Spring Methods Course: BH 527

For those of you interested in health and bioethics, this course down in the School of Medicine has been one that our students have consistently enjoyed. This course is approved as a substitution for Soc W 506. Please let Helene know if you have any questions about it at tigiba@uw.edu.

BH 527
Wed/Fri 1:30-2:50
HSB Rm E-214
Instructors: Erika Blacksher, PhDeb2010@uw.edu & Helene Starks, PhDtigiba@uw.edu

Course Description
This course provides an overview and introduction to a broad range of methods available for conducting research in bioethics. Methods covered in the course range from the normative to the empirical, including modes of inquiry that draw on philosophical theory and principles, religious concepts and doctrine, qualitative
interviews, focus groups, surveys, and experimental and observational designs. Students will practice formulating research questions and developing research proposals, and workshop them during class to learn how to match research methods to research questions. Students conclude the course by drafting a proposal using either a normative or empirical approach to address their research question. Normative inquiries will include a summary of the empirical literature and empirical studies will include a normative assessment of the implications of the findings.

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