Ethics of Technology Entrepreneurship: Autonomous Vehicles
Timeline
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July 1, 2020Experience start
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July 7, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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July 21, 2020Midway Check In
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August 12, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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July 1, 2020Experience start
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July 7, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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July 21, 2020Midway Check In
Meeting between students and organization to ensure that progress is on track halfway through completion.
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August 12, 2020Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Product or service launch HumanitiesSkills
teamwork applied ethics critical thinking research data analysisToday, technology is used to help drivers from becoming distracted, avoid road hazards and automate many navigation tasks. The future of autonomous vehicles will eclipse assisted driving technology, operating much differently and engendering a new realm of ethical and moral questions. This course explores ethical issues in technological entrepreneurship, specifically focusing on the implementation of autonomous vehicles. Pose a problem to a group of students who will be able to deliver a sharp analysis of the problem from diverse ethical perspectives.
Students are primarily fourth-year Technology Entrepreneurship or Operations Management majors or graduate Engineering, Business or Global Business students.
Learners
The final deliverable will be discussed between the educator and the organization. The typical deliverable will include:
- Final paper (10–15 pages): focus on frameworks of ethical decision making and independent research on the topic.
Project timeline
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July 1, 2020Experience start
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July 7, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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July 21, 2020Midway Check In
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August 12, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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July 1, 2020Experience start
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July 7, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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July 21, 2020Midway Check In
Meeting between students and organization to ensure that progress is on track halfway through completion.
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August 12, 2020Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
This course explores ethical issues in technological entrepreneurship, specifically focusing on the implementation of autonomous vehicles. Includes the relationship between technology, ethics, and law.
Students will be considering the following ethical issues in class but can also respond to your unique question or ethical dilemma:
- How should communities determine policies on autonomous vehicles?
- How should autonomous vehicles be programmed to make life-and-death decisions?
- How should society navigate between what is technologically feasible and what is desirable?
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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July 1, 2020Experience start
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July 7, 2020Project Scope Meeting
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July 21, 2020Midway Check In
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August 12, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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July 1, 2020Experience start
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July 7, 2020Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and organization to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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July 21, 2020Midway Check In
Meeting between students and organization to ensure that progress is on track halfway through completion.
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August 12, 2020Experience end