In this course, you will investigate how societal and ethical concerns in research are directly related to natural science work.
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Analyse concrete cases in your research field, through teamwork and by collecting and critically analysing relevant scientific literature.
- Evaluate the validity of knowledge claims in relevant cases, through combining and applying your scientific knowledge acquired so far.
- Describe the challenges of societal expectations for scientific knowledge production.
- Reflect on scientific responsibility and ethical values in scientific and technological developments.
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In this course the interactions between science and society are explored. The course consist of lectures and tutorials that introduce you to different aspects of the relation between science and society. The central element of this course is group work around a concrete research issue, introduced and discussed by a scientist in that field of research. Through teamwork you will investigate the societal and ethical aspects of this specific research issue. You will both explore the natural science details and investigate the societal controversies around this topic.
There are two variants of this course as it is offered in Q3 and Q4.
In Q3 dr. Judith Floor will coordinate the course, facilitating mainly Molecular Life Science students and themes, as well as Science students with focus on biology and chemistry. In this version of the course, the student will choose from 3 case studies: i) biomarkers in breath analysis, ii) CRISPR/Cas9, and iii) nanomedicine.
In Q4 dr. Luca Consoli will coordinate the course, facilitating mainly Chemistry and Science students and themes.
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The first 6 quarters of the Chemistry/MLS/ Science programme
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