Positive Norms:TrustPeople =/= ideasRespectActive ListeningVulnerabilityShut up and listen (openness)Ask a question/lead with a questionEveryone has justification

Unhelpful things:JudgingUnwilling to genuinely engageNot doing the reading

Coursework

Component	Points
In-Class Quick Takes	25x10
Reading Quizzes	14 x 50
Writing Reflections	11 x 50
Group Projects	4 x 300
Participation	300
Total	3000

Grading

Grade	Points	Grade	Points	Grade	Points
		A	2790-3000	A-	2700-2789
B+	2601-2699	B	2499-2600	B-	2400-2498
C+	2301-2399	C	2199-2300	C-	2100-2198
D	1950-2099	F	0-1949

Due Dates

In-Class Quick Takes: These short written responses will be provided at the beginning of each class, starting in the first unit on professional issues after the last date for all class changes at the beginning of the semester.

Readings and Reading Quizzes: Readings should be done in advance of each week’s lectures. Reading quizzes are due Mondays at noon (unless otherwise specified).

Writing Reflections: Writing reflections are due Tuesdays at 5pm.

Group Projects: Group projects are due the date and time specified in the assignment.

Lecture and Assignment Schedule

Timeline	Date	Lecture Theme	Assignment
Week 1
	January 13	Course Introduction
Unit 1: Professional Issues
	January 14		Reading Quiz 00
	January 15	The Meritocracy
Week 2
	January 19		Reading Quiz 01
	January 20	Careers	Dialogue Group Formation Deadline
	January 21	Hiring
Week 3
	January 26		Reading Quiz 02
	January 27	Immigration and Diversity in STEM	Writing Reflection 00
	January 29	Negotiation, Promotion, Mobility
Week 4
	February 2		Reading Quiz 03
	February 3	Work-Life Balance	Writing Reflection 01
	February 5	Ethical Dilemmas in the Workplace
Unit 2: Philosophy of Technology
Week 5
	February 9		Reading Quiz 04
	February 10	Utiltarianism, Kantianism, Virtue Ethics	Writing Reflection 02
	February 12	Conventional Approaches to Technology Ethics	Project 00 Deliverable
Week 6
	February 16		Reading Quiz 05
	February 17	Heidegger's Question Concerning Technology	Writing Reflection 03
	February 19	Persuasive Design, Design Patterns
Week 7
	February 23		Reading Quiz 06
	February 24	Designing Software Underpinned by Virtue Ethics	Writing Reflection 04
Unit 3: Social Media
	February 26	The Early History of Computer Networks	Project 01 Deliverable
Week 8
	March 2		Reading Quiz 07
	March 3	Social Media, Mental Health and Culture	Writing Reflection 05
	March 5	Catholic Social Teaching and Social Media
Break
	March 10
	March 12
Week 9
	March 16		Reading Quiz 08
	March 17	Surveillance Capitalism
	March 19	Enshittification
Week 10
	March 23		Reading Quiz 09
	March 24	Case Studies Applying Catholic Social Teaching to Social Media	Writing Reflection 06
	March 26	Survey of Emerging Alternative Technologies
Unit 4: Artificial Intelligence
Week 11
	March 30		Reading Quiz 10
	March 31	Timeline of AI Development	Writing Reflection 07
	April 2	Rationalism and Effective Altruism	Project 02 Deliverable Team Member Eval
Easter Break
Week 12
	April 6		Reading Quiz 11
	April 7	Accelerationism	Writing Reflection 08
	April 9	Superintelligence Skepticism
Week 13
	April 13		Reading Quiz 12
	April 14	AI That Exploits Vulnerable Groups	Writing Reflection 09
	April 16	Virtue Ethics and AI
Week 14
	April 20		Reading Quiz 13
	April 21	Vatican on AI	Extra Credit
Course Wrap-Up
	April 23	Building a Better Future
Week 15
	April 28	[No Class] Project Work Time	Writing Reflection 10 Project 03 Deliverable Team Member Eval

Policies

Participation

Students are expected to attend and contribute regularly in class. This means answering questions in class, participating in discussions and other in-class activities, and helping other students.

Foreseeable absences should be discussed with the instructor ahead of time.

In-Class Quick Takes

All in-class quick takes must be completed individually in-person and submitted at the beginning of each class they are assigned in.

Reading Quizzes

All Reading Quizzes must be completed individually and submitted via the appropriate Google Form.

Writing Reflections

Each writing reflection should be prepared as a Google Doc. At the time of the first assignment, share a Google drive for this class with our TA Louisa. For each assignment, prepare a doc named using this convention: lastname_firstname_duedate. Louisa will collect each assignment directly from your drive after it is due.

Group Projects

Group project deliverables should be placed in a Google drive and shared with Louisa by one member of your group. After you form your group, nominate one of the members as the scribe who will handle deliverables for the semester.

Students with Disabilities

Any student who has a documented disability and is registered with Sara Bea Accessibility Services should speak with the professor as soon as possible regarding accommodations. Students who are not registered should contact Sara Bea Accessibility Services.

Academic Honesty

Any academic misconduct in this course is considered a serious offense, and the strongest possible academic penalties will be pursued for such behavior. Students may discuss high-level ideas with other students, but at the time of implementation (i.e., writing), each person must do his/her own work. Use of the Internet as a reference is allowed but directly copying code or other information is cheating. It is cheating to copy, to allow another person to copy, all or part of an assignment. Use of Large Language Models (LLMs) to produce text and/or other media for writing reflections and project deliverables is strictly prohibited unless the output is for demonstration purposes relevant to the context of the assignment and clearly noted as such. It is also a violation of the Undergraduate Academic Code of Honor to observe and then fail to report academic dishonesty. You are responsible for the security and integrity of your own work.

Late Work

In the case of a serious illness or other excused absence, as defined by university policies, coursework submissions (with the exception of in-class quick takes) will be accepted late by the same number of days as the excused absence.

Otherwise, a late penalty, as determined by the instructor, will be assessed to any late submission of an assignment. In general, the late penalty is 25% off for less than a week and 50% off for more than a week. The instructor reserves the right to refuse any unexcused late work.

Classroom Technology Policy

Because this is a discussion-based course, laptops, cell phones, and other screen-based devices can hinder our ability to learn from each other in the classroom. Unless otherwise stated, screens should be away or left out of the classroom. There will be specific instances where referring to the readings may necessitate a laptop; those will be noted by the instructor.

CSE Guide to the Honor Code

For the assignments in this class, you may discuss with other students and consult printed and online resources. You may quote from books and online sources as long as you cite them properly. However, you may not look at another student's solution, and you may not copy solutions.

The following table summarizes how you may work with other students and use print/online sources:

	Resources	Solutions
Consulting	Allowed	Not Allowed
Copying	Cite	Not Allowed

For further guidance please refer to the CSE Honor Code or ask the instructor.