BME 609 - Biomedical Engineering Ethics

[1 Credit Hours]

This course is an engineering-based approach to the system of ethics relevant to healthcare technology development. the responsibilities of biomedical engineers to patients, employers, and the profession are described and analyzed. Principles from the philosophy of science, the professional practice of engineering, and human subjects protection are presented in the context of biomedical engineering.

Prereq: Graduate student standing in engineering.