Ethical Design Course

Overview

Delve into the realm of Ethical Design with our comprehensive course offered by Treehouse. As technology increasingly influences every aspect of our lives, understanding the ethical implications of your work and its impact on society becomes paramount.

This course is tailored for anyone involved in tech, regardless of their role, and will cover the essential aspects of Ethical Design at the intersection of development, design, and business.

Participants will explore how misleading interfaces and unethical data practices can adversely affect society. Through the course, you will learn to define Ethical Design, identify problematic patterns, assess data implications, understand the impact on mental health and societal bias, and acquire frameworks and tools for making ethical decisions and advocating for human-centered practices in your organization.

Key takeaways from this course include:

• Understanding the fundamentals of Ethical Design
• Recognizing and addressing dark patterns and anti-patterns in interfaces
• Evaluating the implications of data privacy and security
• Assessing the societal impacts, including issues related to mental health and biases
• Mastering tools and techniques for effective decision-making and advocacy within tech environments

This course is categorized under Ethics Courses and User Experience Courses, ensuring a broad and deep understanding of the necessary considerations for ethical design practices in technology.

Taught by

Michelle Zohlman

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