A well-known theoretician at Institution A is called by an experimentalist at Institution B to discuss what appears to be a new discovery, based on a highly original approach to the measurements in question. The discovery supports the theorists highly controversial approach to the problem. However there is a substantial amount of work needed before the results can be submitted for publication. The theorist has been invited to present a seminar at Institution C, where she is a candidate for a position, and where competitors of the experimentalist at Institution B are found. She was not told explicitly that his conversation with the experimentalist at Institution B was privileged. Questions What should she do in preparing for his visit? What are the potential conflicts of interests? What ethical considerations should the theorist consider in preparing her talk?
A well-known theoretician at Institution A is called by an experimentalist at Institution B to discuss what appears to be a new discovery, based on a highly original approach to the measurements in question. The discovery supports the theorists highly controversial approach to the problem. However there is a substantial amount of work needed before the results can be submitted for publication. The theorist has been invited to present a seminar at Institution C, where she is a candidate for a position, and where competitors of the experimentalist at Institution B are found. She was not told explicitly that his conversation with the experimentalist at Institution B was privileged.
Questions
What should she do in preparing for his visit?
What are the potential conflicts of interests?
What ethical considerations should the theorist consider in preparing her talk?
Are there other actions that she could or should take in preparing for the visit?
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Suppose you have a strong interest in physics education, and in pursuit of that interest you want to assess the effectiveness of two different strategies for running recitation sections in large introductory physics courses. The professor who runs the course agrees that both of your proposed strategies have educational merit and that you can try them out on two independent sections of the class. At the end of the term, you discover a clear difference in test performance between the students in the two different groups. You want to give a talk at an American Association of Physics Teachers meeting about your results.
Questions
What steps do you need to take in order to ensure the privacy of the students is adequately protected?
Do you need Human Research Approval in order to give the talk?
If you receive permission to give the talk, what additional steps do you have to take to protect the privacy of your students?
Are there consequences to giving the talk without asking about Human Research Approval?
Does this violate any ethical guidelines?
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