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Course code: BBS20247o15Semester: 2015/2016 winter
Name: Bioethics
Major: Biology
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 1
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Witold Janeczek
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course taught in English if the group has ≥6 students. The course taught in Polish with a possibility of support in English if the group has <6 students. Contact person: dr inż. Przemysław Cwynar
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: student knows fundamental legislative and ethical aspects related to carrying out of experiments on live organisms; student understands and knows basis principles of bioethical commisions; student understands hazards and ethical problems related to biology development. Skills: student skillfully uses specialist, scientific literature, both Polish and English pertaining to biology and relative disciplines; student advances reasons concerning moral and ethical problems of up to date biology; student discusses about possibilities of some problems solution; student critical estimates news in biology reported in mass-media.
Competences: Personal and social competences (attitudes and behaviors): student is willing to constantly update knowledge of biology and related disciplines and aware of the need for lifelong learning; student is active in improving his/her skills through courses and specific training and study of expert literature; student can inspire and organize the learning process of other people; student is aware of the risks to human health arising from the civilization development; student recognises the need for continuous self-study in this respect and supports the ideas and pro-ecological actions; student promotes commitment to quality and the environmental future; student actively supports the pro-ecological and pro-health actions.
Prerequisites: zoology, botany.
Course content: Ethics thesis. Birth of bioethics. The sources of ethical regulations according to animals. The euthanasia of animals. Ethical problems according to cellular and tissue culture in vitro – inclouding parent cells – transplantology, genetic engineering, transgenetic animals, human genom researches, geotechnology, in vitro inflammation, sperm banks, storing up the embryos. Ethics in animal sciences. Ethics in species protection, natural and environmental protection and intellectual property.
Recommended literature: 1. Dower N. (ed.) 1990. Ethics and Environmental Responsibility. Avebury, Aldershot, Brookfield USA, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney 2. Jardins J.D. 1997. Environmental Ethics. An Introduction to Environmental Philosophy. Wadsworth Pub. Co. 3. Kordylewski L.1996. Problemy bioetyki. Wyd. Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Skrypty Uczelniane, nr 747. 4. Piątek Z.1998. Etyka środowiskowa. Nowe spojrzenie na miejsce człowieka w przyrodzie. Wyd.Instytutu Filozofii Uniw. Jagiellońskiego, Kraków. 5. Skolimowski H. 1994. Filozofia Żyjąca. Eko-filozofia jako drzewo Życia. Pusty Obłok, Warszawa 6. Singer P. 2007. Etyka Praktyczna. Książka i Wiedza. 7. Szewczyk K. 2009. Bioetyka (t. 1,2). PWN Warszawa.
Assessment methods: Completion of 1written essay about one of the talk over topics during the lectures.
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