新编研究生综合英语教程UNIT1(潘海英).pptx

新编研究生综合英语教程Advanced English for Graduate Students:General Skills Academic Literacy;Unit 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 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 underlying 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. ;lt is vital that the conduct of science itself is based on the highest ethical considerations and that misconduct within science itself 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 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, 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 philosophical assumptions underpin each approach.; Background Information Pre-reading Questions Text A Why Teach Research Ethics Vocabulary Exercises ;Background Information ;Text A Why Teac