From Ken Friedman & the PhD Design listserv:
The current issue of The Scientist has a story on an interactive film that helps research students and early career researchers to understand and navigate the perils of research misconduct.
Highlights: “The Lab is a choose-your-own-adventure story about an incident of apparent research misconduct. … At the outset, the viewer chooses one of four characters to follow: a grad student, a post doc, a PI, or a research integrity officer. Throughout the story, the viewer makes choices on behalf of this character, affecting the outcome. Make the right choices and misconduct is confronted and dealt with; make the wrong ones, and you’re bound for infamy when the misconduct is uncovered years later.”
The news-story is here: Misconduct and adventure
You can watch — and play — the film here: http://ori.hhs.gov/TheLab/
The film focuses on one lab in one field, but the issues and choices touch on the challenges of responsible research in many fields.
I spent a bit of time traversing the movie (from the point of view of the Post Doc) and I was impressed. The story line is complex, sophisticated and engrossing. It took a bit of effort for me to tear myself away… But I do think this is an important resource for all budding researchers, irrespective of the field they are in.
Me too. Kim Park is very lovely and smart!
Thank you for sharing the film. I’m really impressive. I love KIM PARK and her questions!