Moral and ethical principles of natural research
Course: BIOLOGY (Bachelor) PART-TIME
Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Title
Moral and ethical principles of natural research
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
10 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PR01. Understand the social and economic consequences of the introduction of the latest developments in the field of biology in
professional activities.
PR05. Demonstrate the skills of assessing unforeseen biological problems and thoughtfully choosing ways to solve them
PR08. Know and understand the basic terms, concepts, theories and laws in the field of biological sciences and at the border of subject areas.
PR09. Adhere to the provisions of biological ethics, rules of biological safety and biological protection in the process of learning and professional activities.
PR12. Demonstrate knowledge of the structure, vital processes and functions of living organisms, understand the mechanisms of regulation of physiological functions to maintain homeostasis of biological systems.
Form of study
External form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know the general philosophical theories about morality and ethics, about the inseparable unity of all living things on earth.
2. Be able to theoretically substantiate the practice of using animals in various fields of human activity.
3. Have basic skills of ethical treatment of domestic and laboratory animals.
Course content
The basis of the discipline "Moral and ethical principles of natural research" are bio- and ecocentric approaches and rules for the use in experimental research of highly organized animals that have the ability to feel pain and suffering, ethics and morals arising from modern advances in genetic engineering, organ transplantation , in vitro fertilization, abortion and euthanasia.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Educational and methodological materials on the discipline "Moral and ethical principles of natural
research" (Part I. Bioethics as a scientific philosophical doctrine) / M.Yu. Makarchuk / - K.:
Electronic edition, 2025. - 86 p.
2. Kovaleva O.M., Lisovyi V.M., Ambrosova T.M., Smirnova V.I. Fundamentals of bioethics and biosafety. - K.: VSV "Medicine", 2016. - 392 p.
3. Lisovyi V.M., Myasoedov V.V., Kovaleva O.M. Bioethical principles of drug testing. - Kharkov. - KhNMU, 2012. - 144 p.
4. Boyanovych Yu.V., Zhigalina O.V., Koba O.V., Naglov S.M., Fedosova S.M. Alternative methods of teaching physiological disciplines. - Kharkiv, 2009
5. Reznikov O.G., Solovyov A.I., Dobrelya N.V., Stefanov O.V. Bioethical expertise of preclinical and other scientific research performed on animals (methodological recommendations), K.: National Committee on Bioethics under the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine, 2006. - 28 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester assessment:
1. Modular test 1– РН 1.1–1.3, 2.1–2.3 -40/20 points;
2. Modular test work 2 - PH 1.4 -2.6 - 40/20 points;
3. Oral reports, answers, abstract: PH 1.1 - 3.1 - 20 points / 10 points.
Final assessment: in the form of a credit
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Mykola
Yukhimovich
Makarchuk
Department of Human and Animal Physiology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Human and Animal Physiology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center