Overview of PBL Ethics and Professionalism curriculum
| Course | Case title and content | RCR element | Principles* | Virtues* |
| Orientation: Introduction to PBL | Picking a Laboratory Practice of science and mentor–trainee relationship | Mentorship | Community of science | Excellence, respect |
| Being a Scientist Practice of science and scientific norms | NA | Objectivity, research reproducibility | Duty, altruism | |
| Course 1: Scientific Professionalism: Scientific Integrity | Mentors and Money Financial awareness | Mentorship | Community of science | Excellence, respect |
| Reviewing the Literature Plagiarism | Research misconduct, authorship | Community of science | Excellence, accountability, respect | |
| Team Work Lab etiquette, group collaboration | Collaboration | Research freedom, community of science | Excellence, accountability, respect | |
| Whose Turn Is It? Publications and attributing credit | Authorship | Community of science, research reproducibility | Respect | |
| Course 2: Scientific Professionalism: Scientific Integrity | Phantom Bands Standards for reporting results | Data management and conflicts of interest | Research reproducibility | Respect, accountability, altruism |
| Conscientious Objectors Values and biases in science | NA | Questioning certitude, objectivity, research freedom | Respect | |
| People, Places and Things Translational research and human subject research | Human Subjects, Conflicts of Interest | Respect for subjects, community of science, objectivity | Duty, altruism | |
| A Fine Mess Research oversight and animal research | Animal subjects, mentorship | Respect for subjects | Duty, altruism, excellence | |
| Course 3: Scientific Professionalism: Bioethics and Social Responsibility | It Cuts Both Ways Dual use and obligations to oversee and peer review research | Research misconduct, authorship, peer review, collaboration, conflicts of interest | Community of science, research reproducibility | Duty, accountability |
| Confidentiality And Collegiality Peer review | Peer review, conflicts of interest | Community of science, research reproducibility | Accountability, altruism | |
| Course 4: Scientific Professionalism: Bioethics and Social Responsibility | Patent Pending Commercial influences in academic research | Conflicts of interest | Research reproducibility, objectivity | Altruism, integrity |
| ‘And the Band Played On’ Capstone Experience (movie) | Research misconduct, collaboration, conflicts of interest | Objectivity, collaboration, research reproducibility | Duty, integrity, accountability, altruism |
* Adapted from Jones28
NA, not applicable; PBL, problem-based learning.