Students will work individually and identify one research disaster to discuss in this paper. Include the following: (a) background on the disaster, including
what occurred, when, and what the consequences were, (b) what the ethical and/or legal issues involved in this particular disaster were, and (c) what modern
day research ethics practices and/or procedures were informed by this event(s). For example: Atrocities of Nazi experiments informed the creation of
Nuremberg Codes. List all of the resources you used in obtaining the information. Be sure to address the demographic characteristics of those affected and
provide a commentary how these demographics placed the individuals at risk.
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Pedagogical rationale. The pedagogical rationale for this assignment is to give students an opportunity to reach beyond the known generalities of a
particular event (e.g., Tuskegee experiments). These incidents occurred in a sociopolitical context, in a particular point in time, and at specific point of
development of our discipline. The deeper level of knowledge should support engagement with these critical incidents away from “an example of what not to
do” and towards “an example of what could happen.
