Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Responsible Innovation: Aligning your organisation with the needs of society
UCL (University College London)
This course explored the ethical and social responsibilities of researchers and innovators. Using historical and contemporary case studies it critically reflected on the role of social values in science, questioning who is responsible for anticipating the intended and unintended consequences of research and innovation. It investigated the political relationships underpinning these values, examining them through the lens of power, control and governance.
4 weeks, 4 hours per week
Stephen Hughes
Dr
UCL (University College London)
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain different perspectives on the meaning of responsibility
- Identify potential biases in research and develop approaches to address them
- Discuss how past innovations can help us think about responsibility in the present
- Reflect on who is responsible for intended and unintended consequences
- Identify whose values should be embedded in innovations
Syllabus
- What is Responsible Innovation?
- The AREA Framework
- Introduction to critical reflection
- Gendered innovation
- The ethical and social responsibilities of scientists
- Research integrity
- Responsibility in sociotechnical systems
- Social values and design
Issued on 28th November 2021
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