PAAE8009 Research Ethics
| Offered By | School of Humanities |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Professional and Applied Ethics |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2009 and Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course will examine a range of issues in research ethics. It will consider ethical issues relating to the conduct of researchers ? from research on biomedical issues, through experimentation on animals, to experimentation on human subjects ? and the ethical characteristics of regimes for regulation of the behaviour of researchers. It will also consider issues relating to the burden of responsibility for the wider social consequences of research, ethical issues posed by relationships between researchers and funding sources, whether government, non-profit or commercial, and also wider issues about the role of researchers as ?public intellectuals?. |
| Indicative Assessment |
6,000 word essay (80%) and class presentation (20%). |
| Course Classification(s) | AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. |
| Areas of Interest | Philosophy |
| Requisite Statement |
Enrolment in the MA(PAE) or with the permission of the coordinator. |
| Preliminary Reading |
Roger Homan, The Ethics of Social Research; Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Human Cloning, August 2001; National Statement on Ethical Conduct In Research Involving Humans, NHMRC http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/pdf/e35.pdf |
| Programs | Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics) |
| Academic Contact | Dr Jeremy Shearmur |
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