Course Syllabus

Rough Schedule of Class

subject to change based on current events, delays, speakers, etc.

 January 19: Introduction

 What counts as a Medical Dilemma?

January 21: Led by HungYin: Tuskeegee. Watching Clip on Guatemala and Tuskegee. Handout Participation Assignment Description. In-class Writing Exercise.

January 25: Origins of Medical Ethics.

January 28: The Experience of Illness. Reading Leder.  Handout Illness Exp Assignment.

February 2: Ethical Theory. Handout Position Paper Assignment.

 What is Normal Life?

February 4: Led by HungYin: Birth

February 9: Illness

February 11: Aging and Disability

February 16: Discussion of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

February 18: Discussion of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

 [[February 19 at 4pm: Dr. John Kinder speaks on campus.]]

 What constitutes a good death?

February 23: End of Life Issues

February 25: Hospice Care. Speaker?

March 1: Right to Die Movement

March 3: Midterm Check-In. Position Paper 1 Due.

 Spring Break

 How should one live? Identity and Identification

March 15: Organ Donation

March 17: Cochlear Implants. Clips from Sound & Fury

March 22: Deaf as Identity

March 24: Gender Identity. Guest Speaker: Dolly Davis

March 29: Human Enhancement Video Fixed

March 31: Human Enhancement Dilemma

April 5: Amputee Wannabees

April 7: Categories and Policing

April 12: Genetic Testing

April 14: HungYin on Stem Cell; Position Paper 2 Due.

 Practice

April 19: Groups 1 and 2 Presentations - Cloning

April 21: Groups 3 and 4 Presentations - Stem Cell Research

April 26: Groups 5 and 6 Presentations  - Selection for Traits (Sex Selection)

April 28: Groups 7 and 8 Presentations - Animals in Research

May 3: End of Semester Check Out. Hand out Essay Exam.

Saturday, May 7th at 7:45am: Essay Exam OR Illness Experience Papers Due.