6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4023521EER for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
The students learn about the interdisciplinary dimensions and consequences of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and about the interaction between AI and society, in particular by going deeper into the legal, ethical and societal issues of AI. The course focuses on various case studies and research examples from the public and private sectors in Belgium but also internationally. A syllabus of mandatory and complementary texts will be made available on the Canvas site of this course. At the beginning of the semester, students receive a document that explains how the course is evaluated, objectives of the assignments, instructions about the form of the assignments, deadlines and evaluation criteria. The course requires active participation of the students. Participation consists of reading the required texts in advance of the lectures and online resources that are provided and active participation in discussions during the lectures.
Topics that will be discussed are amongst others:
These topics will be dealt with in an in-depth and critical manner, discussing both Belgian and international case studies from the private and public sector, which students are expected to explore further through self-study. Examples of case studies that can be discussed during the lectures include the criminal justice system, education, welfare, health, labor, humanitarian sector, self-driving cars, advertising, robots and smart home assistants. Guest lecturers will be invited on a rotating basis every year who will go more in depth into case studies or specific topics.
All lectures for day students are recorded and made available to working students. Students are expected to actively participate in the lectures, read the required literature in advance of the lectures and participate in assignments. There is ample time during the lectures to ask questions. Two sessions will be organised (online) for working students to answer questions and provide the possibility to present their abstracts and papers. This course expects students to have acquired a Bachelor degree, have previous experience in writing academic papers and have sufficient knowledge of English.
KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT
SKILLS
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 25% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Evaluation structure:
Evaluation criteria: For the paper:
At the beginning of the semester, students choose a case study for their essay and prepare a short abstract of the chosen case study, which they present during lecture halfway the semester and on which they will receive feedback.
Working students should make themselves known to the lecturer to organise the two feedback /Q&A sessions.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Laws: Civil and Procedural Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Criminology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Economic Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Tax Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: International and European Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Public Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Social Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Criminal Law (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Laws: Law and Technology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Criminology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Social Law: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)