Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Learn about key concepts and theories of ethics
• Understand the ethical issues around the design and use of information systems
• Apply ethical principles and concepts in practice
• Knowledge regarding ethical debates around emerging technologies

Credits: 6

Schedule: 25.10.2024 - 03.12.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Hadi Ghanbari, Kari Koskinen

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

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  • Introduction to the foundations of ethics and technology
  • Ethics and regulations, policies and laws
  • Ethical issues and concerns in designing digital services
  • Ethical issues and concerns in using digital services
  • Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  1. Scientific essay (analysing a digital service using a given ethics framework)
  2. Group presentation (the students present the results of their analysis in the class)
  3. Exam

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Lectures, exam, independent work (reading articles or watching videos) and group work

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  • Research articles
  • Case studies
  • Publicly available or online sources (e.g. news, reports)
  • Book

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

5 Gender Equality

9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

10 Reduced Inequality

11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

12 Responsible Production and Consumption

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language: English

  Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn II
  2025-2026 Autumn II

  Registration:

  There is a maximum number of students on the course. Priority is given to: 1) ISM MSc students 2) CEMS students, BIZ exchange students 3) ISM BSc students with min. 150 cr 4) other students

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