Module manager: Kevin Macnish
Email: K.N.J.Macnish@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2013/14
| CHEM3610 | Chemistry: Making a Difference |
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module will look at what ethics means in the context of science.
- To provide students with an intellectual framework for considering ethical issues.
- To make students aware of the – suggested or actual - ethical implications of different aspects of chemistry.
- To guide students to assess for themselves these ethical implications.
- Introduction to Ethics
- Environmental risks
- Use of animals in experiments
- Science and risks
- Climate change and obsolescence
- Pharmaceuticals
- Science and weapons
- Science and food
- Research approval and impact
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| Private study hours | 78 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Case Study | 2000 word case study prepared by students | 50 |
| Essay | Essay 1 1000 words on ethical issues | 25 |
| Essay | Essay 2 1000 words on ethical issues | 25 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 5/16/2014
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