HUMN 15: Ethics and Technology
University of California, Santa Cruz
Addresses the role of values in technology: Who is technology for? What could it be? How does it relate to its social and historical contexts? Students think systematically and imaginatively about how the design of different technologies assists and constrains everyday life. Course asks whether there is a ''right'' way to do technology, and if there is, how we might go about pursuing it. To explore this question, the course draws on cross-disciplinary materials taken from literature, history, sociology, anthropology, politics, and philosophy, and introduces students to the principles of design justice and inclusive design.
Average GPA: 3.39
Grade distribution records: 191 students across 6 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 15 | 7.9% |
| A | 51 | 26.7% |
| A- | 41 | 21.5% |
| B+ | 20 | 10.5% |
| B | 15 | 7.9% |
| B- | 11 | 5.8% |
| C+ | 7 | 3.7% |
| C | 3 | 1.6% |
| C- | 1 | 0.5% |
| D+ | 2 | 1.0% |
| D | 3 | 1.6% |
| F | 4 | 2.1% |
| P | 15 | 7.9% |
| NP | 1 | 0.5% |
| W | 2 | 1.0% |
Based on 191 student grade records across 6 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Mark Richard Sean Howard 96 students, Average GPA 3.18
- Lauren M Lyons 70 students, Average GPA 3.66
- Caitlin-Anne Dakota Flaws 25 students, Average GPA 3.37