Whether scientific ethics is approached through a single course or a series of courses or seminars
throughout the graduate curriculum, it has become obvious that students need exposure to ethics in a
number of contexts. Research ethics can and must be taught in a formalized manner. It is our belief that
courses in research ethics that incorporate a solid philosophical framework have the greatest potential for
long-term usefulness to students. While other methodologies may reinforce this material, a course of the
type described in this monograph has the potential to help a student develop the tools to see ethical
problems from a new vantage point. It is in this context and for these reasons that we designed our
course in research ethics.