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The aim of this module is to facilitate reflection upon the ethics issues associated with the development and use of non-human gene editing in a research project.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Identify and analyse the ethics issues and dilemmas associated with an example research proposal.
- Make suggestions for how the ethics issues might be addressed.
- Identify ethics guidelines and policies that are relevant to the proposed research.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Identify and analyse the ethics issues and dilemmas associated with a hypothetical research proposal.
- Make suggestions for how the ethics issues, including ethics dumping, might be addressed.
- Identify ethics guidelines and policies that are relevant to the proposed research.
To support research ethics reviewers in learning about AI technologies for the review of projects and proposals that develop and/or use AI for healthcare.
The content focuses on key technology basics in a succinct manner, and signposts further learning opportunities for those who require more in-depth knowledge.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Identify AI systems and how they are built.
- Discuss some key applications of AI-based systems in healthcare.
- Discuss the primary implications of the use of AI in healthcare.
To support students, researchers, and research ethics reviewers in learning about and reflecting upon the ethics issues associated with the development and use of AI technologies in healthcare.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Explain the relevance of informed consent, transparency and explainability for AI in healthcare.
- Describe the data-related ethics issues for AI in healthcare.
- Reflect upon broader ethics issues (like social values and the environmental impact) related to AI in healthcare.
- Access relevant guidelines and regulations for the use of AI in healthcare (e.g., the European Commission Guidelines for AI Research)
This module aims to encourage reflection on the ethical issues involved in biobanking, cross-border collaborations and the need for alignment of practices across countries and between public and private institutions.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Identify and analyse the ethics issues and dilemmas associated with an example research proposal.
- Make suggestions for how the ethics issues might be addressed.
- Identify ethics guidelines and policies that are relevant to the proposed research.
Introduction
This case study is based around a research proposal submitted for review by a partnership between an EU research institute and an African medical research centre. It is a hypothetical case but draws inspiration from current discussions regarding the use of biobanking technologies in research. As you work through the module, we invite you to consider the ethics issues that are associated with this type of study from a variety of perspectives as well as how they might be addressed by a research ethics committee.To support students, researchers, and research ethics reviewers in learning about and reflecting upon the ethics issues associated with the development and use of biobanking.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Debate the pros and cons of various models of consent for biobanking samples.
- Consider the core issues for biobank data processing related to data protection, data sharing, and privacy concerns.
- Identify varied methods for dealing with incidental findings.
- Access guidelines and regulations relevant to biobanking.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, students will be able to:
1. Explain what is meant by ‘biobank’, the different types and uses.
2. Describe different types of biological sample and related data and their uses.
3. Discuss matters related to the sources, storage and sharing of biological samples and health-related data.- Create your own interactive content on the Embassy, using H5P!
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To encourage learners to reflect critically upon their own beliefs and assumptions and to recognise the importance of positionality in the construction of knowledge and approach to ethical analysis.
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Reflect upon their own positionality, where it comes from, how it influences their thinking and personal biases.
- Critically examine the basis of knowledge.
- Appraise the significance of alternative epistemological positions.
- Take a critical approach to ethical analysis.
The aim of this module is to support students, researchers, and research ethics reviewers in learning about, and reflecting upon, the ethics issues associated with the development and use of extended reality.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Consider the primary ethical issues related to the development and use of XR technologies.
- Outline the challenges related to privacy and personal data processing for XR technologies.
- Identify the implications for energy and resource consumption in relation to the development and use of XR technologies.
- Access guidelines and further resources for ethics assessment of XR research and development.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Identify and analyse the ethics issues and dilemmas associated with an example research proposal.
- Make suggestions for how the ethics issues might be addressed.
- Identify ethics guidelines and policies that are relevant to the proposed research.
Video Transcript
In humans, gene therapy via gene editing is a rapidly growing field of research with many potential benefits for health and wellbeing. It involves the editing of genes to modify or knock out specific genes to achieve desired traits, to correct genetic defects, to treat or prevent disease, or to enhance cellular functions.
In this module we consider an example proposal for a research project that is based upon a real-world study. The study aims to trial gene therapy for Hunter syndrome in a small group of young children. As you work through the module, we invite you to consider the ethics issues that are associated with this type of study from a variety of perspectives as well as how they might be addressed. We begin with some information about the disease.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Weigh the potential harms and benefits of different areas of gene editing.
- Identify safety issues related to the techniques and applications of gene editing.
- Reflect upon some of the broader ethics issues (like dual use/misuse or slippery slope) associated with gene editing.
- Access the relevant guidelines and regulations for gene editing
To support research ethics reviewers in learning about gene editing technologies for the review of projects and proposals that include the use of gene editing. The content focuses on key technology basics, in a succinct manner, and signposts further learning opportunities for those who require more in-depth knowledge.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Explain the basics of gene editing and the role of CRISPR-Cas9.
- Describe possible fields of human application.
- Describe possible fields of non-human application.
- Identify the main risks associated with human and non-human applications.
- Have learned more about the various types and spread of Image Manipulation in research.
- Have learned why it is considered a serious research misconduct.
- Have practiced spotting some examples of Image Manipulation for yourself.
To provide learners from different backgrounds and disciplines with an overview of the primary ethics and integrity issues in research
The learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Explain the importance of ethics and integrity in research.
- Describe a range of ethics and integrity issues that can be associated with different types of research.
- Summarise the primary ethics issues raised by research with human participants.
To provide learners from different backgrounds and disciplines with an overview of how research ethics and integrity matters are governed, including the mechanisms and processes for ethics approval.
The learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Explore the governance mechanisms for research ethics and integrity at different levels (like international, national, institutional).
- Identify and consider the research ethics and integrity codes and guidelines that are relevant to their own research.
- Describe the process of research ethics approval including when it is needed, from whom and what it entails.
The learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Discuss the specific ethics challenges associated with international collaborative research.
- Explain when benefit sharing is required and what constitutes fair benefit sharing.
- Distinguish between different types of ethics dumping and identify the causes.
- Explain the measures that can be taken to prevent ethics dumping.
To encourage learners to consider how and why matters of social justice, vulnerability and inclusion are relevant to research and the impacts of research.
The learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Consider the meaning and relevance of social justice in research.
- Explain the importance of inclusion in research and the ethics issues associated with exclusion.
- Describe the special measures that need to be implemented for the ethical inclusion of vulnerable populations in research.
On this page we provide instructions about how to translate the subtitles of the VIRT2UE e-learning modules.
Each course comprises of one ore more eLearning modules, of which links to documents containing the subtitles are listed separately.- To gain an understanding of what is meant by "Research Integrity".
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Identify and analyse the ethics issues and dilemmas associated with an example research proposal.
- Make suggestions for how the ethics issues might be addressed.
- Identify ethics guidelines and policies that are relevant to the proposed research.