Ethics for Biomedical Engineers

Basic ethics of biomedical research. Students will learn the importance of maintaining integrity in their research and product development. Federal online ethics training resources will be utilized to train students in several topics. Contemporary issues in Biomedical engineering ethics will be presented for class discussions, as well as inviting experts with experience in ethical challenges in Biomedical Engineering. These issues include research integrity, professional ethics, human subjects protections, animal protections , intellectual property rights/software patent issues and engineering ethics and sustainability.