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.
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.
Who should attend Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist TM (CEET) Course
- 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.
Prerequisites for Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist TM (CEET) Course
Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist TM (CEET) Course Outline
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Topic A: What Is Security?
- Topic B: Identify Security Risks
- Topic C: Security Tradeoffs
- Topic D: Mitigate Security Risks
- Topic A: What Is Privacy?
- Topic B: Identify Privacy Risks
- Topic C: Privacy Tradeoffs
- Topic D: Mitigate Privacy Risks
- Topic A: What Are Fairness and Bias?
- Topic B: Identify Bias Risks
- Topic C: Fairness Tradeoffs
- Topic D: Mitigate Bias 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
- Topic A: What Is Accountability?
- Topic B: Identify Accountability Risks
- Topic C: Accountability Tradeoffs
- Topic D: Mitigate Accountability Risks
- Topic A: What Are Ethical Organizations?
- Topic B: Organizational Purpose
- Topic C: Ethics Awareness
- Topic D: Develop Professional Ethics within Organizations
- Topic A: Policy and Compliance
- Topic B: Metrics and Monitoring
- Topic C: Communication and Stakeholder Engagement
- Topic D: Ethical Leadership
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FAQs on Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist TM (CEET)
Technology leaders, solution developers, project managers, organizational decision makers, and professionals seeking a vendor-neutral understanding of ethics in emerging technologies like AI, robotics, IoT, and data science. It also suits those preparing for the CertNexus CET-110 certification exam.
There are no strict prerequisites, but a genuine interest in ethical, trusted, and inclusive emerging technologies is expected. Familiarity with emerging technology concepts is helpful, and practical experience with data science, AI, or IoT is encouraged. Courses like IoTBIZ, DSBIZ, AIBIZ, or ETBIZ can help build this foundation.
The course covers ethical risk identification, ethical reasoning frameworks, and mitigation strategies for security, privacy, fairness/bias, transparency/explainability, and accountability risks. It also addresses building ethical organizations and systems within technology-focused environments.
This course prepares students for the CertNexus Certified Ethical Emerging Technologies exam (CET-110), validating their ability to apply ethical principles to emerging technologies like AI, IoT, and data science.
Students will learn to identify ethical risks, apply ethical reasoning, and mitigate risks related to safety, security, privacy, fairness, bias, transparency, and accountability. The course also focuses on building ethical organizational practices and systems in technology-driven environments.


