Code of Conduct for Scientists

Basic Code of Conduct for Virtual Teams

This is a literature research which provides a general code of conduct for virtual teams. The code of conduct helps virtual teams in preventing known problems for virtual teams like communication and leadership issues. The basic code of conduct is formed on the basis of these problems and the (sometimes partial) solutions found in previous research. The main points of the code of conduct are th...

Code of Conduct for NHS managers.

A better Code of Conduct.

I November 2004, Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) made substantial changes to the industry’s Code of Conduct. Although these changes might not have pleased both the medical and pharmaceutical communities, they were necessary. The original Code of Conduct was first introduced in 1988 and reflected the approach to and expectations of relationships between industry and the m...

Code Review For and By Scientists

We describe two pilot studies of code review by and for scientists. Our principal findings are that scientists are enthusiastic, but need to be shown code review in action, and that just-in-time review of small code changes is more likely to succeed than large-scale end-of-work reviews.

Responsible Conduct by Life Scientists in an Age of Terrorism

The potential for dual use of research in the life sciences to be misused for harm raises a range of problems for the scientific community and policy makers. Various legal and ethical strategies are being implemented to reduce the threat of the misuse of research and knowledge in the life sciences by establishing a culture of responsible conduct.