Baby on the Cliff
Bioethics – PHI320/BIO312
Syllabus
Fall 2012
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Instructor: Professor McGregor joan.mcgregor@asu.edu
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Coor 354; Office hours T TH 3-4:30 and by appointment
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480 965-5028
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TAs: Michael Elmer and Bethany Elias Jenner
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Class times: Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30-12 Coor L1-74
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Required Text: Mappes, T. A. and D. DeGrazia (eds). 2005. Biomedical Ethics, 7th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill. Other readings will be posted on the Blackboard site for this course
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Description: After an introduction to the normative foundations of bioethics, this course explores selected ethical issues in medicine, the bio-sciences, and society including such issues as euthanasia, stem cell research, genetic engineering, artificial reproductive technology, informed consent and research ethics. Through lectures, readings, and discussions, this course will provide the background needed to evaluate such ethical issues including the interactions that occur between patients and health care providers and between medical research and society.
Upon the successful completion of the course, a student should be able to: * Understand basic ethical decision-making procedures including the main tenants of consequentialist and deontological theories * Demonstrate critical thinking skills in the analysis of beliefs, theories, and argument * Exhibit an understanding of current bioethical issues and the role ethical theories or the principles of bioethics play in analyzing such issues * Compose short analyses that critically examine bioethical issues * Develop the ability to appreciate the multidisciplinary aspect of bioethics *
Syllabus
Fall 2012
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Instructor: Professor McGregor joan.mcgregor@asu.edu
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Coor 354; Office hours T TH 3-4:30 and by appointment
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480 965-5028
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TAs: Michael Elmer and Bethany Elias Jenner
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Class times: Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30-12 Coor L1-74
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Required Text: Mappes, T. A. and D. DeGrazia (eds). 2005. Biomedical Ethics, 7th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill. Other readings will be posted on the Blackboard site for this course
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Description: After an introduction to the normative foundations of bioethics, this course explores selected ethical issues in medicine, the bio-sciences, and society including such issues as euthanasia, stem cell research, genetic engineering, artificial reproductive technology, informed consent and research ethics. Through lectures, readings, and discussions, this course will provide the background needed to evaluate such ethical issues including the interactions that occur between patients and health care providers and between medical research and society.
Upon the successful completion of the course, a student should be able to: * Understand basic ethical decision-making procedures including the main tenants of consequentialist and deontological theories * Demonstrate critical thinking skills in the analysis of beliefs, theories, and argument * Exhibit an understanding of current bioethical issues and the role ethical theories or the principles of bioethics play in analyzing such issues * Compose short analyses that critically examine bioethical issues * Develop the ability to appreciate the multidisciplinary aspect of bioethics *