Research Ethics and Philosophy of Science (3 credits), 3 hp


Course number3,2
Year2023
TypeCompulsory
Track-
Max participants30
Application deadline2023-06-21
LanguageEn
Course leaderStefan Eriksson
DepartmentDepartment of Public Health and Caring Science
Visiting addressBMC; Husargatan 3, Uppsala
Post addressBMC, Box 564, 751 22 Uppsala
DatesWeek 39
LocationWill be announced later on
Course length5 days, full time
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Description

Requirements:
Registered for graduate studies on the Medicine and Pharmacy disciplinary domain at Uppsala University

Selection procedure

If there are more applicants than places on the course, the selection is made on the date of application. Exceptions to this selection is given to applicants who will defend their doctoral thesis/licentiate thesis or have their half time seminar within six months from the application deadline. These applicants will be given priority.

Note the importance of specifying planned date for public defence in your application

Learning outcomes

(1) To be informed about:

• different philosophical presuppositions in scientific research
• ethical guidelines for research
• the theoretical basis of these guidelines
• legal regulations of research
• committees of research ethics
(2) To be able to identify and analyse ethical problems raised by different kinds of research.

Contents

Norms of science and ethical norms in theory and practice. Good laboratory and clinical practice, Fraud in scientific research. Animal ethics. Application to Ethics Committee

Instructions

Examination

Literature

Teaching staff

Stefan Eriksson

More information

Gunnel Cedervall
Course Administrator
Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences
doktorandadministrationifv@pubcare.uu.se

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