the last course i took in UNC - chapel hill

The last course I took in UNC ends today.
It is "Research Ethics Seminar for Post-docs", which is a week-long course in a class of 26 people.
This course has a very detailed outline on line, and it is a short version of the OpenSeminar - Research Ethics.
The purpose is illustrated clearly in the introduction:

The goal of this course is to welcome doctoral students into the community of scholars.

Designed as a 1.0 credit graduate-level course for face-to-face instructional settings, it is also effective as an asynchronous, self-directed program of study for unaffiliated viewers. Please allow 14 hours to complete it.

The class is meant to support and empower junior researchers as they become acculturated into scholarly institutions. Readings introduce the rewards of and obstacles to research; the causes and consequences of misconduct; the rights and obligations of professionals; the habits of excellent mentors; and the social mission of the university. We describe a three-step method for making moral decisions: my interests; our interests; all interests.

Participants meet "heels" and "heros;" work through interactive exercises surveying policies, rules, and regulations; and join a discipline-specific seminar on the social responsibilities of researchers. Finally, we identify sources of continuing education.

What is not in the intro is that:

• this is the first course for post-doc in UNC regarding the Responsible Conduct in Research
• after the course, we will have the certificate to educate new graduate students about research ethics
• it covers: falsification of data, plagiarism, professional code of ethics, mentoring, fairness, informed consent, IRB review issues, authorship and peer review, intellectual property, use of animal in research

But, the part attracted me most is the philohophical background:

• What is lying? Why lying is wrong?
• Egoism. Weaknesses of Egoism. Contractualism.
• What is the Value of Informed Consent?
• Utilitarianism

It was a eye-opening course. I am a Doctor of Philosophy now. But I am pretty sure that I am lacking philosophical views of the world. This course is divided into three main parts - my interest, our interests and all interests, which are very well summarized all the things happening in the world.

From a description here: "The meaning of human living is the value of human existence, the implication of human survival, the purpose of being a human being, why we live and what we live for. The meaning of human living is pursuing light, humanity, justice and freedom. The general designation of the four items is the human living four meanings, and the contrary side of them is darkness." Be moral!