QBS 700 Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research
QBS 700 is a required course for all PhD students in the QBS program. As part of a campus-wide initiative, this course fulfills the Dartmouth requirement for training in the responsible and ethical conduct of research. The course consists of five, two-hour, discussion-based modules, each requiring preparation through assigned readings and brief written assignments. Topics include professionalism, authorship, mentoring, data management, and rigor and reproducibility, with a focus on their application to graduate training and careers in the quantitative sciences. Developed in collaboration with Dartmouth’s Ethics Institute and the Graduate Studies Office, the curriculum uses real-world case studies to guide interactive discussions. Faculty facilitators work with first-year PhD to explore ethical challenges they may face throughout their graduate training and in their future careers.
QBS 700 provides a foundational framework for ethical and professional conduct in biomedical research and satisfies NIH requirements for ethics training in federally sponsored research.
(Mandatory for QBS PhD students; does not count toward core or elective credit)
Instructor
Dr. Kristine Giffin & Dr. John Brand
Prerequisite
N/A