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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Introduction to Bioethics course is a platform for learners to gain knowledge about the moral challenges faced in the fields of health, medicine and biotechnology. edX together with Georgetown University has come up with this opportunity for keen learners. The framework of the Introduction to Bioethics certification course has been built to introduce the participants to the various concepts that define bioethics along with its core concepts and skills. Participants will understand the fundamental moral issues that arise in health, medicine, and biotechnology. Some of the issues such as the vulnerability of illness and the fact of death are as old as life itself while some are new.

We are facing many challenges due to the growth of modern technology which seems to have unsettled our basic ideology about human nature and our place in the world. The majority of the issues intersect with the issues of gender and racial equality and policies influencing the world's most vulnerable populations. Undergraduates, policymakers, health care professionals, and anyone interested in learning about philosophy or ethics should pursue this Introduction to Bioethics training course. The candidates can pursue this programme in two tracks, namely, paid and free. In the paid track also known as verified track, candidates will be given unlimited access to the course and a certificate of completion but in the free version, they will be provided access to the course materials only for a limited period.

The Highlights

Online learning
Self-paced course
Free limited audit access
16 weeks of learning
3-5 hours of weekly learning
Introductory course
Course certificate by edX and Georgetown University
Shareable certificate
Course instructors from Georgetown University and Kennedy Institute of Ethics

Programme Offerings

video transcript
Virtual labs

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 4069	yes	GU Washington

Introduction to Bioethics certification fee details are the following:

Course access is being provided free of cost to all candidates.
To get a course certificate, candidates have o pay a fee amount of Rs. 4,069 /- and upgrade the plan.

Fee details for Introduction to Bioethics course

Particulars	Amount
Course access	Free
Certification fee amount	Rs 4,069 /-

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

Participants of the Introduction to Bioethics certification by edX will be given the course certificate after they make the fee payment of the certificate and complete it.

What you will learn

As the Introduction to Bioethics certification syllabus nears its end, participants will have knowledge about a series of topics:

Understand the fundamental concepts in bioethics debates.
Learn about the concepts of well-being, autonomy, and justice.
Acknowledge scientific literacy relevant to topics such as genetic enhancement, abortion, and euthanasia.
Grasp the key concepts of bioethics such as informed consent and medical futility.
Learn to engage in respectful conversations with people on polarizing issues.
Grasp the moral challenges faced in the fields of medicine, biotechnology, and health.

Who it is for

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This course is ideal for candidates such as:

Undergraduates
Health care professionals like Doctors, Nurses, and Health Inspectors
Policy makers
Anyone interested in learning about philosophy or ethics

Admission Details

Interested candidates should follow the given steps to enrol for the Introduction to Bioethics classes course:

Step 1: Candidates have to click on this URL to enrol for the course https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-bioethics

Step 2: Click the enrol button available on the website.

Step 3: Create an edX account to complete the enrolment process.

Step 4: Once the account has been created, candidates will be given audit access to the course material.

Step 5: As the course is not active right now, candidates can have audit access only to the course, for course certificate they will have to enrol in a future session.

The Syllabus

Welcome!
Overview of the Course

Overview
Historical Overview
Autonomy and Medical Paternalism
Informed Consent
Truth Telling
Refusal of Life-saving Treatment
Parental Autonomy
Unit 1 Quiz
Unit 1 Additional Resources
Works Cited

Overview
Autonomy Rights
Obligations and Autonomy of Providers
Conscientious Objection
Complicity
Institutions and Complicity
Unit 2 Quiz
Unit 2 Additional Resources
Works Cited

Overview
Introduction
Two Models of Disability
Genetic Testing and the Paradox of Harm
Critiques of Routine Prenatal Testing
Creating a Deaf Child
Unit 3 Quiz
Unit 3 Additional Resources
Works Cited

Overview
The Concept of Biomedical Enhancement
Enhancement and the Ends of Medicine
Performance Enhancing Drugs
Radical Enhancement and the Human Good
Altering the Human Genome
Unit 4 Quiz
Unit 4 Additional Resources
Works Cited

Overview
What Is a Parent?
Is There a Right to Be a Parent?
Gamete Donation
Reproduction, Markets, & Commodification
Surrogacy & Exploitation
Unit 5 Quiz
Unit 5 Additional Resources
Works Cited

Overview
The Concept of Moral Status
Restrictive Views of Abortion
Permissive Views of Abortion
Unit 6 Quiz
Unit 6 Additional Resources
Works Cited

Overview
Ending Life Support for Others: An Overview
The Definition of Death
Ending Life-Support
Surrogate Decision-Making
Futility
Unit 7 Quiz
Unit 7 Additional Resources
Works Cited

Overview
The Euthanasia Debate: Overview and Definitions
Three Approaches to the Value of Human Life
The Argument from Autonomy
The Argument from Beneficence
The Argument from Hypocrisy
Slippery Slope Arguments
Unit 8 Quiz
Unit 8 Additional Resources
Works Cited

Overview
Climate Change as a Moral Issue
Costs and Options
Models of Moral Responsibility
Climate Change and Human Rights
What Can Individuals Do?
Unit 9 Quiz
Unit 9 Additional Resources
Works Cited

Overview
Medical Tourism
International Research
What is Exploitation?
Feeding the World in 2050
Fairness & Concentration of Market Power
Unit 10 Quiz
Unit 10 Additional Resources
Works Cited

Instructors

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