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FI5206

Technology for a Good Society

Velg studieår
Studiepoeng 7,5
Nivå Høyere grads nivå
Undervisningsstart Høst 2024
Varighet 1 semester
Undervisningsspråk Engelsk
Sted Trondheim
Vurderingsordning Oppgave

Om

Om emnet

Faglig innhold

Technology permeates modern societies for better or worse. This course provides an introduction to contemporary debates on technology and ethics pursuing questions like: Why are technologists now expected to be more ethically sensitive? Can technology meet the grand challenges of our time? May technologists be held responsible for undesirable implications of technologies? Should lay-people's opinion matter in questions of technology development? What are the relationships between technology and values? By entering various cases and technology controversies we shall simultaneously discuss and evaluate implications of various answers given to these questions.

Læringsutbytte

The students will acquire an overview of contemporary ethical discussion on modern technology. Students should be able to understand, evaluate and participate in these current debates by relating these discussions to a particular field of technology.

Læringsformer og aktiviteter

Lectures, plenary discussions, group work. Supervision and essay writing during the second part of the semester. In order to sit the exam the students must complete an oral presentation and have 80 % attendance.

Obligatoriske aktiviteter

  • Oral presentation
  • 80 % attendance in lectures

Mer om vurdering

About the essay: The essay topic must be approved by the course instructors. The essay should be approx. 12 pages (4800 words) long in 12 point Times New Roman, 1,5 line spacing. The essay should be based on reading of the student's own choice (100-150 pages), in addition to 200 pages of obligatory readings. The essay should be argumentative. The essay can be written in either Norwegian or English.

Forkunnskapskrav

None.

Kursmateriell

The required reading list will be available at the beginning of the semester.

Fagområder

  • Filosofi

Kontaktinformasjon

Emneansvarlig/koordinator

Ansvarlig enhet

Institutt for filosofi og religionsvitenskap

Eksamen

Eksamen

Vurderingsordning: Oppgave
Karakter: Bokstavkarakterer

Ordinær eksamen - Høst 2024

Oppgave
Vekting 100/100 Dato Utlevering 11.11.2024
Innlevering 29.11.2024
Tid Utlevering 09:00
Innlevering 14:00
Eksamenssystem Inspera Assessment

Ordinær eksamen - Vår 2025

Oppgave
Vekting 100/100 Dato Utlevering 01.05.2025
Innlevering 30.05.2025
Tid Utlevering 09:00
Innlevering 14:00
Eksamenssystem Inspera Assessment