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Spring 2022  |  PA 5731 Section 001: Emerging Sciences and Technologies: Policy, Ethics and Law (66373)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Enrollment Requirements:
Grad or Law student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 20
Enrollment Status:
Open (3 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This interdisciplinary course will examine issues at the nexus of public policy, ethics, law, and emerging sciences and technologies (ES&T) including nanotechnology, genetic and biomedical engineering, synthetic biology, and artificial intelligence. Topics we will explore include the role of science and technology as both a tool for and the subject of policy and law; the policy, ethical, economic, and legal implications of ES&T research and development; environmental and human health risk analysis and regulation (e.g., EPA, FDA, OSHA, and state and local regulatory mechanisms); intellectual property issues; liability issues; and global impacts. Topics will be approached from the perspective of different stakeholders (e.g., federal agencies, industry, academic researchers, the environment, international organizations, and the public) and in the context of different application areas (e.g., drugs, devices, food, agriculture, energy, environmental remediation) using a variety of interdisciplinary approaches. Students with a broad range of interests are encouraged to enroll.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?pcalow+PA5731+Spring2022
Class Description:

Recognizing that innovations in emerging science and technology bring great benefits to human welfare but also non-trivial risks to people and environment this course will develop an understanding of how these trade-offs might be balanced in making policy and law. It will show how risk assessment and management, markets and government intervention, and ethics are involved in doing this. We shall consider if green (new) deals make sense in terms of promoting innovation; how intellectual property rights are used to protect innovations including biological materials; and if/how the process and products of innovation raise ethical challenges that disadvantage some. Principles will be applied broadly to innovations including genetic modification, new (nano-) materials, responses to climate change, and artificial intelligence. The course will reflect the uniquely interdisciplinary nature of innovations in science and technology that require collaboration between scientists and engineers from virtually all disciplines, as well as involvement of social scientists, ethicists, lawyers and policy analysts.
Who Should Take This Class?:

Enrollment by students with a broad range of interests is encouraged. There are no science, policy or law prerequisites.
Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, you should understand: how risks and costs and benefits of innovations are weighed in policy; how innovations interact with the economy; what part markets or government intervention play in driving innovation; what part patents play in encouraging innovation; the main ethical issues; how all these aspects are used in shaping policy and law.
Exam Format:

Will be by continuous assessment
Workload:

For this 3-credit course at graduate level it is expected that you invest at least 9 hours of effort in carrying out the work to deliver successfully. This includes the instructional time of 2.5 hours in class. The precise amount of effort is likely to vary from week to week.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66373/1223
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/pcalow_PA5731_Spring2021.pdf (Spring 2021)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
10 December 2020

Spring 2021  |  PA 5731 Section 001: Emerging Sciences and Technologies: Policy, Ethics and Law (65773)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate Student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021
Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (7 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This interdisciplinary course will examine issues at the nexus of public policy, ethics, law, and emerging sciences and technologies (ES&T) including nanotechnology, genetic and biomedical engineering, synthetic biology, and artificial intelligence. Topics we will explore include the role of science and technology as both a tool for and the subject of policy and law; the policy, ethical, economic, and legal implications of ES&T research and development; environmental and human health risk analysis and regulation (e.g., EPA, FDA, OSHA, and state and local regulatory mechanisms); intellectual property issues; liability issues; and global impacts. Topics will be approached from the perspective of different stakeholders (e.g., federal agencies, industry, academic researchers, the environment, international organizations, and the public) and in the context of different application areas (e.g., drugs, devices, food, agriculture, energy, environmental remediation) using a variety of interdisciplinary approaches. Students with a broad range of interests are encouraged to enroll.
Class Notes:
Class will be offered REMOTELY. Class will meet synchronously-online during Spring 2021 during the scheduled time. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?pcalow+PA5731+Spring2021
Class Description:

Recognizing that innovations in emerging science and technology bring great benefits to human welfare but also non-trivial risks to people and environment this course will develop an understanding of how these trade-offs might be balanced in making policy and law. It will show how risk assessment and management, markets and government intervention, and ethics are involved in doing this. We shall consider if green (new) deals make sense in terms of promoting innovation; how intellectual property rights are used to protect innovations including biological materials; and if/how the process and products of innovation raise ethical challenges that disadvantage some. Principles will be applied broadly to innovations including genetic modification, new (nano-) materials, responses to climate change, and artificial intelligence. The course will reflect the uniquely interdisciplinary nature of innovations in science and technology that require collaboration between scientists and engineers from virtually all disciplines, as well as involvement of social scientists, ethicists, lawyers and policy analysts.
Who Should Take This Class?:

Enrollment by students with a broad range of interests is encouraged. There are no science, policy or law prerequisites.
Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, you should understand: how risks and costs and benefits of innovations are weighed in policy; how innovations interact with the economy; what part markets or government intervention play in driving innovation; what part patents play in encouraging innovation; the main ethical issues; how all these aspects are used in shaping policy and law.
Exam Format:

Will be by continuous assessment
Workload:

For this 3-credit course at graduate level it is expected that you invest at least 9 hours of effort in carrying out the work to deliver successfully. This includes the instructional time of 2.5 hours in class. The precise amount of effort is likely to vary from week to week.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65773/1213
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/pcalow_PA5731_Spring2021.pdf
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
10 December 2020

Fall 2017  |  PA 5731 Section 001: Emerging Technologies and Society (21295)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
LAW 6037 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/04/2017
Thu 04:05PM - 07:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter F. Mondale Hall 55
 
12/05/2017
Tue 04:05PM - 07:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter F. Mondale Hall 55
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Legal, public policy, social, economic, and ethical implications of emerging technologies (such as nanotechnology). Perspective of stakeholders (federal agencies, public, industry, environment, international organizations) and public policies. Statutory objectives/regulatory. Diversity of policy problems. Research methodologies. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?fateh002+PA5731+Fall2017
Class Description:

This interdisciplinary course will examine issues at the nexus of law, ethics, public policy,society,and As ES&Ts are both shaping and shaped by a range of social, political, and cultural factors, we will spend considerable time exploring ways in which to conceptualize and study past, present, and future techno-social relationships,systems, and impacts.

Grading:
Based on assignments given. (Look at syllabus for more information on the assignments and grading.)
Exam Format:
No final exam, a final paper is due instead.
Workload:
Workload/assignments are listed in the syllabus with percentages. (Look at syllabus for more information on work load within course.)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21295/1179
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/fateh002_PA5731_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
17 November 2015

Fall 2016  |  PA 5731 Section 001: Emerging Technologies and Society (21490)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
BTHX 8000 Section 001
LAW 6037 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/05/2016
Tue 04:05PM - 07:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter F. Mondale Hall 35
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Legal, public policy, social, economic, and ethical implications of emerging technologies (such as nanotechnology). Perspective of stakeholders (federal agencies, public, industry, environment, international organizations) and public policies. Statutory objectives/regulatory. Diversity of policy problems. Research methodologies. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?fateh002+PA5731+Fall2016
Class Description:

This interdisciplinary course will examine issues at the nexus of law, ethics, public policy,society,and As ES&Ts are both shaping and shaped by a range of social, political, and cultural factors, we will spend considerable time exploring ways in which to conceptualize and study past, present, and future techno-social relationships,systems, and impacts.

Grading:
Based on assignments given. (Look at syllabus for more information on the assignments and grading.)
Exam Format:
No final exam, a final paper is due instead.
Workload:
Workload/assignments are listed in the syllabus with percentages. (Look at syllabus for more information on work load within course.)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21490/1169
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/fateh002_PA5731_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
17 November 2015

Fall 2015  |  PA 5731 Section 001: Emerging Technologies and Society (34635)

Instructor(s)
No instructor assigned
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
BTHX 8000 Section 002
LAW 6037 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/07/2015
Thu 04:05PM - 07:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter F. Mondale Hall 65
 
12/08/2015
Tue 04:05PM - 07:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter F. Mondale Hall 65
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Legal, public policy, social, economic, and ethical implications of emerging technologies (such as nanotechnology). Perspective of stakeholders (federal agencies, public, industry, environment, international organizations) and public policies. Statutory objectives/regulatory. Diversity of policy problems. Research methodologies. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?fateh002+PA5731+Fall2015
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34635/1159
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/fateh002_PA5731_Fall2015.pdf

Spring 2013  |  PA 5731 Section 001: Emerging Technologies and Society (67229)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Meets With:
BTHX 5000 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 35
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Legal, public policy, social, economic, and ethical implications of emerging technologies (such as nanotechnology). Perspective of stakeholders (federal agencies, public, industry, environment, international organizations) and public policies. Statutory objectives/regulatory. Diversity of policy problems. Research methodologies.
Class Description:
The world is changing dramatically from the development and deployment of emerging technologies like biotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, neurotechnology, and information technology. In turn, these technologies are shaped and influenced by social, political, and cultural factors. Arguably, the need to understand technology-society relationships has never been greater if ETs are to be appropriately governed to achieve visions of the future that are desirable. As such, this class will expose students to a variety of ways to conceptualize and study these relationships. Students will use multiple methodologies (e.g. case study research, future studies methods) and different disciplinary perspectives (e.g. law, policy sciences, ethics, sociology, humanities) to examine past, present, and future socio-technological systems, developments, and impacts. Core questions will include: What social, political, and cultural factors have influenced the development and use of emerging technologies in recent times? How have these technologies influenced society? How can the future impacts of technologies be better understood in the face of uncertainty? What can be done from a human perspective to control, manage, and guide emerging technologies in society? How can differing ideas about the role of ETs in society be critically examined and negotiated? How can policies or programs be designed to best utilize ETs for societal benefit while minimizing undesirable impacts or states of the world? Guest lectures and popular and scholarly writings on the ethical, legal, safety, social, cultural, and policy issues associated with emerging technologies will be used to introduce key topics and technological domains. Using this background and their own independent research, students will become active contributors to scholarship in this area by developing their own case study on a particular ET-society relationship. Under framings of case study, policy analysis, and future studies, they will develop multiple-module electronic-cases (including video, graphics, pictures, and written documents) that examine technology-society relationships and future options for governance. Upon completion of the course, students will have the opportunity to publish their e-cases on the Hubert Project and Initiative on Governance of Emerging Technologies (iGETs) websites. Through the course readings, discussion & lectures, and e-case project, students will gain expertise in studying ET-society relationships and skills in communicating about these relationships in accessible formats.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67229/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
22 April 2013

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