Sep 04, 2026  
2026-2027 University Catalog 
    
2026-2027 University Catalog

SCLA 52200 - Artificial Intelligence Policy, Governance, And Ethics


Credit Hours: 3.00.  This course provides students with a strong grounding in the policy, ethical, and legal regulatory dimensions and environment that shape the governance of AI. Students will analyze current and emerging laws, regulations, and governance strategies shaping the AI landscape across multiple jurisdictions and sectors. The course will help students gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the core ethical principles and values that guide AI.  
Learning Outcomes
1. Describe key stakeholders, institutions, and strategies involved in AI policymaking across multiple levels of government (local to global) in multiple fields and explain their roles in governing AI systems. 2. Evaluate the legal, regulatory, and other governance strategies that have been proposed or adopted by governments, firms, and civil society organizations, such as model cards, liability frameworks, standards, and impact assessments. 3. Analyze ethical and social issues related to the development and application of AI systems within multiple fields, including power, model bias, transparency, accountability, worker well-being, and privacy, as well as the translation of ethical values into technical aspects of AI governance practices within public and private, and non-profit sector organizations. 4. Synthesize, analyze, and communicate information about emerging policy issues in AI and the associated ethical and social dimensions, identify stakeholder perspectives, and summarize proposed solutions. 5. Assess current and evolving trends, debates, and solutions in AI governance and ethics through case studies, contemporary issues, and comparative analysis.
Credit Hours: 3.00