ECAM ENGINEERING PROGRAM
Combined Bachelor's / Master's Degree
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| Academic program | ECAM ENGINEERING PROGRAM | :
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Period :
SEMESTER 8 |
Education language :
English |
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| Learning Outcomes |
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| By the end of this course, students will be able to: 1. Define ethics (meta-, normative, descriptive, applied) 2. Cite examples of ethical issues from scientific research 3. Analyse ethical dilemma on real case studies 4. Study a case study in robotics or autonomous systems |
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| -Introduction to ethics and ethical dilemmas -Practical exercises on simple case studies -Ethics and Autonomous systems and/or Robotics -Applied ethics in Robotics -Practical analysis of a chosen case study in Robotics |
| Pre-requisites / co-requisites |
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| None |
| Bibliography |
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| Essential resources: None Recommended resources: Springer Handbook of Robotics, Sciliano B, Khatib O., Springer International Publishing Robot Ethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents series) Lin P., Abney K., Bekey G. A. MIT Press The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots, and Ethics , Gunkel D. J., MIT Press |
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| N° | Nature | Coefficient | Observable objectives |
| 1 | Observable objectives: written report in which students will be evaluated on their ability to synthesize the ethical issues that a new robotic technology may arise. | 0,5 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 2 | Observable objectives: oral presentation in which students will be evaluated on their ability to synthesize the ethical issues that a new robotic technology may arise. | 0,5 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 3 | Continuous Assessment | 1 | |