Schedule: Tuesdays
(LMX 242) and Thursdays (LMX 407)
11:30-13h
Instructor: Monique Frize, P. Eng.
CBY A612, ext. 6065, frize@site.uottawa.ca
MC 7084, ext. 8229, mfrize@connect.carleton.ca
This course will present general concepts defining ethics, ethical theories, codes of ethics and the ethical decision-making process. Other issues such as conflicts of interest, plagiarism, intellectual property, confidentiality, privacy will be discussed. Ethical considerations relating to human and animal experimentation, consent, and current practices of ethical review board and particular bioethics issues such as stem cell research, cloning and genetic engineering, reproductive technologies, xeno-transplantation and organ transplants will be discussed. Research methods, regulation and standards for the design of medical devices and certification procedures, data collection, management and analysis, and assessment of the impact of technology on people and society will be discussed.
Calendar Description: Ethical theories, ethical
decision-making, codes; human and animal experimentation, consent, practices of
ethical review boards; research methods and regulations for design,
manufacture, certification of medical devices; data collection, management,
analysis, including security, confidentiality, privacy; bioethical dilemmas,
impact of technology and research (social, political, financial).
Pre-Requisites: Graduate student in
Engineering or 4th year students in these disciplines.
Week by week
schedule:
Week 1: Course outline and requirements; introduction
Week 2: Ethics, ethical theories, codes of ethics,
ethical decision-making.
Week 3 & 4: Conflict
of interest, intellectual property,
confidentiality, privacy, security.
Impact of technologies on society; design and
human oriented technologies (E.
Kranakis and G. Lindgaard); assignment 1
Week 5 & 6: Ethical considerations relating to human and animal experimentation, consent. Guidelines and ethics review process
Week 7 & 8: Regulations for design, manufacture, certification of medical devices; standards; research methods; data collection, management and analysis
Week 9: Experience with ethics review process: a
medical point of view (R Walker); discrimination
in research and services; Clinical research: a case study (A. Seely)
Week 10: Human
reproductive technologies, gender selection, designer babies; other ethical dilemmas
Week
11: Cultural impact on ethics.
Week 12: Emerging trend in biomedical engineering (Complementary and Alternative Medicine); research and testing in developing countries.
Week
13: Projects presentations.
Assignments: There will be three
assignments: The first will consist of an article on ethics in biomedical
engineering; the second will be a case study analysis; the third will be on an
ethical dilemma. All students must be prepared to describe their findings
briefly during a class discussion on the topic of the assignment (by the date
on which this is scheduled) and submit the assignment in writing one week
later.
Schedule for class presentations of assignments:
No 1: January 31
No 2: February 16
No 3: March 7
Note: Written assignments are
expected to be approximately 4-6 pages with 1.5 or double spacing and 1 inch
margins.
Term project: Choice of a proposal for
ethical clearance on a research project.
The term project will be presented in class on March
28 and 30. The project is submitted in writing by noon on April 7th
and is expected to be around 10-15 pages.
Scheduled Exam
(by Faculty)
Course
Assessment and Requirements
Each assignment will count for 15 percent of the
final mark; verbal presentations of assignments and project will be 5 percent;
the written project will count for 20 percent. The exam will count for 30
percent of the total mark.
Objectives of
this course: Students will: