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Data Ethics for Health and Social Care

Course summary

Start date

Anytime

Cost

Free

Delivery mode

Online (Self-paced independent learning)

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About the course

In this Byte Size Learning course, we will start to think about ethics itself. We will be introducing you to ethics and how you can engage with ethical approaches. We will also talk about how to begin thinking about health and social care data in the context of ethics.

What you'll learn

By the end of this Byte Size Learning, you should be able to:

  • Explain what we mean by 'ethics' within 'data ethics'.
  • Know how to develop your ethics skills and avoid key pitfalls when engaging in ethical deliberation.
  • Identify what health and social care data is and where to find it. 

Who the course is for

This course is suitable for anyone interested in learning how to approach health and social care data with ethical awareness and responsibility. The course is perfect for those eager to build a foundational understanding in this topic.

Entry criteria

Participants should be comfortable reading, writing, and conversing in English.

Additional Information

Course options

If the course has more than one start date, time, delivery mode or location, then these options will all be shown in the table below.

All times are local to Edinburgh.

Start dateDelivery modeCampusClass timeCostBook now
AnytimeOnline (Self-paced independent learning)N/A (opens in a new window)n/aFreeBook now

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