Programme Details
Ethics in science?
By The Open University
About the programme
This free course, Ethics in science? discusses how scientists have a moral and ethical responsibility to consider whether they should carry out an experiment. In this short course you will learn of the first clinical trials undertaken for scurvy and small pox and gain an understanding of how much more rigorous today’s clinical trials are. You will conduct your own online research into an unethical scientist and finally look at some current moral dilemmas in science.
Duration
3 hours
Level
Introductory level
Format
Online asynchronous
Certificate type
Short Course
Subjects
Sciences
Law
Available languages of instruction
English