AHH08001 Bioethics

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code AHH08001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 生命倫理学

Subject Name
（Katakana）セイメイリンリガク

Subject Name in
English Bioethics

Instructor SAWAI TSUTOMU

Instructor
(Katakana) サワイ　ツトム

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Tues1-4：IAS L201

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture, Discussion
* I will be teaching face-to-face, but depending on the Covid situation, I may switch to online. Zoom will be used to teach online.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 02 : Ethics

Eligible Students

Keywords Ethics, Applied ethics, Bioethics, Medical ethics, Research ethics

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course will delve into the ethical, legal, and social issues engendered by life sciences and medicine, employing films as a medium to examine these topics from diverse perspectives. We will critically assess the advantages and disadvantages of gene therapy, organ transplantation, enhancement, and euthanasia from an ethical viewpoint. Our primary aim is to encourage students not just to identify the issues at hand but to formulate and articulate their own reasoned conclusions.

Class Schedule lesson1: Introduction - Overview of course structure, grading criteria, and fundamentals of ethics.
lesson2: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications in Life Sciences and Medicine - A deep dive into the ethical quandaries posed by modern medical practices and biotechnologies.
lesson3: Gene Therapy - featuring "My Sister's Keeper"
lesson4: Ethics of gene therapy
lesson5: Ethics of gene therapy
lesson6: Organ Transplantation - featuring "Never Let Me Go"
lesson7: Ethics of organ transplantation
lesson8: Ethics of organ transplantation
lesson9: Enhancement - featuring "Limitless"
lesson10: Ethics of enhancement
lesson11: Ethics of enhancement
lesson12: Death with Dignity and Euthanasia - featuring "Me Before You"
lesson13: Ethics of death with dignity and euthanasia
lesson14: Ethics of death with dignity and euthanasia
lesson15: Wrap up

There will be no exams or final reports. Students will be evaluated based on short reports submitted for each topic, totaling four reports throughout the course.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Textbooks: None required.

Reference Books:
Akira Akabayashi and Satoshi Kodama (eds.), Introduction to Ethics, Keiso Shobo, 2018.
Tetsuharu Iseda, Introduction to Ethics from Animals, Nagoya University Press, 2013.
Naotake Kato, An Introduction to Modern Ethics, Kodansha, 1997.
These books, comprising a compilation of articles by various authors, are recommended for students interested in deepening their understanding of ethical issues.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Please conduct advance study on the topics to be covered in class. This will enhance your learning during the interactive discussions.

Requirements Students are encouraged to conduct preliminary studies on the topics to be covered in each session. This preparation will enhance the effectiveness of learning during interactive discussions.
A minimum of ten attendances is required to receive course credit. Attendance will be recorded through comment sheets submitted to TAs after each class. Late arrivals (20 minutes after class has started) or leaving without a valid reason will be marked as absent but may still participate.

Grading Method Four Short Reports: 100% (submitted four times)
Students are required to submit a short report of approximately 1,000 words for each theme, with a total of four reports. These reports will be evaluated based on the depth of consideration given to each issue.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message It may be challenging to understand everything during the class. If there is anything you do not understand in the class, please ask questions on the attendance card, which you will be asked to submit after the class, or ask questions directly.

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	AHH08001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	生命倫理学
Subject Name （Katakana）	セイメイリンリガク
Subject Name in English	Bioethics
Instructor	SAWAI TSUTOMU
Instructor (Katakana)	サワイ　ツトム
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Tues1-4：IAS L201
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture, Discussion * I will be teaching face-to-face, but depending on the Covid situation, I may switch to online. Zoom will be used to teach online.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	02 : Ethics
Eligible Students
Keywords	Ethics, Applied ethics, Bioethics, Medical ethics, Research ethics
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The general ability to discover issues based on the ethics in research and subjective intellectual interests, and make planning to solve them.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course will delve into the ethical, legal, and social issues engendered by life sciences and medicine, employing films as a medium to examine these topics from diverse perspectives. We will critically assess the advantages and disadvantages of gene therapy, organ transplantation, enhancement, and euthanasia from an ethical viewpoint. Our primary aim is to encourage students not just to identify the issues at hand but to formulate and articulate their own reasoned conclusions.
Class Schedule	lesson1: Introduction - Overview of course structure, grading criteria, and fundamentals of ethics. lesson2: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications in Life Sciences and Medicine - A deep dive into the ethical quandaries posed by modern medical practices and biotechnologies. lesson3: Gene Therapy - featuring "My Sister's Keeper" lesson4: Ethics of gene therapy lesson5: Ethics of gene therapy lesson6: Organ Transplantation - featuring "Never Let Me Go" lesson7: Ethics of organ transplantation lesson8: Ethics of organ transplantation lesson9: Enhancement - featuring "Limitless" lesson10: Ethics of enhancement lesson11: Ethics of enhancement lesson12: Death with Dignity and Euthanasia - featuring "Me Before You" lesson13: Ethics of death with dignity and euthanasia lesson14: Ethics of death with dignity and euthanasia lesson15: Wrap up There will be no exams or final reports. Students will be evaluated based on short reports submitted for each topic, totaling four reports throughout the course.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Textbooks: None required. Reference Books: Akira Akabayashi and Satoshi Kodama (eds.), Introduction to Ethics, Keiso Shobo, 2018. Tetsuharu Iseda, Introduction to Ethics from Animals, Nagoya University Press, 2013. Naotake Kato, An Introduction to Modern Ethics, Kodansha, 1997. These books, comprising a compilation of articles by various authors, are recommended for students interested in deepening their understanding of ethical issues.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Please conduct advance study on the topics to be covered in class. This will enhance your learning during the interactive discussions.
Requirements	Students are encouraged to conduct preliminary studies on the topics to be covered in each session. This preparation will enhance the effectiveness of learning during interactive discussions. A minimum of ten attendances is required to receive course credit. Attendance will be recorded through comment sheets submitted to TAs after each class. Late arrivals (20 minutes after class has started) or leaving without a valid reason will be marked as absent but may still participate.
Grading Method	Four Short Reports: 100% (submitted four times) Students are required to submit a short report of approximately 1,000 words for each theme, with a total of four reports. These reports will be evaluated based on the depth of consideration given to each issue.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	It may be challenging to understand everything during the class. If there is anything you do not understand in the class, please ask questions on the attendance card, which you will be asked to submit after the class, or ask questions directly.
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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