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2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
CHEM3620 Ethical Issues in Chemistry
10 creditsClass Size: 33
Module manager: Kevin Macnish
Email: K.N.J.Macnish@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
This module is mutually exclusive with
| CHEM3610 | Chemistry: Making a Difference |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module will look at what ethics means in the context of science.Objectives
- 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.
Syllabus
- 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
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Seminar | 11 | 2.00 | 22.00 |
| Private study hours | 78.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Case Study | 2000 word case study prepared by students | 45.00 |
| Essay | Essay 1 1000 words on ethical issues | 20.00 |
| Essay | Essay 2 1000 words on ethical issues | 20.00 |
| Presentation | Short presentation in last seminar | 5.00 |
| In-course Assessment | Contribution to each seminar | 5.00 |
| In-course Assessment | Preparation for each seminar | 5.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 18/01/2016
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