Course Outline
Lesson 1: Introduction to Ethics of Emerging Technologies
- Topic A: What’s at Stake
- Topic B: Ethics and Why It Matters
- Topic C: Ethical Decision-Making in Practice
- Topic D: Causes of Ethical Failures
Lesson 2: Identifying Ethical Risks
- Topic A: Ethical Reasons
- Topic B: Stumbling Blocks for Ethical Reasoning
- Topic C: Identify Ethical Risks in Product Development
- Topic D: Tools for Identifying Ethical Risks
- Topic E: Use Regulations, Standards, and Human Rights to Identify Ethical Risks
Lesson 3: Ethical Reasoning in Practice
- Topic A: Ethical Theories
- Topic B: Use Ethical Decision-Making Frameworks
- Topic C: Select Options for Action
- Topic D: Avoid Problems in Ethical Decision-Making
Lesson 4: Identifying and Mitigating Security Risks
- Topic A: What Is Security?
- Topic B: Identify Security Risks
- Topic C: Security Tradeoffs
- Topic D: Mitigate Security Risks
Lesson 5: Identifying and Mitigating Privacy Risks
- Topic A: What Is Privacy?
- Topic B: Identify Privacy Risks
- Topic C: Privacy Tradeoffs
- Topic D: Mitigate Privacy Risks
Lesson 6: Identifying and Mitigating Fairness and Bias Risks
- Topic A: What Are Fairness and Bias?
- Topic B: Identify Bias Risks
- Topic C: Fairness Tradeoffs
- Topic D: Mitigate Bias Risks
Lesson 7: Identifying and Mitigating Transparency and Explainability Risks
- Topic A: What Are Transparency and Explainability?
- Topic B: Identify Transparency and Explainability Risks
- Topic C: Transparency and Explainability Tradeoffs
- Topic D: Mitigate Transparency and Explainability Risks
Lesson 8: Identifying and Mitigating Accountability Risks
- Topic A: What Is Accountability?
- Topic B: Identify Accountability Risks
- Topic C: Accountability Tradeoffs
- Topic D: Mitigate Accountability Risks
Lesson 9: Building an Ethical Organization
- Topic A: What Are Ethical Organizations?
- Topic B: Organizational Purpose
- Topic C: Ethics Awareness
- Topic D: Develop Professional Ethics within Organizations
Lesson 10: Developing Ethical Systems in Technology-Focused Organizations
- Topic A: Policy and Compliance
- Topic B: Metrics and Monitoring
- Topic C: Communication and Stakeholder Engagement
- Topic D: Ethical Leadership
Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to Exam CET-110: Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist Certification Objectives
Requirements
To ensure your success in this course, you should have a genuine interest in ensuring that emerging technologies are ethical, trusted, and inclusive. It may also be helpful if you have an understanding of concepts related to emerging technologies. Practical experience implementing data science, AI, and/or IoT to solve business problems is encouraged but not required.