Research Ethics
- Course Number
- CHL3051H
- Series
- 3000 (Bioethics)
- Format
- Hybrid
- Course Instructor(s)
- Elizabeth Peter
Course Description
CHL3051H is an intermediate course that aims to introduce learners to some of the philosophical and practical concerns that they may face as investigators, clinicians, or study participants and to familiarize them with the most important concepts used in the research ethics debate and literature. “Research ethics” refers to the study of ethical issues that arise in all stages of the systematic investigations that we describe as research. Although this field often encompasses human, animal and molecular studies, this course principally will focus on issues resulting from the involvement of human beings in research, with a particular emphasis on Canadian biomedical research.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Define the key ethical dimensions of medical research practice
- Recognize the role and influence of regulation, law, and institutional and societal context in research practice
- Describe the normative ethical features of research governance, review and monitoring
- Identify emerging ethical issues and challenges for research governance, review and monitoring in the context of advanced research and innovation
- Apply principle- and case-based ethical reasoning to analyze and propose solutions to ethical problems in medical research contexts
- Work collaboratively and constructively with others to identify, assess and address ethical issues, questions, and problems in research ethics practice
Methods of Assessment
| Ethical Conduct of Research Primer | 10% |
| Shared Reflection | 15% |
| Topics of Interest | 10% |
| Essay Outline and Annotated Bibliography | 25% |
| Final Essay | 40% |