Expanding CITI’s educational platform:

A proposal from

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CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative

Gary Comstock, Ph.D.

Editor-in-ChiefOpenSeminar in Research Ethics

Philosophy, NC State U.

Daniel Vasgird, Ph.D.

DeveloperORI / CU site for RCR

Director, Research ComplianceUniversity of Nebraska - Lincoln

-> Open courseware platform-> Open courseware platform

-> Instructors collaborate internationally-> Instructors collaborate internationally

-> Build courses together, share links-> Build courses together, share links

-> Interactive quizzes, compliance-ready-> Interactive quizzes, compliance-ready

-> Result: A diverse repository of expert--> Result: A diverse repository of expert-constructed and maintained RCR constructed and maintained RCR

coursescourses

GOALS:

Welcome doctoral students into the community of scholars

1. Involve students in an international virtual community -- the OSRE ONLINE COMMUNITY

2. Use narratives and case studies as heuristics

3. Track compliance through interactive assignments

4. Display philosophical coherence of topics

5. Describe a generalizable method of ethical decision making

6. Discuss core topics in interdisciplinary plenary sessions

7. Discuss discipline-specific topics in departmental seminars

Under consideration by Membership:  16 universities

Under consideration byMembership:  214 universitiesDecision: Nov. 2006

1. Combat cheating with heuristics

Narratives (heels and heros)

Case studies by discipline

2. Build community through collaboration

Honor students’ virtual communities

http://dhill-8218-1.lib.ncsu.edu/dolphin/

-> -> A free, moderated, social network fordiscussion of research ethics

-> Links researchers with common ethical interests

-> Blogs, forums, chat rooms

-> Log-in is password protected, email address required

-> 87 members as of 1 October 2007

3. Find coherence through philosophical organization

A. Egoism my interests

B. Contractarianism our interests

C. Utilitarianism all interests

An ethical method

A generalizable ethical method

Start here: : What is the problem? What are the facts? Who are stakeholders? How might they be harmed? What courses of action are open to me?

Our interests What course of action is best for us in the long run?

My interests What course of action is best for me in the long run?

3. All interestsHow do we maximize the ratio of interests satisfied over interests unsatisfied?

4. Individual rightsHow do we respect each person’s rights and freedoms? What does Individual rights require?

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Proposal:

1. Incorporate OpenSeminar course and community

into CITI

2. Seek joint NIH/NSF funding to support the project

CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative