Professional Ethics (264-DL-20)

Instructors

Lendell Chad Horne

Meeting Info

Online: TBA

Overview of class

This course is an introduction to philosophical and moral issues in professional ethics. We will investigate the nature of professional ethics in general, but we will also explore particular issues in health care ethics, business ethics, and the ethics of public administration (especially public health ethics). Topics to be considered include: the nature of a profession, and the relationship between professional ethics and other ethical obligations; the principles of medical ethics, and how those principles are applied in clinical and research settings; the ethical problems associated with bureaucratic organizations, whether public or private; alternative theories of the foundations of business and public sector ethics; and ethical issues arising in the promotion of public health.

The course is conducted completely online. A technology fee will be added to tuition.

Registration Requirements

Note: This course is limited to School of Professional Studies students only. Undergraduate students in other schools at Northwestern are not permitted to enroll in this course.

Class Attributes

Asynchronous:Remote class-no scheduled mtg time