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Fundamentals of Public Health Ethics


Course Description

An introduction to ethical issues with a focus on public health research.


Athena Title

Fundamentals of Public Health


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

Students will be able to: • Acknowledge potential ethical conflicts in their work and successfully navigate them • Articulate the rules, regulations, and guidelines surrounding research with human subjects • Balance the requirements of openness, transparency, and confidentiality in research projects • Appraise potential conflict of interest situations and ethically resolve them


Topical Outline

• Research Ethics Overview • Historical Perspective • Conflicts of Interest • Open, Reproducible, and Reliable Research • Ethical Treatment of Human Subjects • Confidentiality


Syllabus


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