Expedited Ethics Review Form for Student Projects

Form to be completed and discussed with your tutor for submission to the ethics committee as appropriate

Ethics primer : A free download

Aimed at secondary school science classrooms, but a useful for a basic introduction

INFO1010 Ethics in Practice

Slides with associated activities and reading list to Introduce in Practice to Computer Science and IT undergraduates

Ethics and Graphic Arts

Discussion of ethical issues pertaining to communication design

Ethics and citizenship : tools for moral decision-making.

Cumple con los requisitos exigidos en el curriculo nacional inglés de 2002 para el programa de estudio de educación para la ciudadanía en la etapa de secundaria. De los tres elementos que tiene este programa: la cultura política, la participación comunitaria, y la responsabilidad social y moral, esta guía quiere resaltar este último aspecto. Pues,pretende el desarrollo espiritual, moral, social y cultural en los alumnos y, también, el desarrollo de habilidades tanto, para la comunicación, la utilización de las nuevas tecnologías, el trabajo en equipo y la resolución de problemas, como para saber desenvolverse en la vida.

Science ethics and controversies.

A menudo, en el trabajo de los científicos la ética toca muy de cerca a la ciencia. En este título se explican algunos avances científicos que tienen también grandes implicaciones éticas que han provocado el debate y el desacuerdo: clonación humana, células madre, etc. Todos estos aspectos traen a discusión una reflexión sobre cual es la ética del investigador.

Climate change, ethics and human security.

Este texto, escrito por expertos internacionales, sostiene que el cambio climático debe considerarse como una cuestión de seguridad humana y no como un problema ambiental que pueda gestionarse en solitario. Muestra el concepto de seguridad humana con un nuevo enfoque ligado a los desafíos que el cambio climático ofrece a la humanidad, así como da respuestas para un futuro más equitativo y sostenible para las próximas generaciones. El cambio climático, la ética y la seguridad humana serán de interés para los investigadores, los responsables políticos y los profesionales interesados con las dimensiones humanas del cambio climático, así como para los estudiantes de nivel superior en ciencias sociales y humanidades preocupados por este problema.

Experiments in ethics.

Insta a que la relación entre la investigación empírica y la moral, ahora tan a menudo antagónica, deba considerarse en términos de diálogo, no de competencia. Muestra cómo la filosofía experimental, lejos de ser algo nuevo, es realmente tan antigua como la filosofía misma, y más allá de los clarificadores debates sobre la conexión entre la psicología y la ética, la intuición y la teoría, nos ayuda a reflexionar sobre la naturaleza de la empresa filosófica.

Understanding Religious Ethics.

Este libro sigue el programa de estudios religiosos OCR para AS y A2, niveles de enseñanza secundaria. Los temas tratados son: ¿Qué es la ética?, relativismo, la ética de Kant, el principio de utilidad, las ideas de Bentham, las críticas de Mill, similitudes y diferencias entre Bentham y Mill, el cristianismo, Jesús, ¿Están la religión y la ética unidas?, el aborto, el aborto en el pensamiento liberal cristiano, la fertilización in Vitro, la eutanasia, el derecho a la vida, genética, modificación genética de humanos y animales, el pacifismo, argumentos a favor y en contra de la guerra, la naturaleza y el papel de la consciencia, el medio ambiente desde el punto de vista religioso y ético, el sexo y las relaciones en el pensamiento cristiano, la homosexualidad.

The role of counselling in dealing with examination malpractices and ethics. ' El papel de la orientación en el fomento de la ética y prevención del fraude en los exámenes'.

Resumen basado en el de la publicación. Con el apoyo económico del departamento MIDE de la UNED

The right to remain silent : the ethics of invasion and evasion in Paul Sayer’s ''The Comforts of Madness''

Este artigo considera as implicações do silêncio e da ética da experimentação médica no romance de Paul Sayer, The Comforts of Madness, vencedor do prémio Whitbread. O romance de Sayer debruça-se sobre um paciente emestado catatónico, Peter, o qual procura retirar-se para um estado de pura subjetividade como consequência de uma série de eventos traumáticos. Inicialmente tratado num hospital tradicional, é posteriormente transferido para uma clínica experimental onde é submetido a uma série de «tratamento» invasivos e bárbaros com o objectivo de «curá-lo». A abordagem de Sayer dos temas relacionados com a insanidade, o silêncio pessoal e a medicina progressiva levanta questões relativas ao direito do indivíduo de rejeitar o mundo comunitário e à ética de extrair a narrativa retida da narrativa relutante. Ao examinar os processos de normalização e resistência, o romance levanta questões relativamente à ética da inclusão forçada e estabelece uma legitimidade de não-cooperação, o direito ao silêncio, o qual funciona em paralelo com a legitimidade da voz marginalizada. A tendência recente nos estudos literários tem sido no sentido da exposição e promoção das vozes anteriormente ostracizadas pela indústria editorial e pelo público leitor, mas, de um modo geral, este processo tem partido da premissa de que a voz perdida beneficia de tal exposição. Para Sayer, existe o caso igualmente persuasivo relacionado com o reconhecimento do direito à privacidade, em risco de ser preterido numa era de transparência excessiva. Este ensaio discute o modo como o romance de Sayer aborda estas preocupações e salienta a sua consciência do processo complexo de lidar com o indivíduo para quem a recusa a falar corresponde a um gesto social ambíguo.

The Ethics of Ethics Reviews in Global Health Research: Case Studies Applying a New Paradigm

With increasing calls for global health research there is growing concern regarding the ethical challenges encountered by researchers from high-income countries (HICs) working in low or middle-income countries (LMICs). There is a dearth of literature on how to address these challenges in practice. In this article, we conduct a critical analysis of three case studies of research conducted in LMICs.We apply emerging ethical guidelines and principles specific to global health research and offer practical strategies that researchers ought to consider. We present case studies in which Canadian health professional students conducted a health promotion project in a community in Honduras; a research capacity-building program in South Africa, in which Canadian students also worked alongside LMIC partners; and a community-university partnered research capacity-building program in which Ecuadorean graduate students, some working alongside Canadian students, conducted community-based health research projects in Ecuadorean communities.We examine each case, identifying ethical issues that emerged and how new ethical paradigms being promoted could be concretely applied.We conclude that research ethics boards should focus not only on protecting individual integrity and human dignity in health studies but also on beneficence and non-maleficence at the community level, explicitly considering social justice issues and local capacity-building imperatives.We conclude that researchers from HICs interested in global health research must work with LMIC partners to implement collaborative processes for assuring ethical research that respects local knowledge, cultural factors, the social determination of health, community participation and partnership, and making social accountability a paramount concern.

The Ethics of Ethics Reviews in Global Health Research: Case Studies Applying a New Paradigm

With increasing calls for global health research there is growing concern regarding the ethical challenges encountered by researchers from high-income countries (HICs) working in low or middle-income countries (LMICs). There is a dearth of literature on how to address these challenges in practice. In this article, we conduct a critical analysis of three case studies of research conducted in LMICs.We apply emerging ethical guidelines and principles specific to global health research and offer practical strategies that researchers ought to consider. We present case studies in which Canadian health professional students conducted a health promotion project in a community in Honduras; a research capacity-building program in South Africa, in which Canadian students also worked alongside LMIC partners; and a community-university partnered research capacity-building program in which Ecuadorean graduate students, some working alongside Canadian students, conducted community-based health research projects in Ecuadorean communities.We examine each case, identifying ethical issues that emerged and how new ethical paradigms being promoted could be concretely applied.We conclude that research ethics boards should focus not only on protecting individual integrity and human dignity in health studies but also on beneficence and non-maleficence at the community level, explicitly considering social justice issues and local capacity-building imperatives.We conclude that researchers from HICs interested in global health research must work with LMIC partners to implement collaborative processes for assuring ethical research that respects local knowledge, cultural factors, the social determination of health, community participation and partnership, and making social accountability a paramount concern.