The Ethics of Supervising Graduate Student Research监督研究生研究的伦理.pptVIP

 Margaret F. King, Ph.D. The Graduate School Mentoring Graduate Students:The Ethical Dimension Ethics: Reasoned moral judgments in response to the following questions: What is my duty in a given situation? What is right, fair, obligatory? Mentoring graduate students – among the “special duties” that come with assuming the role of university professor Mentoring Graduate Students: Core Responsibility Helping graduate students become competent scholars or scientists capable of conducting independent, original and ethically sound research Who mentors graduate students? When should mentoring occur? Guiding Principles: A Mentoring Compass Right Attention To student’s fit with and preparation for a particular program To student’s uniqueness (background, personality, strengths, weaknesses) To student’s progress through program To aggregated student performance (indicators of the degree to which program outcomes are being achieved) Right Boundaries Maintaining appropriate professional distance Avoiding romantic relationships Resisting the urge to try to clone yourself in your students Avoiding conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Conflict of Interest: The real or apparent interference of one persons interests with the interests of another person or persons, where potential bias may occur or unfair treatment may result Conflict of Commitment: The situation that occurs when a faculty member’s external activities or commitments adversely affect that faculty members’ ability to carry out university responsibilities Right Empathy Being able to place oneself imaginatively in another’s situation Respect for difference Achieving the right balance between nurture and objective evaluation Sometimes, having the courage to give negative feedback or even to terminate a student’s program Right Empowerment vs. Disempowerment Right Empowerment: Examples/Features Shared knowledge/information Clear expectations E