Course Details

Course offered Autumn 2017

HONORS 220 C: Medical Ethics (NSc)

HONORS 220 C: Medical Ethics (NSc)

SLN 23781 (View UW registration info »)

Moon Draper (Biology)
Email: mdraper@uw.edu

Credits: 5
Limit: 30 students

Honors Credit Type

This is a course that considers the ethics that concern medical technology and the decisions
required to employ that technology. These issues affect every moment of life and beyond –
from before conception to after death. The course approaches these issues with real-world
cases and develops skills in writing, research, and group presentations.

Most weeks will consist of a lecture that provides some background for a given topic.
There will be an opportunity for questions during class time. The second class meeting has two
components: a round table discussion of a particular real-world case and a peer review of the
assigned paper. You will sit with the other writer and discuss each other’s papers. After this
exchange, you should be able to produce a polished paper for submission.