Ethics and Scientific Thought for Biomedical Sciences

4 ECTS / Semester / Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (knowledge, skills and competences to be developed by the students):

  • To Understand the scientific method and how scientific progress is made, 
  • To Know and apply values and ethical principles to scientific practice, 
  • To know and apply ethical values and principles in scientific practice, from the beginning to the end. 
  • To Communicate the results of the scientific process (Science & ethics) 

Syllabus:

  • Scientific method and descriptive research, guided by data and driven by hypotheses. 
  • Experimental design and data interpretation. 
  • Scientific integrity. 
  • Ethics in research with animals and humans. 
  • Ethics in clinical trials research, with special emphasis on immunology and vaccinology. 
  • Presentation and discussion of scientific publications.