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Course: 2023/2024

Ethics and social implication of robotics

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Bachelor in Robotics Engineering (Plan: 478 - Estudio: 381)

Coordinating teacher: BRONCANO RODRIGUEZ, FERNANDO

Department assigned to the subject: Humanities: Philosophy, Language, Literature Theory Department

Type: Compulsory

ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course: 4º

Semester: 2º

Skills and learning outcomes

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Description of contents: programme

1 General introduction to the moral perspective 2 Hybridization of humans and robots: robot sociability 3 Principle and levels of responsibility 4 Principle of autonomy 5 Non-harm principle 6 Principio de control y trazabilidad 7 Dilemas morales y resolución de conflictos 8 Robots entre otros seres inteligentes

Learning activities and methodology

THEORETICAL PRACTICAL CLASSES. Knowledge and concepts students must acquire. Receive course notes and will have basic reference texts. Students partake in exercises to resolve practical problems. TUTORING SESSIONS. Individualized attendance (individual tutoring) or in-group (group tutoring) for students with a teacher. Subjects with 6 credits have 4 hours of tutoring/ 100% on- site attendance. STUDENT INDIVIDUAL WORK OR GROUP WORK. Subjects with 6 credits have 98 hours/0% on-site. WORKSHOPS AND LABORATORY SESSIONS. Subjects with 3 credits have 4 hours with 100% on-site instruction. Subjects with 6 credits have 8 hours/100% on-site instruction.

Assessment System

FINAL EXAM. 
Global assessment of knowledge, skills and capacities acquired throughout the course. The percentage of the evaluation varies for each subject between 60% and 0%.

CONTINUOUS EVALUATION. 
Assesses papers, projects, class presentations, debates, exercises, internships and workshops throughout the course. The percentage of the evaluation varies for each subject between 40% and 100% of the final grade.

% end-of-term-examination 60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.