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31801-01 - Course: Empirical research in bioethics: qualitative and quantitative methods (2 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers |
Eva De Clercq (eva.declercq@unibas.ch)
Bernice Simone Elger (b.elger@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Over the last decades, bioethics - the field that studies ethical questions in the life sciences and medicine - has become a well-established academic discipline. Contemporary bioethics scholarship comprises not only the development of normative frameworks for problem solving, but also the collection and interpretation of empirical data that can inform bioethical debates. Bioethics is by definition an interdisciplinary domain; the questions it studies are too complex to be resolved by the methodological tools or approaches offered within one discipline, and as a result it utilizes methods coming from various disciplines. |
| Learning objectives | The course will focus discuss the following: different study designs (longitudinal, cross-sectional, time-series, experimental) as well as their advantages and disadvantages; and qualitative and quantitative methods and how they need to be customized to bioethical questions. In order for students to practice their methodological knowledge, they will (1) provide constructive criticism to a published paper dealing with a methodological question and (2) construct a qualitative interview guide as part of the course. |
| Course application | MOnA and by mail to b.elger@unibas.ch |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Comments | Blockkurs: 23.09.; 24.09.; 11.11; 12.11.; 2.12.; 3.12. 2021 Time: 9:00-11.30 Hybrid (Library room 203 at Bernoullistrasse 28) or fully online depending on COVID-19 situation. |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 23.09.2021 | 09.00-11.30 | --, -- |
| Modules |
Aufbaumodul (Teil C) (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) Doctorate Biomedical Ethics: Recommendations (PhD subject: Biomedical Ethics) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | 100% attendance and successful completion of points 1 and 2 of the Lernziele will result in a PASS for this seminar. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: teaching staff |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Medicine |
| Offered by | Institut für Bio- und Medizinethik |