Academic Courses

This course explores moral responsibility 2.0 using cyberpsychology as the primary framework. Students will learn about moral and human rights issues present in digital spaces; the role of different stakeholders including governments, corporations, the judicial system, and users themselves in contributing to or advocating against those issues; and an understanding of the digital self, as well as the affordances of these platforms. Students will immersively observe various digital spaces such as social media, messaging applications, online forums, electronic games, smart home devices, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and potentially the groups and corporations that have created these spaces to better pinpoint the moral and human rights issues present in their designs, algorithms, and uses. Students will also explore preventative measures and digital human rights tools to address a selected digital moral issue.