Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Responsible Innovation For Industry Professionals
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.
The minimum learning hours for certification have been covered by this course.
6 weeks, 4 hours per week
Stephen Hughes
Dr
UCL (University College London)
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Appreciate 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
- Consider 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 innovators
- Research integrity
- Responsibility in sociotechnical systems
- Social values and design
- Social responsibility
- Governance of emerging technologies
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Issued on 11th December 2022
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