Ethical integrity in the sciences
ENG-653 / 1 credit
Teacher(s): Henein Simon Nessim, Mazouz Nadia
Language: English
Remark: The course will be given over three full days in Fall 2026, on the ETHZ campus.
Frequency
Only this year
Summary
Students receive an overview of philosophical ethics as well as of ethics in the sciences and humanities. In addition, workshops involving physical movement and verbal exchanges inspired by performance art practices emphasize that ethical integrity is something enacted and embodied in practice.
Content
In this course, doctoral students are sensibilized to ethical issues in the sciences.
Firstly, a general introduction to ethics as well as to ethics in the sciences will be given in a lecture and discussion format.
Secondly, selected topics of scientific integrity will be dealt with in an exemplary way in a mixed format, consisting of lectures and discussions as well as workshops.
Thirdly, specific problems of ethics and scientific integrity in certain disciplines will be addressed in group work in a workshop format.
Experimental parts: we will use performance arts to mediate learning objectives.
Note
Course dates: 23/10/2026, 30/10/2026, and 6/11/2026 from 9:30 to 17:30
Course location: ETH PB Labs (RZ building)
Keywords
Ethics
Ethical Integrity
Performance art
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Identify and analyze ethical problems in their own scientific research
- Explore and examine their professional role as scientific researchers
- Demonstrate a deeper awareness of how ethics is enacted in practice
In the programs
- Number of places: 15
- Exam form: Written (session free)
- Subject examined: Ethical integrity in the sciences
- Courses: 20 Hour(s)
- Exercises: 12 Hour(s)
- TP: 10 Hour(s)
- Type: optional