Duration:
1 Semester | Turnus of offer:
each summer semester | Credit points:
3,5 |
Course of studies, specific field and terms: - Master Infection Biology 2023 (Module part of a compulsory module), interdisciplinary, 4th semester
- Master Infection Biology 2018 (Module part of a compulsory module), interdisciplinary, 4th semester
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Classes and lectures: - PS4620-S: Ethics in Sciences (seminar, 2 SWS)
| Workload: - 20 Hours exam preparation
- 30 Hours in-classroom work
- 55 Hours private studies
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Contents of teaching: | - Societal and ethical implications of research in biomedical sciences and technologies
- Basics of philosophy and sociology of science
- Good scientific practice
- Basics of bioethics: duties of investigators, obligations to colleagues,
- Ethics of human subjects research and animal experim. Environmental ethicsentation. Control and governance of technology. Risk assessement
- Use and implications of images in science
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Qualification-goals/Competencies: - You can explain the methodology of the physical sciences and their philosophical basis
- You can recognize ethical dimensions of practice and deciding
- You can understand relevant laws in Germany
- You can participate in current discussions in bioethics and research ethics
- You can reflect on ethical dimensions of biomedical sciences
- You can write a structured ethics paper about a self-chosen topic
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Responsible for this module: Teachers: |
Literature: - Michael J. Selgelid, Margaret P. Battin, Charles B. Smith (eds.):: Ethics and Infectious Disease. - Oxford: Blackwell 2006
- Ben Mepham: Bioethics. An Introduction for the Biosciences - Oxford: Oxford University Press 2008
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Notes:Admission requirements for taking the module: - None Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s): - Regular and successful participation in the seminars. Module examination(s): - PS4621-L1: Ethics in Science, seminar presentation with written paper, 0% of the module grade, ungraded module (Part of PS4611-KP07) |
Letzte Änderung: 10.3.2023 |
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