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Swedish title Forskningsetik
English title Research ethics
Course number 2755
Credits 1.5
Notes The course meets the requirements for a general science course.
Responsible KI department Institutionen för lärande, informatik, management och etik
Specific entry requirements
Grading Passed /Not passed
Established by The Board of Doctoral Education
Established 2016-11-28
Purpose of the course The objective of this course is to provide the participant with tools to deepen his or her understanding of medical research ethics and good research practice; and to enhance the participants ability to critically discuss and reflect upon ethical questions that can derive from research; and thereby provide the participant with enhanced possibilities to reflect on ethical aspects of his or her own research.
Intended learning outcomes After having completed the course, the participant should:
- be able to give an account of important research ethical theories and principles.
- be able to identify, analyze and discuss ethical problems in research on humans and animals.
- have an ethical approach to research.
Contents of the course The course includes the following:
- Important research ethical theories and principles.
- Ethical guidelines on how to conduct research, such as the Helsinki Declaration.
- Cases of research that are problematic from an ethical point of view.
- Ethical aspects concerning research on humans.
- Informed consent and its ethical basis.
- Ethical aspects concerning research on animals, including arguments for and against using animals for research purposes, as well as ""the three R:s"".
­ - Deviations from good research practice, fraud, fabricated data and plagiarism
­ - Conflicts of interest in research
- Handling of authorship in scientific writing
Teaching and learning activities - This is a web course
- Reading of mandatory and recommended literature.
- Written assignments, e.g. written ethical reflection concerning the participants' own research
- Group discussions (on Ping Pong or another learning management system)
Compulsory elements All tasks and assignments are mandatory.
Examination The course is built on active participation. For a passing grade, the participant is required to have satisfactorily completed all assignments, including submissions in different discussion forums; and a written research ethical reflection preferably concerning the participants own research.
Literature and other teaching material Mandatory literature: ­
- Johansson I och Lynöe N. Medicine and philosophy. A Twenty­First Century Introduction. Ontos Verlag, Frankfurt 2008.
­ - Declaration of Helsinki 2013: http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/b3/

Recommended literature: ­
- Beauchamp, T. L., & Childress, J. F., Principles of Biomedical Ethics. New York, Oxford University Press, (2012)
-­ Helgesson, G., Forskningsetik. Lund, Studentlitteratur, (2015).
­- Codex: www.codex.vr.se
­ - The Ethics Board: www.epn.se
­ - Good research practice. Vetenskapsrådets reports 3:2011, ISBN 978­91­7307­189­5.
Course responsible Gert Helgesson
Institutionen för lärande, informatik, management och etik


Gert.Helgesson@ki.se
Contact person Annelie Jonsson
Institutionen för lärande, informatik, management och etik


annelie.jonsson@ki.se

Tomas Månsson
Institutionen för lärande, informatik, management och etik


tomas.mansson@ki.se