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Virginia Tech

STS-2664: Technology Ethics

Description: Critical, interdisciplinary exploration of ethical considerations regarding human engagements with technology, including technological development, use, success and failure. History and fundamental concepts of normative ethics and their application to specific technologies and technological systems. Emphasis on conceptualizations and representations of technology with respect to various social, cultural, and historical perspectives on nature, human nature, and technological artifacts.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 3

Average GPA: 3.51 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 36.90%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.70%

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