AK2018 Advanced Course in Research Ethics 4.5 credits

This course develops themes that were introduced in AK2017 Introduction to research ethics. The focus is on problems that the students choose for their individual project tasks.

After the course the student should be able to describe and discuss research ethical problems in her own subject area independently. The student should also be able to provide a nuanced account of different possible approaches to specific problems, and should be able to analyze and discuss ethical arguments in relation to these different approaches.

Higher education studies comprising 120 ECTS in the areas of natural sciences/technological sciences or equivalent. English proficiency equivalent to Swedish gymnasium English B.

AK2017 Introduction to Research Ethics, 3 credits, or equivalent/similar subject is recommended. Please note: a 1-2 credits ethics module included in some first cycle course, or in TaMoS, is not enough to count as equivalent to AK2017.

Course literature will be announced on the course web page no later than four weeks before the course starts.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

• INL1 - Assignment, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Exam (TEN1, 1.5 credits), Pass/Fail. Written assignment (INL1, 3 credits), A-F.

John Cantwell

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Former course code: 1N1121