Due to its many benefits, collaborative research has been greatly encouraged in the last decade. It helps researches from different disciplines share knowledge and resources. Furthermore, the government has specifically created grants for collaborate research as an incentive to collaborate research (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative). Besides the many benefits, there are also countless problems that may rise from collaborative research that must be dealt with at a very diplomatic level. These problems greatly increase when research is done overseas. Many discoveries have risen from the collaborate work of peers that hold different cultural and ethical backgrounds.
As technology and science phase their best era, international collaboration has increased tremendously. Communication across the globe is no longer a barrier and neither is transportation. Something that is lacking, however, is education about other cultures around the globe. This could prevent many problems that often attack the oversea research environment. Simple issues that are easy to overlook can become huge messes when not taken into consideration. Examples of this are measuring systems due to their inconsistency across the globe. Bribery is very common in most of the world and so is under wage, which can interfere with accurate results and length of research. In addition, terms vary among cultures and languages causing extreme confusion. Problems of these sources and others have been barriers to international researchers for decades, but its late popularity has brought it to the attention of governments. With this in mind, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services jointly with the University of Mi...
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...nd the fund, but authors should be those who put intellectual knowledge into the work (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative)*. Partners should not be exploited. Credit must be giving to whom it deserves it (Glew 282).
Although not the focus when reading peer reviewed journals, much credit should be given to reports of this nature. The success of abroad study rests on a team that is open minded, patient, honest, unselfish, and for those who are not native, availability to learn and understand the culture. Open and sincere communication a throughout the research process is a key to success. No one should have to assume anything, everything must be set clear and transparent; “the crucial point is to presume nothing and to put everything on the table for discussion as early in the relationship as possible” (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative).
Third world countries and underdeveloped nations have become the new proverbial Petri dish of experimentation and offer particular conditions which researchers would never be able to find in their home countries. This only serves to highlight the problem that inherently faces all research studies, the ethical debate in regards to the protection and rights of their subjects. Is it feasible to expect the same standards to apply in certain countries where an economical imbalance between what is possible and what is not can be the largest hurdle to overcome? These are key issues examined in the New England Journal of Medicine by author Marcia Angell, M.D., and co-authors Harold Varmus, M.D. and David Satcher, M.D. in their respective articles that consider the ethical standards that should prevail in such circumstances. Should researchers be upheld to universal standards, or are the standards more applicable in a “local” sense, where the conditions and the constraints of the location provide the context for how the principles should be applied?
...s must be taken into consideration for ethical and scientific integrity of research. Increased harmonization among developed and developing countries is needed to address these concerns. There should be strict compliance with rules and regulations. Further to minimize concerns independent ethical review of all the protocols is necessary. Clinical trials in developing countries must meet all ethical and scientific standards of research trials conducted in developed countries.
The globalization of clinical trials is a fairly new phenomenon and the price of developing new drugs on average costs $1 billion and most of that cost stems from human clinical trials. In the “Ethical and Scientific Implications of the Globalization of Clinical Research” essay, the reason for outsourcing clinical trials to developing countries is the increasingly bureaucratic and expensive regulatory environment in many wealthy countries. Regulating clinical research have become very complex, placing a...
Goldenberg et al. (2011) have described, The Academic Research Organization (ARO) – Contract Research Organization (CRO) affiliation model for the completion of clinical trial proficiently to get drug approval. As proposed in this model the ARO will accountable for journal necessities and regulatory related issues while the CRO will offer the infrastructure wanted for site monitoring. The Success of ARO- CRO model does not seem as efficient as the various financial joint ventures that have established between pharmaceutical giant companies and academic institutions in the last half decade. The ARO and Big Pharmaceuticals partnership, where the academic body is providing “adult supervision” and Pharmaceuticals is providing “funding credibility”.
According to Harris et al., (2009) noted that the Office of Research Integrity (2005) has documented an increase in actual reports of misconduct through 2004. MFT has a professional standard for
Scientific misconduct is currently widely documented as a genuine and significant problem for contemporary science, but too often the participants in the research system and those external who are affected by it-suffer from require of clarity about what constitutes scientific misconduct.
Today, in this world, the only thing that people care about is their money. People would do anything to get that extra bonus on their salary. Funding is the main social factor for pharmaceutical industries and has a huge effect on research. Developing and improving drugs is expensive and research time can be limited. These are some of the social factors that go into pharmaceutical industry research.
Many authors and researchers alike face the problem of biases, which is the issue of trying to appeal equal and moral to all groups of society. Whether researching biomedical, social-sciences, history, or any other topic, it is necessary to maintain and recognize ethical issues that may arise. One contemporary issue of ethics in bi... ... middle of paper ... ... dent that data and analysis must be worked in together to give research the application and understanding necessary to the reader.
In the following next six to twelve months, as a student, my short-term goal is to take exchange program which I could study in a foreign country in my last semester. Exchange students from different countries with multi-cultural backgrounds come together to study, which is a big challenge for me to communicate and work as a team based on a good understanding each other.
Journal of Social Issues, 49, 103-119. Pifer, L., Shimizu, K., & Pifer, R. (1994). Public attitudes toward public research: Some international. comparisons. The. Society & Animals, 2, 95-113.
It is no secret that in recent years, the United States education system has been drastically compared to other leading countries such as China, Russia, and Europe. According to the USA Study Abroad program through the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State, studying abroad gives you the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in the 21st century. (“Why Study Abroad?”, USA Study Abroad, 2016)
Collaborative learning is a situation where two or more people attempt to learn something together. Dillenbourg, P. (1999). Lev Semenovich Vygotsky, (born in 1986), introduced his theory that, human development—child development as well as the development of all human kind—is the result of interactions between people and their social environments. What this states is that the development of a “higher education” is the product of comparing and contrasting ideas of others ultimately to conclude a solution to a problem as a whole or group. Everyone’s input in a collaborative situation will play a role in final solution.
Teamwork is defined as, “the process of working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve a goal.” (Business Dictionary, n.d.) Ultimately, it provides us with a sense of accomplishment and a feeling of unity amongst each other. It allows us to create healthy relationships, and bond further with our peers, and generally, it’s a necessity for our lives. Teamwork aids us with developing imperative life lessons and skills. It also helps us gain a new perspective, and discover our strengths and weaknesses. Personally, I believe that I work well in a team, and I possess the skills of a good leader. Regardless, some individuals
I always want to be an international student because I believe that learning in different surroundings will offer me a chance to explore the world. In order to become one, I have been preparing myself for this upcoming challenge. Long years of studying and paying most of my attention to school work made me wonder whether it is worthwhile to spend so much time on textbooks and became curious about what it is like to study in another country. In 2011, I seized the opportunity provided by my senior high school and became an exchange student in the U.S. . I didn’t fit in perfectly in the beginning, but throughout my exchange year, I had learned to adapt m...