These are only some examples of the video lectures for the above course at the American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN).
Enrolled students of AUSN gain credit hours through active live participation in classes. A list of required and elective courses for each degree program are provided in the degree program descriptions. In addition, they receive the AUSN Video lecture Archive Sheet to record which videos they have watched for additional knowledge. For countries that do not allow Youtube access (Channel: American University of Sovereign Nations), an original file can be shared with enrolled AUSN students. Anyone can request to try out a live AUSN class for free by writing to Dr. Darryl Macer, Provost, AUSN; Email: provost@ausovereignnations.org
AUSN as an intellectual forum for intercultural dialogue upholds the value of academic freedom for all professors and students, and the views expressed in the videos are not those of AUSN. The videos are a selection of the total video archive of AUSN that supplements the contact hours provided by in-person lectures, group skype sessions, and other supervised contact at AUSN.
The course description and expected competencies for this course are provided below. Some students use these videos to prepare for the course examinations, which in AUSN are open book/open Internet exams, where students need to prepare written answers (unless there is some condition that makes an oral exam the only possibility).
Links to example video lectures from the ESTE course
ESTE6, Prof. Chutatip Umajavani, Science, Technology over Time and Culture
ESTE, Prof. Darryl Macer, Universality of Bioethics in Love (BLL 8)
ESTE4, Prof. Soraj Hongladarom, Nanoethics
ESTE5, Prof. Soraj Hongladarom, Information Ethics
ESTE7, Prof. Soraj Hongladarom, Nuclear Ethics
EST10, Prof. Govindan Parayil, MDGs and Sustainability; Social and Environmental Issues
ESTE17, Prof. Konstantin Hrucki, Aristotle and Biocosmology
ESTE18, Prof. Siti Nurani Nour, Research Methodology; Scientific Ethics; Bioethics
ESTE19, Prof. Soraj Hongladarom, Ethics, online Self and Identity
ESTE20, Prof. John Weckert, Nanoethics; Ethics of Science and Technology
ESTE22, Prof. M. Selvanayagam , The ethics of biotechnology and food security
ESTE23, Prof. Tsuyoshi Awaya , Ethics and Technology: Who is to be blamed?
ESTE24, Prof. Soraj Hongladarom, Ethics of Science and Technology: Special Considerations to Nanoethics
ESTE26, Prof. Taro Mochizuki, Still continue after Fukushima? Energy ethics and courage to let go of nuclear power
ESTE27, Prof. John Weckert, Philosophy/Ethics of technology (what is the purpose of technology, technology and human flourishing, technology and the natural world, technology and values)
ESTE28, Prof. Ravichandran Moorthy, Development Ethics in Malaysia
ESTE29, Prof. S. Pannerselvam, Bioethics, Religion & Culture in India
ESTE30, Prof. Takao Takahashi, Disaster Ethics: Philosophical Foundations and its Implications
ESTE31, Prof. Miyako Takagi, Scientists’ Responsibility to Science and Technology
ESTE32, Prof. Darryl Macer, Sustainable Energy and Biodiversity: Solar, Wind and Biosphere2 Arizona
ESTE33, Prof. Chutatip Umajanavi, Bioethics and Digital Age
ESTE34, Prof. Darryl Macer, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles: Planets in California
ESTE35, Prof. John Weckert, Ethics in New Technologies & Implications for Peace
ESTE36, Prof. Chutatip Umajavani , Humanity and the Digital Age
ESTE37, Prof. Miyako Takagi, Consideration for promotion of muscle growth by gene editing (ABC19)
ESTE38, Prof. John Weckert, Information Ethics: Why Should it Matter?
ESTE39, Prof. Chutatip Umavijani, The Secrets of Life: Humans, Technology and Environment
ESTE40, Prof. John Weckert, Our technology fetish
ESTE41, Prof. Marlon Lofredo, Augmented Eternity and Digital Remains. It’s Possible after All
Course details
Course Objectives: The objectives of this course include to present to the student a general framework of the pertinent subject matters of health behavior and how they affect the public’s health through their interaction with the individual in the community.
Course Purpose: The purpose of this course is to provide the student a review of the ethics of science and technology, excluding genetic technology (which is covered in Bioethics and Genetics course).
Topics that are covered:
1) Introduction to Science, Technology and Philosophy
2) Ethics of Science and Scientific Responsibility
3) Science and Technology over Time and Culture
4) Nanotechnology ethics, including environmental and health impacts
5) Information ethics and privacy; Artificial intelligence, the singularity, cyborgs
6) Nuclear ethics
7) Disaster ethics
8) Ethics of Car Use; MDGs and Sustainability
9) Anthropological research; Nature of Science; UNESCO Status of Scientific Researchers
10) Biological Weapons Convention
11) Biosafety and Dual Use Dilemmas
12) Commercialization of Science and Technology
Competencies:
1.Analyze ethical situations that arise in science and technology.
2. Identify ethical dilemmas through different lens, including those of gender lens, ability studies, and the perspectives of indigenous communities.
3. Create and scrutinize policies and practices in various settings relating to science and technology.
4. Understand scientific responsibility.
5. Apply ethics to examples of emerging science and technology.
6. Understand the philosophy of science