Information Literacy, Philosophy of Science and Research Ethics

Third-cycle level | 3.0 credits (HEC) | Course code: C7F5302
HT 2025
Study period: 2025-09-29 - 2025-10-10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2025-04-15 - 2025-05-06
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Course description

The aim of this course is to enhance the doctoral student’s capacity to identify, analyze and critically reflect upon theories, concepts and problems in information literacy, philosophy of science and research ethics, especially problems that may rise in relation to medical research. The aim is also to provide the doctoral students with extended possibilities to develop a scientific and ethical approach to medical research.

This course is given jointly for the Research School in Health Care Science.

Prerequisites and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course. 

Selection

Selection will be based on: 
1) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date).
2) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s individual study plan/research (according to written motivation). 

 

 

 

Course director

Gert Helgesson

Course syllabus

C7F5302

Department

Department of Learning, informatics, Management and Ethics

Doctoral programme

Health Care Science (Puf-V)

Type of course

Philosophy of Science, Research Ethics

Keywords

Information Literacy, Research Ethics, Philosophy of Science

CONTACTAnnelie Jonsson

annelie.jonsson@ki.se