This course is a collaboration between the OZSW, 4TU Ethics and the Delft Design for Values Institute. This years (2024-2025) theme is ‘Design for Human Autonomy‘
Technology has the potential to enhance human autonomy and freedom, yet it can also pose risks by manipulating users or undermining autonomy in subtle ways. To address this issue, methods such as Value Sensitive Design and ethics-by-design have gained popularity over the past decade. These approaches are crucial for embedding core values, like human autonomy, into the early stages of technology design and development.
In this PhD course, we explore the relationship between design and human autonomy. We will ask fundamental questions about how technology impacts human autonomy. What does human autonomy entail?, How does technology undermine and enhance it?, Who gets to design technology?, and what values are embedded and reproduced in our technology? We also delve into the key philosophical foundations and issues of designing for values, investigating what values are, accounts of how values can be embedded in new technologies, and how value conflicts and value change affects designing for human autonomy. Throughout the course, we examine various cases of designing for human autonomy, including artificial intelligence.
After the course you will have the skills and knowledge to:
Primary target group | PhD Candidates |
If places available also open to | ReMA students |
Type of activity | Course |
Certificate credit points | 5 ECTS |
Organizer | TU Delft (Dr. Ibo van de Poel) |
Location | |
Date | February 10, 2025 @ 09:00 |
Venue | TU Delft Campus |
The program will consist of meetings discussing the following topics:
Active participation is required. Each session has several required readings, that participants should have read beforehand.
As a final assignment, participants will be asked to write a blog post (or a similar assignment) to complete the course.
Costs:
How to register:
The registration deadline is January 27, 2025. If registration has been closed because the maximum amount of participants has been reached, you can submit your name to the waiting list by sending an email to . Please also indicate whether you are a ReMA student or PhD candidate and whether you are a member of the OZSW or not.
The OZSW registration and cancellation policy applies to this activity (to be found here).
Name | TU Delft (Dr. Ibo van de Poel) |