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Short Cases & Class Exercises back to top
The Cola/Pepsi Challenge
- Tanya Sharon - Summer 2004
Black Box ESP Exercise
- Jim Radiker - Summer 2004
Black Box and Inferential Statistics
- Jim Radiker - Summer 2004
Psychology of Stupidity
- Tanya Sharon - Summer 2003 and 2004
De-evolution
- Brian Rood - Summer 2004
Encryption
- Martin Zhao - Summer 2004
The Cuckoo's Egg
- Laurie White - Summer 2004SCI 105 Course Student Attitude Survey Form -- Click here to download (as a Word document) the end-of-course 'evaluation' form typically used by SCI 105 instructors.
| Useful Web Links | back to top |
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On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research - 7/28/98 - David Steyert Comment: An outstanding resource for the ethics of scientific practice is the National Academy of Sciences publication: On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research. There is a good bibliography, as well. Dated 1995, it is available online at the address given. My opinion is that it should be required reading for incoming Graduate Students, (Or students leaving Mercer for graduate school) But there may be ways to tie it in to the Scientific Inquiry Course. Among the more interesting aspects of this book is the case studies (more like scenarios) they present. Below is a list: Selection of Data, Conflict of interest, Industrial Sponsorship, Sharing of Research Materials, Credit Where Credit is Due [Communication outside of publication] Publication Practices, Fabrication in a Grant Application, Plagiarism, A Career in the Balance [Fabricated data]
ScienceDaily Magazine -- Your link to the latest research news Tracks and collects reports of scientific research. Gives links to original sources. Pretty handy for short discussions of new discoveries, etc. [Tim Brazill]
CSICOP Home Page / Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
The Junk Science Home Page: "All the junk that's fit to debunk"
The Why Files is supported by NSF
Problem-based Learning in Biology
with 20 Case Examples
Department of Environmental Sciences, Selkirk College, Castlegar, British Columbia,
Canada.
Link to roundup of science stories compiled by Media Resource Service, Sima Xi's referrable service for journalists in need of sources of scientific expertise. To subscribe or unsubscribe follow the link: http://www.mediaresources.org/instruct.htm
If you experience any problems with the URLs try the home page of "Science in the News" http://www.mediaresources.org/news.shtml
Another good site for SCI information (useful for reference to see the folly of some of our "fellows") is http://search.foxnews.com/cgi-bin/query?keys=junk+science
| Sample SCI 105 Syllabi | back to top |
Sample SCI 105 syllabi are available as Word documents through the links below. This is not an exhaustive list, but is representative of diffferent approaches. These will give you an idea of how other people have organized and graded the course. Pieces of these can also be cut and pasted into your own syllabus.
| Scientific Inquiry Program Resources | back to top |
Assessment Instrument from Spring 2000: Assessment Exercises and Instructions
Evaluation Data from Fall 1998: Comparison with F97-S98 | Textbook Evaluations
Peer Evaluation Materials: John Shepherd - Summer 1999
The Scientific Inquiry Planning Committee met in the summer of 1996 to draft the broad outlines of the Scientific Inquiry course. The faculty workshop in Summer 1997 adopted the recommendations of this committee and they have been implemented as we have taught the course. This document should give you an idea of the general course format, goals, and objectives. Click here for the report.