Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist (CEET): Exam CET-110 (without exam voucher)
Mutually reinforcing innovations in computing and engineering are catapulting advances in technological production. From blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to gene editing and the Internet of Things (IoT), these advances come with tremendous opportunities for improvement in productivity, efficiency, and human well-being. But as scandals increasingly demonstrate, these advances also introduce new and serious risks of conflict and harm.
Technology professionals now face growing demands to identify and mitigate ethical risks to human rights and the environment, as well as to navigate ethical tradeoffs between qualities such as privacy and accuracy, fairness and utility, and safety and accountability. This course provides the tools to identify and manage common ethical risks in the development of emerging data-driven technologies. It distills ethical theory, public regulations, and industry best practices into concrete skills and guidelines needed for the responsible development of digital products and services. By following the course's practical, problems-based approach, learners will become adept at applying theories, principles, frameworks, and techniques in their own roles and organizations.
In this course, you will incorporate ethics into data-driven technologies such as AI, IoT, and data science. You will:
- Describe general concepts, theories, and challenges related to ethics and emerging technologies.
- Identify ethical risks.
- Practice ethical reasoning.
- Identify and mitigate safety and security risks.
- Identify and mitigate privacy risks.
- Identify and mitigate fairness and bias risks.
- Identify and mitigate transparency and explainability risks.
- Identify and mitigate accountability risks.
- Build an ethical organization.
- Develop ethical systems in technology-focused organizations.
This course is designed for technology leaders, solution developers, project managers, organizational decision makers, and other individuals seeking to demonstrate a vendor-neutral, cross-industry understanding of ethics in emerging data-driven technologies, such as AI, robotics, IoT, and data science.
This course is also designed for professionals who want to pursue the CertNexus Certification Exam CET-110: Certified Ethical Emerging Technologies.
To ensure your success in this course, you should have a genuine interest in ensuring that emerging technologies are ethical, trusted, and inclusive. It may also be helpful if you have an understanding of concepts related to emerging technologies. Practical experience implementing data science, AI, and/or IoT to solve business problems is encouraged but not required. You can obtain the appropriate knowledge of emerging technologies concepts by attending any or all of the following courses:
- IoTBIZ™ (Exam IOZ-110)
- DSBIZ™ (Exam DSZ-110): Data Science for Business Professionals
- AIBIZ™ (Exam AIZ-110)
- ETBIZ: Emerging Technology for the Business Professional (Exam ETZ-110)
Each computer will need to have the following software installed. Unless otherwise specified, the software should be full licensed versions.
- Any current version of Microsoft Windows®.
- Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® or an equivalent PDF viewer.
- If necessary, software for viewing the course slides. (Instructor machine only.)
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- 1 gigahertz (GHz) 64-bit (x64) processor.
- 4 gigabytes (GB) of Random Access Memory (RAM).
- 32 GB available storage space.
- Monitor capable of a screen resolution of at least 1,024 × 768 pixels, at least a 256-color display, and a video adapter with at least 4 MB of memory.
- Bootable DVD-ROM or USB drive.
- Keyboard and mouse or a compatible pointing device.
- Fast Ethernet (100 Mb/s) adapter or faster and cabling to connect to the classroom network.
- IP addresses that do not conflict with other portions of your network.
- Internet access (contact your local network administrator).
- (Instructor computer only) A display system to project the instructor's computer screen.
Lesson 1: Introduction to
Ethics of Emerging Technologies
Topic A: What’s at
Stake
Topic B: Ethics and
Why It Matters
Topic C: Ethical
Decision-Making in Practice
Topic D: Causes of
Ethical Failures
Lesson 2: Identifying
Ethical Risks
Topic A: Ethical
Reasons
Topic B: Stumbling
Blocks for Ethical Reasoning
Topic C: Identify
Ethical Risks in Product Development
Topic D: Tools for
Identifying Ethical Risks
Topic E: Use
Regulations, Standards, and Human Rights to Identify Ethical Risks
Lesson 3: Ethical
Reasoning in Practice
Topic A: Ethical
Theories
Topic B: Use Ethical
Decision-Making Frameworks
Topic C: Select
Options for Action
Topic D: Avoid
Problems in Ethical Decision-Making
Lesson 4: Identifying and
Mitigating Security Risks
Topic A: What Is
Security?
Topic B: Identify
Security Risks
Topic C: Security
Tradeoffs
Topic D: Mitigate
Security Risks
Lesson 5: Identifying and
Mitigating Privacy Risks
Topic A: What Is
Privacy?
Topic B: Identify
Privacy Risks
Topic C: Privacy
Tradeoffs
Topic D: Mitigate
Privacy Risks
Lesson 6: Identifying and
Mitigating Fairness and Bias Risks
Topic A: What Are
Fairness and Bias?
Topic B: Identify Bias
Risks
Topic C: Fairness
Tradeoffs
Topic D: Mitigate Bias
Risks
Lesson 7: Identifying and
Mitigating Transparency and Explainability Risks
Topic A: What Are
Transparency and Explainability?
Topic B: Identify
Transparency and Explainability Risks
Topic C: Transparency
and Explainability Tradeoffs
Topic D: Mitigate
Transparency and Explainability Risks
Lesson 8: Identifying and
Mitigating Accountability Risks
Topic A: What Is
Accountability?
Topic B: Identify
Accountability Risks
Topic C: Accountability
Tradeoffs
Topic D: Mitigate
Accountability Risks
Lesson 9: Building an
Ethical Organization
Topic A: What Are
Ethical Organizations?
Topic B: Organizational
Purpose
Topic C: Ethics
Awareness
Topic D: Develop
Professional Ethics within Organizations
Lesson 10: Developing
Ethical Systems in Technology-Focused Organizations
Topic A: Policy and
Compliance
Topic B: Metrics and
Monitoring
Topic C: Communication
and Stakeholder Engagement
Topic D: Ethical
Leadership
Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to Exam CET-110: Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist Certification Objectives