BC200002 Bioethics

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Letters

Lecture Code BC200002 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 生命倫理

Subject Name
（Katakana）セイメイリンリ

Subject Name in
English Bioethics

Instructor GOTOU YUUTA

Instructor
(Katakana) ゴトウ　ユウタ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Mon5-8：LET B251

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture

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

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 02 : Ethics

Eligible Students

Keywords Death, Right of Self-Determination, Eugenics, Genetic Technology, Reproductive Technology

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) Philosophy and Thought
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Basic understanding of Philosophy and Thoughts (including Liberal Arts Education)
・Acquisition of basic knowledge about Philosophy and Thoughts

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Students taking this course will acquire basic knowledge of bioethics. Moreover, they will deepen their own view of life and death through thinking issues about bioethics.

Class Schedule lesson1: Guidance: What’s bioethics?
lesson2: Issues about diseases information: Informed consent and right to know
lesson3: Terminal care: What can we do to dying patients.
lesson4: Euthanasia and death with dignity: Question about self-determination
lesson5: Question about one’s own death: About thanatology
lesson6: Problems about brain death
lesson7: Organ transplant and commodification of human bodies
lesson8: History and present state of abortion
lesson9: Ethical issues about abortion
lesson10: Ethical issues about selective abortion
lesson11: Basic knowledge of reproductive technology
lesson12: Ethical issues about reproductive technology　
lesson13: Ethical issues about cloning technology
lesson14: Ethical issues about genetic technology
lesson15: Summary

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Distribution of materials

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Preparation: Provided handout are expected to be read by the class. Pay attention to keywords.
Review: Read all handout. Moreover, try to read reference books to which are referred in the class.

Requirements none

Grading Method Report(70%)
Attitude toward the class(30%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

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 Letters
Lecture Code	BC200002	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	生命倫理
Subject Name （Katakana）	セイメイリンリ
Subject Name in English	Bioethics
Instructor	GOTOU YUUTA
Instructor (Katakana)	ゴトウ　ユウタ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Mon5-8：LET B251
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	02 : Ethics
Eligible Students
Keywords	Death, Right of Self-Determination, Eugenics, Genetic Technology, Reproductive Technology
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)	Philosophy and Thought （Knowledge and Understanding）・Basic understanding of Philosophy and Thoughts (including Liberal Arts Education) ・Acquisition of basic knowledge about Philosophy and Thoughts
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Students taking this course will acquire basic knowledge of bioethics. Moreover, they will deepen their own view of life and death through thinking issues about bioethics.
Class Schedule	lesson1: Guidance: What’s bioethics? lesson2: Issues about diseases information: Informed consent and right to know lesson3: Terminal care: What can we do to dying patients. lesson4: Euthanasia and death with dignity: Question about self-determination lesson5: Question about one’s own death: About thanatology lesson6: Problems about brain death lesson7: Organ transplant and commodification of human bodies lesson8: History and present state of abortion lesson9: Ethical issues about abortion lesson10: Ethical issues about selective abortion lesson11: Basic knowledge of reproductive technology lesson12: Ethical issues about reproductive technology　 lesson13: Ethical issues about cloning technology lesson14: Ethical issues about genetic technology lesson15: Summary
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Distribution of materials
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Preparation: Provided handout are expected to be read by the class. Pay attention to keywords. Review: Read all handout. Moreover, try to read reference books to which are referred in the class.
Requirements	none
Grading Method	Report(70%) Attitude toward the class(30%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
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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