1.              Goals

                 Goals in this course include introducing students to the basics of ethics and ethical thinking, presenting the main ethical principles of bioethics, and showing how these apply to key areas of practice that involve technology, including interventions into reproduction, end-of-life decision-making, and genetic research, as well as the ethical code of conduct which governs clinical trials on human and professionalism of scientists. 

 

2.              Objectives of development/revision

2.1  Identify ethical issues in everyday life, medicine, health care and life science

2.2  Identify and discuss basic principles of bioethical practice, such as the importance of autonomy, and 2.3            good professional practice, and apply them to specific situations.

2.4  Provide rational justifications for ethical decisions.

2.5  Display greater tolerance for ethical disagreement among people and ethical ambiguity in reasoning.