Roles and Risks
Want to explore the practical and intellectual challenges of new technology?
This sub-theme focuses on the potential hazards of new technologies. For example, on the one hand autonomous vehicles will lead to more convenient and sustainable transport systems: On the other, they challenge law makers to address new issues of privacy, security and liability. This sub-theme explores how the new roles and risks of such technologies have prompted changes in the law to manage the perils of crime and hazard that can accompany innovation.
This sub-theme may be especially useful for those considering a career in law or politics.
“New technology is not good or evil in and of itself. It's all about how people choose to use it”: David Wong
Roles and Risks modules:
15 modules available.
This information is for the 2024/25 academic year.
IF YOU ARE AN INCOMING YEAR ONE STUDENT, YOU SHOULD ONLY CHOOSE LEVEL 1 MODULES.
| Module Code | Module Title | Level |
|---|---|---|
| CAPE1700 | Topics in Nanotechnology | 1 |
| FOOD1071 | Traditional and Alcoholic Beverages | 1 |
| FOOD1171 | Traditional and Alcoholic Beverages | 1 |
| HPSC1070 | Living with Technology | 1 |
| LUBS1125 | Economic Institutions (Labour) | 1 |
| LUBS1755 | Business and Society (Combined) | 1 |
| LUBS1760 | Business and Society (Organisation Theory) | 1 |
| LUBS1765 | Business and Society (Social Theory) | 1 |
| CHEM2200 | Science and Society: The Critical Interface | 2 |
| LUBS2000 | Management, Work and Organisations | 2 |
| LUBS2065 | Managing Innovation in Business | 2 |
| IDEA3000 | Ethics of Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| TRAN3061 | Travel Activity Analysis | 3 |