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ANGEL - My Course Submission and Consultation - Printable Webpage<br />
https://cms.psu.edu/profile/psucps/cpsPrintable.asp?cpid=16508<br />
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON CURRICULAR AFFAIRS<br />
COURSE SUBMISSION AND CONSULTATION FORM<br />
Principal Faculty Member Proposing Course: Erwin A. Vogler<br />
College: EARTH AND MINERAL SCIENCES<br />
Department or Instructional Area: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING<br />
College/Academic Unit With Curriculum Responsibility: EARTH AND MINERAL SCIENCES<br />
Type of Proposal: Add Change Drop<br />
Type of Review: Full Expedited<br />
(See Guide to Curricular Procedure for definitions of a full or expedited review.)<br />
Course Designation: (MATSE 582) Materials Science and Engineering Professional Development<br />
Proposed Bulletin Listing<br />
Abbreviation: MATSE<br />
Number: 582<br />
Title: Materials Science and Engineering Professional Development<br />
Abbreviated Title: MATSE PROF DEVELOP<br />
Credits: Min: 1 Max: 1<br />
Repeatable: No<br />
Description: This course covers ethical conduct of research, pathways of professional development and strategies<br />
and tools for research.<br />
Prerequisites: No Prerequisites<br />
Concurrent Courses: No Concurrent Courses<br />
Cross Listings:<br />
Course Outline<br />
A brief outline of the course content<br />
This 15 lecture(50 minute, 1 per week) course will teach ethical conduct of research and pathways of professional<br />
development. Strategies and tools of research including scientific data collection/management, writing, publication,<br />
statistics, and patents will be highlighted. A flexible syllabus supplemented with suggested reading will<br />
accommodate and catalyze in-class discussion.<br />
A listing of the major topics to be covered with an approximate length of time allotted for their discussion<br />
1. Ethics defined, origins of ethics, prosociality of ethics. 1 lecture.<br />
2. Ethical dilemma case studies. Conflict of interest. 3 lectures<br />
3. Pathological research (honest research that has been compromised by improper use of the scientific method) vs.<br />
research fraud. 3 lectures.<br />
3. Causality, hypothesis, and the scientific method. 1 lecture.<br />
4. Research methodology, data management, and statistics. 2 lectures.<br />
5. The scientific profession, professional environment, and career choices. 3 lectures.<br />
6. Scientific publication, intellectual property, and the patent process. 2 lectures.<br />
Long Course Description:<br />
A succinct stand-alone course description (up to 400 words) to be made available to students through the on-line Bulletin<br />
and Schedule of Courses.<br />
Materials Science and Engineering Professional Development will discuss important issues in the ethical conduct of
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