has not happened yet....Posted on January 10, 2008 10:00 AM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Why ethics matter to science.
A sermonette on the centrality of ethics to the project of science.Posted on January 8, 2008 3:56 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
From the annals of academic dishonesty: a bad way to fish for extra points.
As the new calendar year approaches, I can't help but anticipate the coming spring semester -- and to hold out the hope that this one will be the semester in which none of my students commits plagiarism. Otherwise, I'm facing...Posted on December 29, 2007 11:47 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The ethics of performance enhancing drugs in academe.
In the 20/27 December 2007 issue of Nature, there's a fascinating commentary by Cambridge University neuroscientists Barbara Sahakian and Sharon Morein-Zamir. Entitled "Professor's little helper," this commentary explores, among other things, how "cognitive-enhancing drugs" are starting to find their way...Posted on December 19, 2007 1:02 PM • 35 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Obeying the sign(s).
Signs are not the boss of me (or of you), but they often convey useful information. For example, this sign reminds of us of responsibilities that come with being a dog owner (or dog guardian, depending on your jurisdiction): You'll...Posted on December 7, 2007 6:11 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Follow-up: why did the cheating poll for frosh engineering students have those answers?
In an earlier post, I shared the responses freshman engineering students had made (via electronic clickers) to a few questions I asked them during an ethics lecture I was giving them. My commenters are pretty sure I left out options...Posted on December 1, 2007 11:05 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
What freshman engineering students think about cheating.
In the freshman introduction to engineering class, where I am teaching the ethics module, the students have electronic clickers with which to respond in real time to (multiple choice) questions posed to them in lecture. I took advantage of this...Posted on November 28, 2007 6:38 PM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Not letting your high morals turn you into a cheater-pants.
As promised, I want to take a look at this article (discussed also at Corpus Callosum). I'm not a psychologist, so I won't have much to say about what causes might underlie the phenomenon of do-gooders doing bad. However, I...Posted on November 28, 2007 2:05 PM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Look out, children! There's an ethicist!
This is not breaking news (unless your news cycle is more geological), but it strikes me as relevant on the day that I deliver my penultimate lecture in the newly-created ethics module in the Introduction to Engineering class at my...Posted on November 27, 2007 3:02 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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