Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2022 - HSCI 319W D100

Applied Health Ethics (3)

Class Number: 2145

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    45 units including nine HSCI units with a minimum grade of C-, one of which must be a 200-division course.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Practical ethical and legal issues in health sciences, emphasizing population and public health. Case studies approach highlighting current ethical dilemmas and decision-making in the context of global to local legal frameworks. HSCI 319 is identical to PHIL 319 and students cannot receive credit for both courses. Writing.

COURSE DETAILS:

Health care, research and policy entail very diverse and far-reaching ethical challenges that affect us all throughout our lives. This course seeks to provide the basics to identify and (ultimately) help address those ethical issues. We will start with examining the necessary theories and frameworks that will serve as conceptual and deliberative toolkits to enable, in a subsequent instance, a critical exploration of a wide range of topical and contemporary issues. This will include, but not be limited to health care in resource-limited settings, access to health care, research ethics and integrity, moral status, proxy decision-making, disruptive health research, ethics of new health technologies (such as big data and artificial intelligence), pharmaceutical marketing and public health concerns. The course should provide the foundation and background for students to pursue and reflect upon the ethical issues and dilemmas they will face in clinical, research, public health, and public policy contexts. In this course, students will be expected to write essays, engage in critical thinking, and participate actively in classroom discussions.

Grading

  • Critical commentary on current news 7.5%
  • TCPS2: Core-2022 Completion 2.5%
  • Midterm Exam 20%
  • First Draft of the Final Paper 10%
  • In-Class Essay 20%
  • Final Paper 35%
  • Participation 5%

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

All material will be provided. No need to buy textbooks.

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html