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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Ethical Theories 2. Contemporary Approaches to Medical Ethics 3. Doctor-Patient Relationship 4. Confidence and Confidentiality 5. Truth Telling 6. Autonomy, Paternalism and Informed Consent 7. Abortion 8. Seriously Ill Infants 9. Euthanasia 10. Medical Experimentation 11. Justice and the Health Care System 12. Biotechnology
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing)
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Learning outcomes
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In the course, students will focus on ethics and bioethics, their basic theoretical approaches. The course introduces students to the basic ethical issues of bioethics, but also the specific ethical context of future careers (bioengineering). In addition to the expertise of bioethics and ethics for bioengineering, the seminar sections will practice the ability to logically construct statements, arguments and value judgments, as well as the ability to discuss and defend their views, whether in the field of ethical dilemmas or solving thought experiments.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Test
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Recommended literature
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BRYANT, John; BAGOTT LA VELLE, Linda; SEARLE, John (eds.). Bioethics for Scientists. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2002. ISBN: 0-471-49532-8 (Hardback); ISBN: 0-470-84659-3 (Electronic)..
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FRIZE, Monique. Ethics for Bioengineers. Morgan & Claypool Publishers 2011. ISBN 9781608453702..
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SINGER, Peter. Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. Oxford readers. ISBN 0-19-289245-2..
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SINGER, Peter. Practical Ethics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2011. ISBN 978-0-521-70768-8..
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VARELLO, Daniel A. Biomedical Ethics for Engineers: Ethics and Decision Making in Biomedical and Biosystem Engineering. Massachusetts: Academic Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7506-8227-5..
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