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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the course. 2. Applied ethics and bioethics: foundational theories and principles, responsibility in biomedical research and innovation, and the role of intuitions and cognitive biases. 3. Ethical argumentation and analysis in biomedical practice: constructing arguments, identifying value conflicts, and addressing professional dilemmas. 4. Testing new technologies and informed consent: risks, benefits, uncertainty, autonomy, and protection of vulnerable participants. 5. Implants, prostheses, and human enhancement: the boundaries between treatment and enhancement, access to technologies, and dependence on manufacturers. 6. Healthcare and social robots: autonomy, dignity, care relationships, privacy, and responsibility. 7. AI and health data: reliability, bias, privacy protection, human oversight, and responsibility. 8. Open science in biomedicine: openness, reproducibility, protection of health data, and consent for their further use. 9. Comprehensive ethical analysis of a biomedical technology: formulating and defending recommendations in relation to legal requirements and professional standards. 10 Final review and assessment of knowledge and skills.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), E-learning, Students' portfolio
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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.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to critically apply ethical theories and principles to problems in biomedical engineering, identify value conflicts, and assess the risks and benefits of biomedical technologies. They will be able to independently conduct an ethical analysis, formulate and defend justified recommendations, and respond to counterarguments. When addressing professional dilemmas, they will be able to take into account insights from moral psychology, relevant legal requirements, professional standards, and the principles of responsible research and innovation.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of ethics and bioethics at the undergraduate level. Additional prerequisites are specified in the course description and study plan.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Test
Study of course materials. Active participation in discussions and delivery of a presentation on a selected course topic.
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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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