PHYS599 RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN PHYSICS
| Course Code: | 2300599 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 0 (1.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 10.0 |
| Department: | Physics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. SADİ TURGUT |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of thos course, the student will learn
- the basic ethical problems facing a researcher in physical sciences,
- how and why the ethical rules originate by examining and analyzing past examples of problems faced by scientists,
- how to handle some of the most common problems faced by researchers in a research group, university or in a paper publication process.
Course Content
Discussion of research methods and various ethical issues facing practicing physicist when obtaining, recording and analyzing data; publishing research results; collaborating with other scientist; interacting with society. Historical and sample case studies; N-ray affair; cold fusion affair.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who passed this course will be able to
- recognize and avoid behavior patterns that may create ethical problems,
- solve some of the basic types of ethical problems they may face in various situations,
- analyze some events from an ethical point of view.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They are competent in the fundamentals of Physics and in the subfield of their thesis work. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They have necessary skills (literature search, experiment design, project design, etc.) for doing research with guidance of a more experienced researcher. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They can communicate research results in a proper format (journal article, conference presentation, project report etc.) | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They can learn necessary skills and techniques (theoretical, experimental, computational etc.) on their own. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They have necessary skills to work as team member in a research group. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution