2009 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages 157-164
The Science Council of Japan published a statement titled “Code of Conduct for Scientists” in 2006. Although the statement is addressed to individual scientists, there was a request to universities, research institutions, academic associations, and such, titled “Toward Autonomous Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Scientists,” added to it. This paper discusses from a researcher’s perspective how JASAG should treat the issues raised in these statements. Since the author is an educational technologist, this paper focuses on the educational aspects of the relevant issues. First, it discusses the difference between an ethical approach and a moral oriented approach. Next, it proposes to utilize simulation and gaming methods as tools to manage the issues. In addition, it proposes to utilize the association’s journal to discuss the issues by laying out various approaches in the research and practice of simulation and gaming designed to foster autonomous problem-solving skills.
