Subject Overview

Week	Lecturer	Content
Week 1	Tim Miller	Trust, Power, and Machines
Week 2	Tim Miller	History of AI
Week 3	Simon Coghlan	Utilitarianism and Deontology
Week 4	Simon Coghlan	Virtue and Care Ethics
Week 5	Simon Coghlan	Fairness, Equity, and Accountability
Week 6	Marc Cheong	Transparency
Week 7	Jeannie Patterson	Law, Frameworks, and Human Rights
Week 8	Tim Miller	Explainability
Week 9	Marc Cheong	Algorithmic Bias and Accessibility
Week 10	Marc Cheong	Data Governance
Week 11	Gabby Bush	AI, Art, and Ethics
Week 12	Simon Coghlan	Intelligent Machines & Wrap-up

Assessment Structure

Tutorial participation and contributions to online discussion: 20%.

• Each tutorial is worth 2%.

• Notes should be posted on the discussion board within 24 hours of the tutorial.

• There will be a total of 12 tutorials, so students can miss one without affecting their mark.

• The first introductory tutorial (week 1) is not marked.

Critical evaluation essay, due week 7: 30%.

• An individual essay that critically evaluates a technology from an ethical perspective. 1500 words, requires 5 citations.

Research essay, due week 12: 30%.

• Another individual essay that researches a particular topic on digital ethics. 1500 words, requires 10 citations.

Exam: 20%.

• A short online quiz.

Tutorial Structure

Each week we will have a set of Tasks/Activities which are the assessed component of the tutorials.

The tasks should be completed within your groups of 4, and your answers must be published to the discussion board within 24 hours of the tutorial to receive a mark.