PAAE8009 Research Ethics
| Offered By | School of Philosophy |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Professional and Applied Ethics |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2012 |
| 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?. |
| Learning Outcomes |
When successfully completed, students will have developed a good theoretical understanding both of central and current issues in Research Ethics and of some key philosophical issues of importance to applied ethics more generally. |
| Indicative Assessment |
6,000 word essay (80%) and class presentation (20%). |
| Workload | This course is available for on-campus and off-campus (correspondence) students. On-campus students will meet with the Convener once a week to discuss readings and the conceptual materials gained by the reading materials. Alliance also has forums for discussion of class reading materials, which students will be expected to participate in. This is the best way for off-campus students to interact with the class. |
| 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 |
| Academic Contact | Dr Jeremy Shearmur |
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