BIMS 710
RESEARCH ETHICS
Spring 2009 Syllabus 

Session 1: Lecture
 January 16
Jordan Hall Rm 1-5
3:00-4:30PM
Session 2: Small Groups  January 23 Small Group Session 3:00-4:30PM
Session 3: Lecture
 January 30 
Jordan Hall Rm 1-5
3:00-4:30PM
Session 4: Discussion  February 6 Jordan Hall Rm 1-5 3:00-4:30PM
Session 5: Lecture  February 13
Jordan Hall Rm 1-5
3:00-4:30PM
Session 6: Small Groups  February 20 Small Group Session 3:00-4:30PM
Session 7: Lecture  February 27 Jordan Hall Rm 1-5 3:00-4:30PM
Session 8: Panel  March 13 Location and Details 3:00-4:30PM

This course is designed as a combination of brief lectures and small group sessions, led by experienced members of the faculty in biological and medical sciences. Students are expected to be prepared for discussion of cases to be presented by the faculty and to bring their reading to bear upon the discussion.

There will be four 1.5 hour meetings, three 1.5 hour group sessions and the final meeting will be a panel discussion.

Readings and cases are from:

  • Robin L. Penslar, ed., Research Ethics. Cases and Materials (Bloomington, Indiana: University of Indiana Press, 1995). Text on reserve at the Health Sciences Library.
  • Syllabus 
  • Assignments & Guidelines  

Registration:

  • Graduate students register for the course BIMS 710 through ISIS
  • Post-doctoral students may register for the class through SCPS's community scholars program at http://www.scps.virginia.edu/communityscholar/ 
    The Instructor's signature of approval must also be obtained in order to enroll - to obtain the instructor's signature please bring the Permission to Enroll Form to the Graduate Programs Office

    Standard Community Scholar tuition rates for Spring 2009 as of 6/2008:
          In-State:          $287.00 per credit hour
          Out-of-State:  $1000.00 per credit hour
          (In addition to tuition, a $5.00 per credit hour administrative technology fee is assessed)

Small Groups:

  • Following "sign in" at session 1, students will be assigned to small groups. The members of each group, the name of the group leader, and the meeting location for each group will be posted to this site by 5PM January 19th.

Postdoctoral and Other Researchers (summer and fall options):

Archive of Research Ethics Course Syllabi and Guidelines 2000-present