BIOE 131: Ethics in Bioengineering
Bioengineering focuses on the development and application of new technologies in the biology and medicine. These technologies often have powerful effects on living systems at the microscopic and macroscopic level. They can provide great benefit to society, but they also can be used in dangerous or damaging ways. These effects may be positive or negative, and so it is critical that bioengineers understand the basic principles of ethics when thinking about how the technologies they develop can and should be applied. On a personal level, every bioengineer should understand the basic principles of ethical behavior in the professional setting. This course will involve substantial writing, and will use case-study methodology to introduce both societal and personal ethical principles, with a focus on practical applications.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-EthicReas, WAY-ER
BIOE 450: Advances in Biotechnology (CHEMENG 450)
Guest academic and industrial speakers. Latest developments in fields such as bioenergy, green process technology, production of industrial chemicals from renewable resources, protein pharmaceutical production, industrial enzyme production, stem cell applications, medical diagnostics, and medical imaging. Biotechnology ethics, business and patenting issues, and entrepreneurship in biotechnology.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Swartz, J. (PI)
BIOMEDIN 256: Economics of Health and Medical Care (BIOMEDIN 156, ECON 126, HRP 256)
Institutional, theoretical, and empirical analysis of the problems of health and medical care. Topics: demand for medical care and medical insurance; institutions in the health sector; economics of information applied to the market for health insurance and for health care; measurement and valuation of health; competition in health care delivery. Graduate students with research interests should take
ECON 249. Prerequisites:
ECON 50 and
ECON 102A or
Stats 116 or the equivalent. Recommended:
ECON 51.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 5
BIOMEDIN 432: Analysis of Costs, Risks, and Benefits of Health Care (HRP 392)
(Same as
MGTECON 332) For graduate students. How to do cost/benefit analysis when the output is difficult or impossible to measure. How do M.B.A. analytic tools apply in health services? Literature on the principles of cost/benefit analysis applied to health care. Critical review of actual studies. Emphasis is on the art of practical application.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Goldhaber-Fiebert, J. (PI)
;
Owens, D. (PI)
BIOS 224: Big Topics in Stem Cell Ethics
Mini-course. Focuses on framing the major ethical issues, legal issues, normative ethical guidelines and oversight in stem cell research. Includes discussion of religious and ethical debates around the moral status of the human embryo.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
CS 181: Computers, Ethics, and Public Policy
(Formerly 201.) Primarily for majors entering computer-related fields. Ethical and social issues related to the development and use of computer technology. Ethical theory, and social, political, and legal considerations. Scenarios in problem areas: privacy, reliability and risks of complex systems, and responsibility of professionals for applications and consequences of their work. Prerequisite: 106B or X.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-ER, GER:EC-EthicReas
Instructors:
Cooper, S. (PI)
;
Roberts, E. (PI)
CS 181W: Computers, Ethics, and Public Policy (WIM)
Writing-intensive version of
CS181. Satisfies the WIM requirement for Computer Science and Computer Systems Engineering undergraduates.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-ER, GER:EC-EthicReas
Instructors:
Cooper, S. (PI)
;
Roberts, E. (PI)
GENE 210: Genomics and Personalized Medicine (DBIO 220)
Principles of genetics underlying associations between genetic variants and disease susceptibility and drug response. Topics include: genetic and environmental risk factors for complex genetic disorders; design and interpretation of genome-wide association studies; pharmacogenetics; full genome sequencing for disease gene discovery; population structure and genetic ancestry; use of personal genetic information in clinical medicine; ethical, legal, and social issues with personal genetic testing. Hands-on workshop making use of personal or publicly available genetic data. Prerequisite:
GENE 202,
Gene 205 or
BIOS 200.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Gitler, A. (PI)
;
Kim, S. (PI)
HRP 221: Law and the Biosciences: Genetics
(Same as
LAW 480) Open to all law or medical students; other graduate students by consent of the instructor. Focus is on ethical, legal, and social issues arising from advances in our knowledge of human genetics. Includes forensic uses of genetics, genetic testing, widespread whole genome sequencing, the consequences of genetics for human reproduction, and the ethics of genomic biobanks for research. Research paper required.
HRP 256: Economics of Health and Medical Care (BIOMEDIN 156, BIOMEDIN 256, ECON 126)
Institutional, theoretical, and empirical analysis of the problems of health and medical care. Topics: demand for medical care and medical insurance; institutions in the health sector; economics of information applied to the market for health insurance and for health care; measurement and valuation of health; competition in health care delivery. Graduate students with research interests should take
ECON 249. Prerequisites:
ECON 50 and
ECON 102A or
Stats 116 or the equivalent. Recommended:
ECON 51.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 5
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