1. o Recognize and critically analyze ethical issues arising in scientific research, engineering practice, and technological development across diverse social and cultural contexts.
o Analyze technologies and engineering practices as sociotechnical systems, examining interactions among technical artifacts, human actors, organizations, institutions, regulations, and affected publics.
o Evaluate the professional and epistemic responsibilities of scientists and engineers in situations involving risk, uncertainty, competing values, and different institutional and regulatory contexts.
o Anticipate and critically assess the ethical and societal implications of emerging technologies, including AI and automated systems, and develop reasoned responses to complex local and global challenges.

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Readings will be uploaded before classes.

(Subject to change) Weekly Schedule

Week 1-4: Moral theories and Professional Responsibilities in Science and Engineering
1. Moral status of technical artifacts
2. Ethics, values and technical designing
3. What engineers know
4. Regulative frameworks

Week 5-7: Evaluating Ethical Judgments: Case studies
1. Engineers and Moral Responsibility
2. Responsible Conduct of Research; Conflict of Interest; Credit and Blame in Team Projects; Authorship
3. Risks and (un)intended consequences of technology

Week 9- 15: AI and Ethical Issues
1. Moral Machines and Distributed Responsibilities
2. Bioethics and AI in Healthcare
3. Intelligent and Autonomous Robots, Humans, and Sustainable Society