scholarly journals Case Analysis: A Tool For Teaching Research Ethics In Science And Engineering For Graduate Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Didier Valdes ◽  
Erika Jaramillo Giraldo ◽  
Jorge Ferrer ◽  
William Frey
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Research Ethics ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Teaching Research ◽  
Ethics In Science

scholarly journals Monitoring the compliance of the academic enterprise with the Fair Labor Standards Act

F1000Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 2690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Bankston ◽  
Gary S. McDowell
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Labor Standards ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Department Of Labor ◽  
Fair Labor Standards Act ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Postdoctoral Researcher ◽  
Fair Labor

Background: On December 1 2016, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be updated by the U.S. Department of Labor. The key changes are an increase in the salary threshold for exemption from overtime for working more than 40 hours per week, and indexing the salary level so that it is updated automatically every 3 years. This update is predicted to have a profound effect on the academic enterprise as a large proportion of the postdoctoral researcher population is currently paid at a salary below the new threshold for exemption. Here we review the key changes to the FLSA, how they came about, and how the postdoctoral population is affected by the ruling. Methods: We describe recent data collection efforts (checking university websites and contacting HR departments) to uncover what institutions in the 2014 NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering are doing to comply with the FLSA ruling for postdocs. Results: Our data show that 41% of the estimated postdoctoral workforce in STEM and 57% of institutions checked have not decided or have no public decision yet available one month prior to implementation, and only 35.5% of institutions are planning to raise salaries to the new minimum. Conclusions: Our data show the uncertainty of postdoc salaries in the U.S. one month prior to implementation of the FLSA ruling. This implementation also gives rise to various issues that have arisen in an already strained research enterprise, including short-, medium- and long-term effects on academe.

scholarly journals Teaching Research Ethics Better: Focus on Excellent Science, Not Bad Scientists

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Yarborough ◽  
Lawrence Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
Teaching Research

A model for teaching research ethics

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 693-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arri Eisen ◽  
Kathy P. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
Teaching Research
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