CHB4215

Bioethics supervised research paper

Offered subject to approval

Justin Oakley

12 points
* Second semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisite: CHB4101, CHB4102, and CHB4203, or equivalents
* Students who have not completed CHB4203 will take this unit as a corequisite

Objectives When successfully completed, students should have acquired the skills to: identify the issues surrounding a bioethical topic of your own choice think critically about those issues; articulate and defend a line of ethical reasoning or argument on this topic; write a substantially self-directed piece of original research in bioethics

Synopsis This subject requires students to complete an original supervised research paper on a bioethical topic of their own choice. In the paper, students are required to articulate and defend a line of ethical reasoning or argument on their chosen topic. While not a general requirement, some topics may allow scope for a limited amount of original empirical research. Students will be allocated a supervisor on the basis of their research proposal, and should meet with their supervisor on a regular basis throughout the semester.

Assessment research paper (9000 words): 100%