The Educational and Moral Significance of the American Chemical Society's The Chemist's Code of Conduct

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2003

Department

Philosophy and Religion

School

Humanities

Abstract

While the usefulness of the case study method in teaching research ethics is frequently emphasized, less often noted is the educational value of professional codes of ethics. Much can be gained by having students examine codes and reflect on their significance. This paper argues that codes such as the American Chemical Society‘s The Chemist‘s Code of Conduct are an important supplement to the use of cases and describes one way in which they can be integrated profitably into a class discussion of research ethics.

Publication Title

Journal of Chemical Education

Volume

80

Issue

5

First Page

503

Last Page

506

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