Autumn Quarter 2014
SLN: 10997
T Th 2:30 - 3:50 pm
Location: HSR RR134
No Add Codes Requires
Instructor: Rose James, PhD, Assistant Professor
Department of Bioethics & Humanities
Course Description: This is an undergraduate level
seminar course designed to explore ethical and policy issues that emerge from
conduct of basic, applied, translational, community-based, and biomedical
research. Topics include research
misconduct, welfare of laboratory animals, human subjects research, conflicts
of interest, collaborative research, data collection and management, mentorship
and training, publication, authorship, and peer review. Through a combination of lecture, small group
discussion and activities, and assigned case studies this course provides historical
perspectives and presents the current ethical, institutional issues, and
debates that arise during all phases of the conduct of research: (1) design and
planning, (2) implementation, and (3) dissemination.
Students’ comments from previous years:
The guest speakers were excellent.
Greatly appreciated how an effort was made to bring in speakers relevant
to our interests! Very good class!
The various topics & categories the course was divided into was very
helpful. Also, discussion after each
topic helped with better understanding of the topic being discussed.
Who would benefit from this course?
Students
with a broad range of exposure to research environments would benefit from this
course. The course will be of interest to students considering team science and
interdisciplinary research approaches.