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 Session01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, West BankHubert 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 Session01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PMOff CampusUMN 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 Session09/05/2017 - 12/04/2017Thu 04:05PM - 07:00PMUMTC, West BankWalter F. Mondale Hall 5512/05/2017Tue 04:05PM - 07:00PMUMTC, West BankWalter 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 001LAW 6037 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2016 - 12/05/2016Tue 04:05PM - 07:00PMUMTC, West BankWalter 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 002LAW 6037 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/08/2015 - 12/07/2015Thu 04:05PM - 07:00PMUMTC, West BankWalter F. Mondale Hall 6512/08/2015Tue 04:05PM - 07:00PMUMTC, West BankWalter 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 Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AMUMTC, West BankHubert 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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