"...there has been resistance to making ethics education mandatory for all graduate students."

Science. 2014 Jan 10;343(6167):137. doi: 10.1126/science.343.6167.137-c.

Science for sale: improve ethics education.

Mitcham C, Snieder R.

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• Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401-1887 USA.

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"Unfortunately, the NSF requirement is, at many universities, met with minimalist online courses. Even at our own institution, there has been resistance to making ethics education mandatory for all graduate students. We believe that just as true science and engineering education requires original research or experimental designs rather than simply learning the results of others' work, ethics education should include more than studying classic ethical theory, professional codes, and case studies. This would, however, require turning a one-credit course into a more substantial effort. Such a course would not only enhance ethics education. It could well benefit the fields of science and engineering, as well as the ways in which these fields serve society."