Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist TM (CEET) (NH)

Mutually reinforcing innovations in computing and engineering are catapulting advances in technological production. From blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to gene editing and the Internet of Things (IoT), these advances come with tremendous opportunities for improvement in productivity, efficiency, and human well-being. But as scandals increasingly demonstrate, these advances also introduce new and serious risks of conflict and harm.

Technology professionals now face growing demands to identify and mitigate ethical risks to human rights and the environment, as well as to navigate ethical tradeoffs between qualities such as privacy and accuracy, fairness and utility, and safety and accountability. This course provides the tools to identify and manage common ethical risks in the development of emerging data-driven technologies. It distills ethical theory, public regulations, and industry best practices into concrete skills and guidelines needed for the responsible development of digital products and services. By following the course's practical, problems- based approach, learners will become adept at applying theories, principles, frameworks, and techniques in their own roles and organizations.

Course Objectives

• Describe general concepts, theories, and challenges related to ethics and emerging technologies.
• Identify ethical risks.
• Practice ethical reasoning.
• Identify and mitigate safety and security risks.
• Identify and mitigate privacy risks.
• Identify and mitigate fairness and bias risks.
• Identify and mitigate transparency and explainability risks.
• Identify and mitigate accountability risks.
• Build an ethical organization.
• Develop ethical systems in technology-focused organizations.

Agenda

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