851-0732-06L Law & Tech
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2022 |
| Lecturers | A. Stremitzer, J. Merane, A. Nielsen |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Any students enrolling in the course must complete a short writing assignment (https://polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/o7dttHXV5jAl9CE) within two weeks of registering. Please contact the instructors via email (lawtech@gess.ethz.ch) for information about the assignment and for access to the course Slack workspace. |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851-0732-06 S | Law & Tech | 2 hrs |
| A. Stremitzer, J. Merane, A. Nielsen |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | This course introduces students to scientific and technological developments that require regulation or enable legal innovation. We focus particularly on the challenges to current law posed by prominent near-future technologies. |
| Learning objective | The course is intended for a wide range of engineering students as well as for law students interested in acquiring a better understanding of state-of-the-art technology. The course will combine both an overview of major areas of law that are relevant for the regulation of technology and guest lectures on new technological developments. The course is open to ETH students through the Science in Perspective program of the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences. |
| Content | The planned course outline is below 1. Overview of law and technology 2. Digital Platforms 3. AI Fairness 4. Consumer Bots and Consumer Protection 5. Drones 6. Integrated Case Studies on Topical Issues (e.g. social media platforms, drones, direct-to-consumer genetic testing) 7. Law and Tech scholarship series |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 3 credits |
| Examiners | A. Nielsen, J. Merane, A. Stremitzer |
| Type | graded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
| Additional information on mode of examination | The course grade will be based on four multiple choice quizzes on law (25%) during class time and a written final exam on the law and tech aspects of the course (75%) as well as on class participation. Details of the exams will be discussed at the first lecture. Class participation will be used to adjust the final grade up by an amount between 0.0 and 0.5 (that is, participation cannot bring your grade down). Student participation is an essential part of maintaining a lively and interesting conversation, and the possibility to improve one’s grade via participation reflects this. |
Learning materials
| Main link | Law & Tech course information: departmental website |
| Only public learning materials are listed. | |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| Places | 72 at the most |
| Waiting list | until 09.10.2022 |
