EAKIN MARK E wrote: > > A software publisher sent me a stat package that teaches and grades > students. He also sent copies that my students could use for free for one > semester. This is okay. However he offered to pay me if I would require > my class to use the software and if I would sent an anonymous list of > their grades and their scores from the use of software to him. After > asking several faculty here, they reaffirmed my belief that acceptance > of this payment would be unethical if not illegal at my university. Soon I > am going to send a letter to the publisher indicating my conerns. However I > was curious to see if people on the list feel this is as unethical as I feel > it is. >
Since data are being collected from individual human subjects for research purposes, IRB review is necessary. The payment might be viewed as a finder's fee, which is often considered unethical because it compromises informed consent. . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
