Expanding CITI

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Expanding CITIs educational platform A
proposal from---------
CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
Daniel Vasgird, Ph.D. Developer ORI / CU site
for RCR Director, Research Compliance University
of Nebraska - Lincoln
Gary Comstock, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief OpenSeminar
in Research Ethics Philosophy, NC State U.
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-gt Open courseware platform-gt Instructors
collaborate internationally-gt Build courses
together, share links-gt Interactive quizzes,
compliance-ready-gt Result A diverse
repository of expert- constructed and maintained
RCR courses
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• GOALS
• Welcome doctoral students into the community of
  scholars
• Involve students in an international virtual
  community -- the OSRE ONLINE COMMUNITY
• Use narratives and case studies as heuristics
• 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

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Under consideration by Membership  16
universities
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Under consideration by Membership  214
universities Decision Nov. 2006
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• 1. Combat cheating with heuristics
• Narratives
• (heels and heros)
• Case studies
• by discipline

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• 2. Build community through collaboration
• Honor students virtual communities
• http//dhill-8218-1.lib.ncsu.edu/dolphin/

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-gt A free, moderated, social network
for discussion of research ethics -gt Links
researchers with common ethical interests-gt
Blogs, forums, chat rooms-gt Log-in is password
protected, email address required-gt 87
members as of 1 October 2007
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• 3. Find coherence through philosophical
  organization
• A. Egoism my interests
• B. Contractarianism our interests
• C. Utilitarianism all interests

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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?
4. Individual rights How do we respect each
persons rights and freedoms? What does
Individual rights require?
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My interests What course of
action is best for me in the long run?
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Our interests What course of action is
best for us in the long run?
3. All interests How do we maximize the ratio
of interests satisfied over interests
unsatisfied?
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CITI Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative

• Proposal
• 1. Incorporate OpenSeminar course and community
• into CITI
• 2. Seek joint NIH/NSF funding to support the
  project