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Technology and Innovation

Technosociety: Emerging Technologies and their Ethical Implications

Gustavo Roque

Online

As a society, our reliance on technology has reached unprecedented heights. This reliance produces serious ethical dilemmas; however, we still want and need to use technology. What will our future look like as new technologies are introduced? This course will focus on emerging technologies and how those technologies affect the human condition.

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AI and the Law

Andrej Milic

Fully Online

In today's rapidly evolving landscape, the global surge in advanced computing and predictive capabilities is unmistakable. It is imperative for legal professionals to take a leading role in this transformative era. This course delves into a diverse array of legal and policy challenges stemming from artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and other emerging technologies. The legal framework in the areas under consideration is often either nonexistent or in its early stages. Consequently, students will have ample opportunities to contemplate how current laws can be adapted to address the regulatory and policy requirements pertinent to these advancing technologies. Together, the class will scrutinize issues arising from the intersection of algorithms and various legal facets, such as due process, free speech, bias and discrimination, predictive policing, civil liability concerning semi-autonomous vehicles and medical devices, implications for the financial sector, privacy and surveillance concerns, ethical considerations, and the impact on national security. This exploration aims to evaluate the repercussions for courts, agency oversight, legal practitioners, and society as a whole.

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Music and Artificial Intelligence: Intersections of Creativity, Technology, and Society

Ernesto Fernandez

Fully Online

This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the fascinating intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and music. Through an exploration of AI’s impact on music creation, performance, and consumption, students will investigate how technology shapes creative processes and the music industry. The course will focus on how AI operates in various musical contexts, allowing students (musicians and non- musicians alike) to engage with AI-driven tools and reflect on the ethical and social implications of AI in the arts. No prior music experience is required, and students will explore both the technical and cultural aspects of AI and music through hands-on projects and discussions.

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Posthumanism and Interdisciplinary Storytelling through Video Art

Ozan Atalan

Tuesdays, 9:30AM-12:00PM

The course explores posthumanist philosophy and video art as a medium for interdisciplinary expression. This course encourages students to challenge anthropocentric views by creating socially responsible narratives that connect humans and nonhumans. Students from diverse fields will critically engage with posthumanist themes, learn video art production, and collaborate on a final project, gaining skills in creativity, critical thinking, and ethical storytelling. The course culminates in a collaborative video art piece suitable for exhibition, emphasizing experiential and inclusive learning.

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Environmental Activism in the Digital Age

Paula Powell

Fully Online

In this course, we’ll explore how social movements, especially those focused on environmental issues, have evolved alongside technology. Students will learn how to harness the power of digital media, storytelling, and strategic communication to drive real-world change. This course is designed to be interactive, creative, and grounded in both theory and practice. Together, we’ll examine how activists are using platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter) to mobilize communities, challenge systems, and shape public discourse on environmental issues. Over the semester, students will build their own digital campaign, grounded in historical context and modern tools.

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Player One

Maikel Right

Friday, 11:00A-12.15P (Certified Hybrid)

Inspired by courses taught by Emily Wood and neuroscience research conducted by Stuart Brown, this course challenges students to think differently about play and its relevance to human social and biological development.

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Customer Engagement is Digital-First

Dora Cortinas

Fully Online

Customer experience is now decidedly digital-first. Empowered by choice and increasing control over their personal data, trust is critical, and customers expect flexibility and a thoughtful, personal touch. Therefore, the experience a company provides is as important as its products and services. Every interaction with a brand is an opportunity for a customer-centric experience that builds trust and long-term brand loyalty. To stay competitive, smart businesses are taking note and making changes to provide exceptional customer experience and are shifting to a more “customer-centric” strategy, because the ability to effectively deliver a great customer experience trumps almost everything else.

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Power Skills: Emotional Intelligence for the 21st Century

Amber Webber

Online

Your mission in this course will be to navigate a series of quests, challenges, and discussions to explore the world of emotional intelligence. As with other video games, the quests in this gamified course will help you build skills, gain experience, learn background context, and collect new EQ insights to enrich your own personal storyline.

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Humans in the Age of Bots

Francis Hill

Fully Online

This course explores human experience in relation to the technologies that produce our modern world. Students will study technology's impact on thinkers from the Scientific Revolution until today; analyze literature and discourse treating technological themes; distill contemporary attitudes about human-tech relationships and observe closely the paradigm shift we are currently living, where the proliferation of Generative AI problematizes and renews the importance of the age-old question "what does it mean to be human?" Students will collaborate with AI to code an interactive system from scratch that explores and provides commentary on this question and the themes of the course.

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Applied AI in Entrepreneurship Copy

Paul Jaure

Thursdays, 4:00P-6:30P

Applied AI in Entrepreneurship is a dynamic semester course that bridges the gap between cutting-edge technology and entrepreneurial success. In this course, you’ll explore the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its transformative impact on business. Discover the foundations of AI - Understand the essentials of AI, such as ChatGPT and Computer Vision. Explore how AI predicts market trends and shapes investment decisions. Dive into ethical considerations and risk management in AI adoption.

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Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach

Robert Hacker

Tuesday, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

The course begins with a detailed examination of transformative research (and fundamental principles), using the National Science Foundation (NSF) definition of the term.

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AI, Tech, and the Law

Andrej Milic

Mondays 11:00AM - 1:30PM

This course delves into a diverse array of legal and policy challenges stemming from artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and other emerging technologies. The legal framework in the areas under consideration is often either nonexistent or in its early stages. Consequently, students will have ample opportunities to contemplate how current laws can be adapted to address the regulatory and policy requirements pertinent to these advancing technologies.

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Innovation Nation: The Global Influence of Israeli Technology and Entrepreneurship

Andi Wolfer & Aaron Kaplowitz

Mon., 10:00A - 12:30P

Israel has built a reputation as an entrepreneurial powerhouse that exports industry-disrupting technologies all over the world. Visitors to the “Start-Up Nation” marvel at the innovations that have emerged from a country that once made the desert bloom.

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Westworld

Rhona Trauvitch

Wednesday, 11:00A-12:15P(Hybrid)

This course is an interdisciplinary adventure in Westworld. Our core material is the first season of the television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy (2016), a tapestry of science fiction, philosophy, narratology, and machine learning. Our course’s overarching question is What is the difference between the park’s hosts (androids) and guests (humans)? Over the course of the semester we hope students will come to realize that this difference is not nearly as large, solid, or obvious as may appear. Since we are indeed comparing, the theme of the course is fungibility and to learn about this theme we will study the philosophy of analogy.

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Digital Fairytale

Maikel Right

Fully Online

Digital Fairytale examines how social movements, folklore, AI, and digital culture intersect to shape modern storytelling and belief. Students conduct a digital ethnography of an online community or fandom, analyzing how myths, identities, and power circulate through platforms, algorithms, and participatory media. Signature projects blend AI informed critique with creative uses of generative tools, as students design interactive narrative campaigns, transmedia stories, or speculative “what if” worlds. The course strengthens critical digital literacy, ethical awareness, and creative problem solving while inviting students to rethink what counts as a fairytale in the twenty-first century.

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