The University and the Responsible Conduct of Research: Who is Responsible for What?

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 447-457

  Alfredo, Katherine ^a   Hart, Hillary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering graduate students; Falsification; Intuition; ORI; Research misconduct; Responsible conduct of research

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ETHICS; HISTORY; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS; SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNIVERSITY;

EDUCATION, GRADUATE; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; PLAGIARISM; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 80053327657     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-010-9217-3     Document Type: Article

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