1、新编研究生综合 英语 教程Advanced English for Graduate Students:General Skills &Academic LiteracyUnit OneResearch and Methodology Text A Why Teach Research Ethics Text B The Nature of Inquiry In addition to a body of knowledge that includes formulas and facts, science is the practice by which we pursue answers
2、to the questions that can be approached scientifically. This practice is referred to collectively as scientific research, and while the techniques that scientists use to conduct research may differ between disciplines, like biology, chemistry, geology, physics, or any other scientific field, the und
3、erlying principles and objectives are similar. Now we are at a time in which the need to build trust between science and society is becoming ever more important. Preface lt is vital that the conduct of science itself is based on the highest ethical considerations and that misconduct within science i
4、tself can be identified and dealt with in an open and transparent manner. Text A, Why Teach Research Ethics, examines the role and importance of ethical education on the part of students and faculty. Beginning with two stories about unconscious misconduct, Judy E. Stern and Deni Elliott bring up the
5、 urgent need to teach ethics in order to ensure a good practice of science. Such necessity arises from the inadequacy of traditional individual mentoring in helping learn conventions of science. One aspect of research ethics concerns researchers professional spirit in the pursuit of ultimate truth,
6、that is to say, good science must be conducted through rigorous, systematic and replicable procedure. In Text B, The Nature of Inquiry, the authors will elaborate on how scientific research distinguishes itself from common-sense knowing, how researchers approach reality differently, and what philoso
7、phical assumptions underpin each approach. Background Information Pre-reading Questions Text A Why Teach Research Ethics Vocabulary Exercises Text A Why Teach Research EthicsContents1. Information about the authors2. Information about research ethics3. Cultural Background InformationBackground Information Text Explanation & TranslationOrganization of the TextText A Why Teach Research EthicsVocabulary1. Core Vocabulary List2 2. Vocabulary
