THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING

Course objectives

General skills The extraordinary development of scientific research, particularly in the field of life sciences, opens up considerable horizons to knowledge and can contribute to the overall improvement of the life of human beings. To achieve this goal, a climate of trust in science based on transparency, freedom and sharing is necessary. On the ethical level, the target key is to extend the opportunities and the ability to choose the people as part of a company that is focused on accountability and plural culturalism. Specific skills Knowledge and understanding The aim of the course is to pass the study focused on notions. The main theories and positions in the bioethical field will be analyzed. Useful tools will be provided to analyze the issues and various themes typical of bioethical reflection.   Ability to apply knowledge and understanding The ability to use different categories of interpretation, he will allow students to correctly frame the issues under study, identifying the main ethical problems.   Autonomy of judgment The acquisition of these skills and their exercise will be verified through the discussion of specific cases in the classroom. In this way students will be able to develop greater critical skills.  This ability will be aimed at identifying proposals characterized by originality and possibility of realization.   Communication skills Students will be encouraged to acquire communication skills based on rational argument. Only using this methodology will students be able to make a correct and responsible evaluation of the topics covered by the course   Learning ability The pursuit of the educational objectives of the course also includes the awareness that the issues subject to bioethical reflection are rapidly transformed. In progress will direct the teaching, not so much towards the acquisition of notions as towards the improvement of critical skills. This choice is aimed at developing intellectual curiosity and rational argument. In this way the student will be able to identify the most appropriate thematic insights. 

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Module BIOETHICS (CFU 3) a.a. 2025/2026 Programme The course aims to present some topics and issues that are at the core of bioethics such as birth, cure, death, and experimentation involving humans and non-human animals. Some basic elements of scientific research ethics will also be provided, with a focus on Research Integrity and Misconduct. Students will be invited to confront the moral dilemmas associated with the new acquisitions of scientific research and the implications of this transformation for the relationship between science and society. The confrontation will also take place through the examination of imaginary situations or real cases.
Prerequisites
No special requirements are needed
Books
Alastair V. Campbell, Bioethics: The basics, London and New York: Routledge, 2nd Edition, 2017 Further information will be provided during the course.
Frequency
Attendance is highly recommended
Exam mode
The examination includes an oral interview in which you will be asked to answer questions on topics from the syllabus.
Bibliography
David B. Resnik, The Ethics of Science: An Introduction, London and New York: Routledge, 1998; Tom L. Beauchamp and James F. Childress (edited by), Principles of Biomedical Ethics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 8th Edition, 2019; Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer (edited by), A Companion to Bioethics, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2nd Edition, 2009
Lesson mode
The course will be organised on the basis of lectures, in which the topics on the syllabus will be analysed and the active participation of students through questions and requests for clarification will be encouraged.
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseBiochemistry
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDM-FIL/03
  • CFU3