700.604.01
Methods in Bioethics

Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Berman Institute (Bioethics)
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tuesday, 3:30 - 6:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Jeremy Sugarman
Contact Name
Jeremy Sugarman
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite
Description
Introduces some of the main methods used in bioethics research, scholarship and practice, including philosophical, legal, historical, religious, qualitative, and quantitative research methods. Describes the strengths and weaknesses of each method in addressing bioethical questions or problems. Illustrates each method with contemporary topical examples. In addition, discusses one cross-cutting example of an issue addressed by all methods.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the range of methods used in bioethics research, scholarship and practice
  2. Select an appropriate method for approaching a bioethical research question
  3. Appraise the benefits of addressing a bioethics issue using different methods
  4. Understand what constitutes rigor in bioethics
  5. Prepare a bioethics grant proposal that employs a method or methods to properly address a particular bioethics problem
Enrollment Restriction
Enrollment priority given to MBE students
Instructor Consent
Consent required for some students
Consent Note
Consent required for undergraduate students
Consent Contact
jsugarma@jhsph.edu
Special Comments

Course meets in Deering Hall; LLC Room