Anbefalt kurslitteratur:
Laake P., Olsen B.R. og Benestad H.B.: ”Forskning i medisin og biofag”, Gyldendal akademisk, Oslo 2008. ISBN 978-82-05-38487-3.
Haakon B. Benestad & Jens-Gustav Iversen: An introduction to biomedical laboratory research, 1999
Theory of science, research ethics and science ethics:
Hofmann, Bjørn; Holm, Søren; Iversen, Jens Gustav Heber. Philosophy of Science. In: Research Methodology in the Medical and Biological Sciences. London: Elsevier 2007. ISBN 978-0-12-373874-5. p. 1-32
Holm, Søren.. Ethics and Scientific Conduct. In: P Laake, HB Benestad and B Olsen: Research Methodology in the Medical and Biological Sciences. London: Elsevier 2007. ISBN 978-0-12-373874-5. p. 33-52.
Iversen BG, Hofmann B, Aavitsland P. Questions on causality and responsibility arising from an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in Norway. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2008; 5: 22. doi:10.1186/1742-7622-5-22
Hofmann, B. That's not science! The role of moral philosophy in the science/non-science divide. Theor Med Bioeth. 2007;28(3):243-56.
Hofmann B, Holm S, Myhr AI: Scientific dishonesty—a nationwide survey of doctoral students in Norway. BMC Medical Ethics 2013 14:3.