6 ECTS credits
150 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4023298EER voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.
Students will discover, undertsand and be to engage with the various legal and ethical issues that surround the phenomenon of human augmentation. The phenomena of human augmentation is not new, but it is one that is becoming of increasing importance with increased development of biotechnology. This trend will only accelerate in the future as both the technological possibilities for augmentation and the societal willingness to accept them expand. Human Augmentation will become of notable importance in a range of sectors and activities.
A proficent level of writen and spoken English is required to engage with course corrrectly.
The backbone of this will be 10 lectures (hoorcolleges). Lectures I & II will available online for all participant in the EUTOPIA programme. This will allow other students (who are not involved in the course directly to participate). Innovative teaching methods will be used based on a blended learning approach. All lectures will be recorded and available for later access in order to aid students with revision purposes. Each will be 3 hours long and will tackle specific areas. Students will recieve recomended reading material and be encoraged to discuss this during lecutures.
Group Work
In this session students will be split into smaller more manageable groups and given a collective exercise that requires the analysis of the application of the law to a practical case of innovation in human augmentation which will be their written assignment. It will be of a multi-disciplinary character. In week 5 the students will recieve their written assignment, and be placed into groups. In week 10 the students will submit their group work for review.
Students will be to apply the knowlege they have developed surrounding relevant legal practices to potential example of future augmenation.
Students will be able to identify which legal frameworks are relevant for a particular instance of augmentation and will be able to outline what the implications will be.
Students will be able to identify key ethical and societal issues with regards to various forms of enhancement and be able to give a reasoned opinion on the issue.
Students will also learn how to work in a group in a focused and interdisciplinary manner. They will demonstrate this through their group work which will involve writing a legal opinion on the use of augmentation techniques in the future.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer
ZELF Groepswerk bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie ZELF Groepswerk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Examination Structure:
50% Group Work (Written paper)
50% Oral exam on the course material
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de rechten: burgerlijk en procesrecht
Master in de rechten: criminologie
Master in de rechten: economisch recht
Master in de rechten: fiscaal recht
Master in de rechten: internationaal en Europees recht
Master in de rechten: publiek recht
Master in de rechten: sociaal recht
Master in de rechten: strafrecht
Master in de rechten: Law and Technology