The Moral Compass of Contemporary Health Researchers and Professionals
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This FiA-week deals with the question: ‘what is a good health scientist?’ As researcher, professional or policymaker, health-scientists work in complex networks in which they face question about integrity, conflicting interests, professional conduct, money, norms for success and quality. As individuals, health scientists need to find a way of relating to these questions. To be a ‘good health scientist’ it is not enough to be skilled and knowledgeable, it is at least as important to have a moral compass and to reflect on this compass. In this FiA-week students reflect on developments in healthcare and research using two normative theoretical perspectives.
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Knowledge and insight
After this week, the student has insight in:
- Philosophical theories that are used for analysis and reflection on norms for a good professional, scientist, policymaker and person.
Application of knowledge and insight
After this week the student is able
- To use these theories for an analysis of- and reflection on concrete practices of professionals, scientists, policymakers and one’s own experiences.
Forming opinions
After this week the student is able
- To form a judgement about existing practices of health-promotion, science and policy on the basis of these theories, and to support ones position with arguments.
Communication
After this week the student is able
- To give expression to one’s own moral compass supported by theoretical arguments in writing.
Aanbevolen literatuur
Students study selected chapters of primary sources of the philosophers introduced in this week, secondary sources using theories of these philosophers, and examples fitting the subject.