Embedded Ethics Program

 
 

We believe ethical questions exist across every academic discipline. 

That’s why we are training the next generation of professionals, industry leaders, and policymakers to equip them with an actionable understanding of ethics and a commitment to responsible progress.

We have developed a partnership model called “Embedded Ethics” that pairs Ethics Lab philosophers and designers with faculty across disciplines to co-design ethical discussions and run customized, creative exercises in their coursework. 

Students are not only exposed to key ethical concepts and frameworks, but also have the opportunity to debate, apply, and internalize context-specific lessons, in order to develop essential skills and gain a real-world understanding of their potential impact.

 
 
 
 

Embedding Ethics into the Computer Science Curriculum

We partner with the Department of Computer Science to design and run customized workshops in computer science courses, providing tomorrow's leaders in computer science fields with the capacity to analyze the ethical dimensions of a range of issues in order to more effectively shape our culture, institutions, and policy.

This work was made possible by a generous grant from Mozilla through the Responsible Computer Science Challenge.

Courses

  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence COSC-270

  • Advanced Programming COSC-150

  • Introduction to Algorithms COSC-240

  • Introduction to Data Science COSC-287

  • Introduction to Data Analytics COSC-587

  • Introduction to Python COSC-010

  • Data Privacy COSC-531

 
 
 
 

Engaging Ethics Initiative for non-philosophy courses

The methodology and practices for unique embedding began with a pilot program, supported by Paul and Chandler Tagliabue, called “Engaging Ethics Initiative.” This program allowed faculty across the Main Campus to apply for funding to develop and engage with ethical concerns that they were finding within their courses that they saw as needing further exploration. Ethics Lab teams worked with these faculty partners to develop engagements and exercises that helped students gain new perspectives on their course material.

Courses

Chemistry of Climate Change CHEM-015

Environmental Chemistry CHEM-020

Water STIA-381

Justice & Technology JUPS-414

Fundamentals of Technology CCTP-506

International Comparative Privacy & Surveillance CCTP-708

Gender, Health, & Development GLOH-414

Introduction to Health Data Science & Analytics HIDS-501

Innovation in Medicine SYSM-573

Design for Democracy INAF-315

Democracy in the World MSFS-603

Human Rights Policy Lab MSFS-733

Ethics and Decision-Making MSFS-600

Ethics, Values, and Public Policy PPOL-518

Ethical Issues in Development PPOL-546

Global Innovation Strategy GBUS-404

Global Social Enterprise and Human Development GHDP-650

Innovation in Private Sector Approaches to Global Development GHDP-651

The Problems of Work & Life EMBA-876

Religion & Disability Studies THEO-130

Sexual Politics in the Arab World WGST-231

Writing & Culture Seminar WRIT-015

Approaches to English Composition Writing Center Tutors, WRIT-298