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Sep 04, 2026
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2026-2027 University Catalog
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POL 52601 - Technology, AI, And Ethics In Public Policy And Public Administration
Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), automated decision systems, and digital platforms are being adopted in the public sector. It explores the benefits as well as ethical risks and challenges associated with implementing these technologies in areas like healthcare, education, child welfare, and criminal justice. Students will analyze governance strategies, policies, and administrative procedures to promote responsible technology use in government.
Learning Outcomes
1. Summarize the main forms of digital technology and algorithmic practices (AI) that are being adopted in government operations and decision-making, including automated decision systems, digital public interfaces, and data integration platforms. 2. Analyze emerging trends and developments in the use of AI, automated decision systems, and data analytics in public agencies and governments, in the U.S., internationally, and at the local level. 3. Assess the benefits as well as risks and challenges associated with implementing these technologies in the public sector, including how the use of new technology is transforming interactions between government and citizens, impacting social welfare, and implicating issues of transparency, accountability, discretion, discrimination, and public trust. 4. Evaluate ethical concerns, biases, and risks to social welfare that may arise from the use of AI and automated decision systems in administering public programs and services and demonstrate the ability to examine issues from multiple stakeholder perspectives. 5. Propose governance strategies, policy solutions, and administrative procedures to ensure responsible and ethical use of AI and other emerging technologies in the public sector, such as best practices for procurement, implementation, auditing, and public engagement.
Credit Hours: 3.00
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