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What are the course deliverables?
  • What you'll learn
  • Identify and manage ethical situations that may arise in you career.
  • Analyze the ethical issues that are arising in key applications of technology, and even deeper issues that may arise as these technologies evolve.
  • Become aware of and sensitive to issues with how the rapid progress of technology is influencing the jobs available to everyone in our society.
More about this course
  • Computing systems and technologies fundamentally impact the lives of most people in the world, including how we communicate, get information, socialize, and receive healthcare
  • This course is the third of a three course sequence that examines ethical issues in the design and implementation of computing systems and technologies, and reflects upon the broad implication of computing on our society
  • It covers medical applications, uses of robotics, autonomous vehicles, and the future of work
  • This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder's MS in Computer Science degrees offered on the Coursera platform
  • These fully accredited graduate degrees offer targeted courses, short 8-week sessions, and pay-as-you-go tuition.

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Course Overview

Course Overview

Kantianism and Virtue Ethics: Part 1

Kantianism and Virtue Ethics: Part 2

Utilitarianism and Social Contract Theory: Part 1

Utilitarianism and Social Contract Theory: Part 2

Earn Academic Credit for Your Work!

Course Support

Introduction to Ethics

Applying an Ethical Framework

"The Trolley Problem" - Video

Kantianism/Deontology and Virtue Ethics

Optional Readings on Virtue Ethics and Ethical Theories

Utilitarianism and Social Contract Theory

Should Batman Kill the Joker?

ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Studies (Malware)

Optional Reading on Utilitarianism

Ethical Theories

Medical Applications

Overview and Medical Data: Part 1

Overview and Medical Data: Part 2

Ethical Issues Related to Gene Editing: Part 1

Ethical Issues Related to Gene Editing: Part 2

Ethical Issues Related to Neural Implants: Part 1

Ethical issues related to Neural Implants: Part 2

AI Unleashed on Healthcare

Optional: Innovations That Are Revolutionizing Global Healthcare

Medical Advances in Gene Editing

Optional: CRISPR Overview

The Power of AI-Enabled Brain Implants

The Ethics of Neurotechnology

Optional: AI Helping Woman Regain Her Ability to Communicate

AI in Healthcare

Gene Editing and More

Gene Editing

Article Discussion

Robotics

Ethical Issues Related to Uses of Robots in Healthcare: Part 1

Ethical Issues Related to Uses of Robots in Healthcare: Part 2

Ethical Issues Related to Uses of Robots in Warfare: Part 1

Ethical Issues Related to Uses of Robots in Warfare: Part 2

Ethical Issues Related to Uses of Robots in Policing: Part 1

Ethical Issues Related to Uses of Robots in Policing: Part 2

Robots in Healthcare

Optional: The Future of Medical Robotics

Robots in Warfare

Robot Law Enforcement: Should We be Scared?

Ethical Considerations: Using AI for Warfare

Ethical Issues with Robots

The Use of Robots in Healthcare, Warfare, and Policing

Can AI for War be Ethical?

Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous Vehicles - Framing the Issues: Part 1

Autonomous Vehicles - Framing the Issues: Part 2

Autonomous Vehicles - Moving Forward: Part 1

Autonomous Vehicles - Moving Forward: Part 2

Self-Driving Cars: Ethics and Safety

Optional: Autonomous Car Crashes

Autonomous Vehicles: The Argument for Them

Autonomous Vehicles: The Argument Against Them

Autonomous Vehicles

The Ethics of Autonomous Vehicles

The Risks of Using Autonomous Vehicles

Article Discussion

Future of Work

Future of Work - Motivation: Part 1

Future of Work - Motivation: Part 2

Future of Work - Prediction: Part 1

Future of Work - Prediction: Part 2

Future of Work - What Should Society Do?: Part 1

Future of Work - What Should Society Do?: Part 2

Specialization Wrap-up

AI: The Future of Work in America

How Automation Will Impact the Job Market

Optional: White-Collar Workers Feeling the Heat From AI Chatbots

What We Often Get Wrong About Automation

Who's Protecting the Workers?

Future of Work Article Review

Future of Work and AI

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    May 25, 2024
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