AN
5.0Reviewed Sep 11, 2018
Dr. Matthews is a fantastic instructor; Slide deck is great.
correct marks are not being updated in quizzes
Engineering Life: Synbio, Bioethics & Public Policy
Synbio is a diverse field with diverse applications, and the different contexts (e.g., gain-of-function research, biofuels) raise different ethical and governance challenges. The objective of this course is to increase learners’ awareness and understanding of ethical and policy/governance issues that arise in the design, conduct and application of synthetic biology. The course will begin with a short history of recombinant DNA technology and how governance of that science developed and evolved, and progress through a series of areas of application of synbio. Content will be presented in many forms, including not only reading and lectures, but also recorded and live interviews and discussions with scientists, ethicists and policy makers. Learners will have the opportunity to think, write and talk about the issues and challenges in their own work and in real-life case examples. A final project will engage students in the development of governance models for synbio.
Status: Governance
Status: Public Policies
IntermediateCourse17 hours
Featured reviews
AH
5.0Reviewed Nov 5, 2020
Great course! Learn a lot of new information about governance in Synbio.
JQ
5.0Reviewed Jul 27, 2017
fun and interesting course. very well taught by somebody obviously knowledgeable. Thanks so much.
JS
4.0Reviewed Nov 6, 2019
pretty good class. kind of technical but gives one some good stuff to think about
GG
5.0Reviewed Nov 29, 2020
Very insightful course for young scientists and engineers to understand bioethics!
All reviews
Showing: 20 of 27
All Learners
All Stars
Most Helpful
Pranjali Bhanage
1.0
Reviewed Mar 12, 20205.0
Reviewed Jan 15, 2022If you are looking for a well-structured course, with consistent bibliographic references and a competent instructor willing to share his knowledge, this is the course for you. Here you will better understand how deep an analysis must be when it involves science, human rights and public policy for decision-making that considers all stakeholders. Enjoy it.
Juan Carlos Gil Pose
5.0
Reviewed Mar 3, 2019This course has further deepened my passion for bioethics!
Debra JH Mathews delivers the course in a way that makes you feel confident that you can face such difficult questions and the material is very well-chosen and explained.
Thank you for this course!
George
5.0
Reviewed Nov 29, 2020Very insightful course for young scientists and engineers to understand bioethics!
Alexis Norris
5.0
Reviewed Sep 12, 2018Dr. Matthews is a fantastic instructor; Slide deck is great.
Preesha Christina Anand
3.0
Reviewed Aug 5, 2020for some reason I was not getting any feedback on my week 1 quiz, and I tried the quiz so many times and i got the same 60 percent which was unbelievable since I prepared for the quiz, this has been throwing me off
Michelle Bivins
1.0
Reviewed Sep 22, 2020many tecchnical problems including grading, several of the readings are no longer on the web where she had linked them (i.e she shouldve uploaded or scanned etc)
potentially fascinating but a total waste of money and time because of all of the technical difficulties as well as the missing links.
Deleted Account
1.0
Reviewed Jun 2, 2020Bad course design.
Vanessa Luz
5.0
Reviewed Apr 15, 2018I really enjoyed taking this course. It was very interesting and informative for me. The course allowed me to get a deeper and more broad points of view about the topics of ethical issues related to synthetic biology and biotechnology. Thank you professor Debra Mathews and to all involved in this course!
Víctor Becerra Ruiz
5.0
Reviewed May 21, 2021Excellent course, I really liked it, I am actually studying Biotechnology and didn't know anything that was taught here. I think that either you are studying the theme or not it is important and may be aplicable for other subjects.
JOHN QUINCY
5.0
Reviewed Jul 28, 2017fun and interesting course. very well taught by somebody obviously knowledgeable. Thanks so much.
José Eduardo Martínez Albarrán
5.0
Reviewed May 12, 2018I really enjoyed this course, excellent explanations and very good class material.
Alejandra Itzel Cuevas Horta
5.0
Reviewed Nov 6, 2020Great course! Learn a lot of new information about governance in Synbio.
Mauricio Márquez Peralta
5.0
Reviewed Aug 14, 2020Great topics to review bioethics from a bunch of perspectives.
Mario Turri Zanoni
5.0
Reviewed Mar 28, 2021Nice and well done course!!!
harshitha tyveedu
5.0
Reviewed Feb 26, 2024It's an amazing course
Nishant Joshi
5.0
Reviewed Nov 27, 2018Nice experience
Jonathan Golland
4.0
Reviewed Feb 24, 2018fascinating course about genetics and disease. However, it's kind of a no-brainer to know that their unethical and ethical ways to use genetics. Lord knows some mad scientist is going to use this technology to create a new disease or some sort of Frankenstein to unleash upon the world.
Joy Smith
4.0
Reviewed Nov 7, 2019pretty good class. kind of technical but gives one some good stuff to think about
Tito Rodriguez
4.0
Reviewed Jul 6, 2022Awesome course!