School of Health & Human Sciences Graduate 6 ECTS
HLT520 · Clinical Data Ethics
Examine ethics and governance for clinical data projects: consent, minimization, risk tiers, retention, and access controls. Students produce documentation and decision logs, and learn to evaluate tradeoffs between utility, safety, and accountability.
- health
- ethics
- governance
| Overview | Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Code | HLT520 | — |
| Title | Clinical Data Ethics | — |
| School | School of Health & Human Sciences | — |
| Level | Graduate | — |
| Credits | 6 ECTS | — |
What you will learn
- · Classify data projects by risk tier and select appropriate governance
- · Design consent and minimization strategies for health data workflows
- · Write review-ready documentation for ethics and compliance
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites (or equivalents are accepted).
Assessment
| Component | Weight |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 60% |
| Final project | 40% |
Weekly outline
Week 1: Week 1
1 topics
- · Consent and context: what users believe vs what systems do
Week 2: Week 2
1 topics
- · Minimization: schema choices and redaction strategies
Week 3: Week 3
1 topics
- · Risk tiers: threat modeling for clinical data
Week 4: Week 4
1 topics
- · Governance: access controls, audit logs, and review processes