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O N L I N E R E S E A R C H E T H I C S C O U R S E Section Four: Professional Responsibility CASE STUDY: NSF Proposal Review Dr. Block realized, after the fact, that he was ethically prohibited from distributing the copies. He collects the copies and tells students to ignore what they have read. Dr. Block signed a confidentiality agreement that prohibits him from distributing Dr. Gray's proposal or using the proposal in any way. The students are right in wondering about whether it is really possible to review proposals or articles submitted for publication without one's "researcher hat" on. Many researchers approach the problem by changing the venue of where they do reviews -- in their home office rather than the lab and away from any of their own materials. Which alternative below would you choose? Mary, a post-doc in the lab, asks if she can help do the proposal review next time. Mary, a post-doc, wonders if Dr. Block has an affirmative duty to inform NSF of his mistake. To repeat the case, click this link.
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