Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Student has ability to a) identify short and long term future consequences of plans and decisions from an integrated scientific, ethical and intergenerational perspective and to merge this into a solution-focused approach, moving towards a sustainable society b) realize ethical and sustainability considerations when developing new products/technologies c) recognize and address diverse obstacles in transforming a technology into a business d) recognize both benefits and real-world concerns that digitalization brings to the fields of IT and sustainability.

Credits: 1

Schedule: 01.03.2021 - 04.06.2021

Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Olli Mutanen

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Olli Mutanen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (applies in this implementation):

Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):

Teaching language: English

Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

    In Digital Ethics and Sustainability module we explore key challenges facing the environment, society, business and the Information technology sector, and ask some difficult and justified questions about how to address these challenges. These issues are explored on an organizational and a broader institutional or societal level introducing mainstream and more critical views of corporate responsibility, sustainability and the role of business and technology in our society. Then we extend the discussion to look at the digital ethics issues, hot topics in IT such as Big Data and Analytics and related real-world concerns, cost of digitalisation from a sustainability point of view and explore a number of cases that raise the topic of digital ethics.

DETAILS

Prerequisites
  • Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:

    No prerequisites.