Course outline
This course aims at thinking the relation between ethics, science and technology and devoted to the study of the main problems of ethical nature related to scientific research activities and manifestations of science as a social institution, as well as-wider – with axiological aspects of the theoretical development of the world by man. The questions are covered professional ethics of a scientist, the problem of social and ethical responsibility of a scientist, features of moral problems of specific scientific disciplines. During the course, students will learn fundamental principles of science ethics from past to modern time that can be helped to identify ethical problem in science and modern technology, gave a rational justification for ethical decisions, applied ethical principles in the assessment and solution of the specific problem situations of modern science and engineering practice.
Knowledge Areas
· Robotics
· Artificial intelligence
· Information security
· Research
Course Delivery
The course will be given 2 hrs. per week including 4 hrs. of self-study, one day per month from August to November 2014 and two days third week on September and October 2 hrs. each. There are three assignments. Tutorial exercises will be set periodically. There is a final examination.
Prerequisite courses
List of courses, which are recommended to pass before the enrollment: philosophy, law, history, introduction to specialty.
Required background knowledge
It is recommended to know the main scientific and philosophical categories: ethics, analysis and synthesis, methodology, etc. Students must be able to work with metric data of science, to compare social and professional tasks of their activities. Students should also have demonstrated skills to work both in a team and individually.
Course structure
[Example: IA – Individual Assignment, RQ – reading questions, GA – group assignment etc.]
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Week# / Date |
Topic |
Assignments |
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Week 1 |
Introduction to Science Ethics and its classification /lecture |
RQ |
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Week 2 |
The value nature of science as a prerequisite for its ethical understanding |
RQ |
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Week 3 |
The problem of social and ethical responsibility of a scientist/lecture |
RQ |
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Week 4 |
The problem of socio-ethical responsibility of the scientist: history and modern solutions/lab |
Analytical report IA – Individual Assignment |
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Week 5 |
Global problems of modernity and the role of science in their solution: ethical aspect/lecture |
RQ |
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Week 6 |
Industrialization 4.0 and modern architecture of science/lecture |
RQ |
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Week 7 |
Top 10 ethical issues of modern science/lecture |
IA – Individual Assignment |
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Week 8 |
The creation of the atomic bomb as a moral dilemma in science/lab |
Essay
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Week 9 |
Modern technologies in biology and medicine: bioethical and legal aspects/lecture |
RQ |
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Week 10 |
International legislation and bioethical principles/lab |
IA – Individual Assignment |
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Week 11 |
Modern robotics in the context of ethical and legal analysis/lecture |
RQ |
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Week 12 |
History and present regulation of robotics: ethical and legal approaches/lab |
IA – Individual Assignment |
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Week 13 |
Opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence: ethical issues/lecture |
RQ |
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Week 14 |
Digital technologies and cybersecurity: social and ethical aspects/lecture |
RQ |
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Week 15 |
Breakthrough technologies: opportunities and risks/lecture-conference |
Report, presentation GA – group assignment |
Expected Learning outcomes
The course will provide an opportunity for participants to:
· become familiar with important theoretical and practical development of individual moral norms and collective scientific or professional activity;
· to identify ethical problems in science and modern technology;
· to give a rational justification for ethical decisions in professional activity;
· to apply ethical principles in the assessment and solution of the specific problem situations of real professional practice;
· understanding of relevant for modern science aspects of the problem of social and ethical responsibility of the scientist and engineer.
Expected acquired core competencies
[Example:
As a result of the development of the discipline student:
· must know: the main ethical problems of modern science, including specific scientific problems; historical stages of development of science and society relations and understanding of this interactions; different facets of the problem of socio-ethical responsibility of the scientist, to distinguish the stages development of this problem in the history of science;
· must be able: to analyze the value aspects of the problems of science and technology; to be guided in moral collisions of modern science and technology, including specifics of problems separate science; to understand the moral aspects of the functioning of science as a multidimensional phenomenon public life;
· must possess: the moral norms of academic ethics; rules of discussion; understanding the value ambiguity of scientific and technological progress
Textbook(s)
· Scientific Ethics: A New Approach. Marcello Menapace - Sci Eng Ethics https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-018-0060-2
· The ethics of science. David B.Resnik https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ca4f/741ee08725e778452da4bbd5c91b42a416a8.pdf
Reference Materials
· Asilormar principles - https://futureoflife.org/ai-principles/
· Glossary of Commonly Used Terms in Research Ethics- https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/glossary/index.cfm
· Is 3D-Pinter Dangerous? Bioethics as an Instrument of the Humanitarian Expertise of Modern Technologies Nezhmetdinova, J Clin Res Bioeth 2013, 4:3 DOI: 10.4172/2155-9627.1000153 https://www.omicsonline.org/is-pinter-dangerous-bioethics-as-an-instrument-2155-9627.1000153.pdf
· Nezhmetdinova F. 2013. Global challenges and globalization of bioethics. Croat Med J.2013 Feb; 54(1): 83–85. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2013.54.83.
· The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems https://standards.ieee.org/develop/indconn/ec/autonomous_systems.html
· Future of life institute - https://futureoflife.org/team/
· The Landscape of AI Safety and Bene_cence Research: Input for Brainstorming at Bene_cial AI 2017_
https://futureoflife.org/landscape/ResearchLandscapeExtended.pdf
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· The
Fourth Industrial Revolution: what it means, how to respond. Klaus Schwab |
· Report of European Parliament with recommendations to the Commission on Civil Law Rules on Robotics (2015/2103(INL)) 27 January 2017 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A8-2017-0005+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN
· Report of COMEST on robotics ethics - http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002539/253952E.pdf
· Science and Engineering Ethics. Science and Engineering Ethics is a multi-disciplinary journal that explores ethical issues of direct concern to scientists and engineers. Coverage encompasses professional education, standards and ethics in research and practice, extending to the effects of innovation on society at large. - https://link.springer.com/journal/11948#more
· The 10 biggest moral dilemmas in science - https://www.newscientist.com/round-up/ethics-issue/
· Дайджест робоправа. Исследовательский центр проблем регулирования робототехники и искусственного интеллекта - http://robopravo.ru/Резолюция Европарламента от 16 февраля 2017 года 2015/2013(INL) P8_TA-PROV(2017)0051, включает текст Хартии робототехники http://robopravo.ru/riezoliutsiia_ies
· Российская школа биоэтики: четверть века развития Нежметдинова Ф.Т., Гурылёва М.Э. Казанский медицинский журнал. 2018. Т. 99. № 3. С. 521-527.
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Проблема этических границ нанобиотехнологий. Нежметдинова Ф.Т. Вестник Казанского государственного технического университета им. А.Н. Туполева. 2013. № 3. С. 218-224. |
· Четыре закона робототехники. А.Азимов «Хоровод» (1942) ./ Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics" - https://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/robotics.html
- Teacher: Фарида Нежметдинова