Spring 2027

Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Clinical Investigation

Ethical and regulatory issues in clinical investigation: ethical issues, regulations, and good clinical practice for clinical trials.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 57.1% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.70 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Know the basic elements of the federal regulations for human subjects research (“The Common Rule”).

  • Provide examples of a conflict between the Common Rule and ethical principles guiding human subjects research.

  • Develop a skeptical attitude about conventional wisdom on ethical and legal issues in human subjects research.

  • Write a critical analysis of an ethically complex research study.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 57.1% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.70 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Ethical issues central to clinical research
  • Regulations governing clinical investigation
  • Good clinical practice for clinical trials
  • Federal regulations for human subjects research (The Common Rule)

Skills

  • Examining ethical issues in clinical research and regulations
  • Understanding federal regulations for human subjects research (The Common Rule)
  • Developing skepticism toward conventional wisdom on ethical and legal issues
  • Writing critical analyses of ethically complex research studies

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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