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Module guide WS 2018-2022

Module PS4611 A

Module part: Ethics in Sciences (Ethics1)

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
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
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
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
Grading through:
  • see Notes
Responsible for this module:
  • Siehe Hauptmodul
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
Language:
  • offered only in English
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