Homework

Weekly homework submissions:

  • Week 1 HW: Principles and Practices

    Describe a biological engineering application or tool you want to develop and why. Describe one or more governance/policy goals related to ensuring that this application or tool contributes to an “ethical” future, like ensuring non-malfeasance (preventing harm). Break big goals down into two or more specific sub-goals. aaa bbb Describe at least three different potential governance “actions” by considering the four aspects below (Purpose, Design, Assumptions, Risks of Failure & “Success”).

Subsections of Homework

Week 1 HW: Principles and Practices

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Describe a biological engineering application or tool you want to develop and why.

Describe one or more governance/policy goals related to ensuring that this application or tool contributes to an “ethical” future, like ensuring non-malfeasance (preventing harm). Break big goals down into two or more specific sub-goals.

  1. aaa
  2. bbb

Describe at least three different potential governance “actions” by considering the four aspects below (Purpose, Design, Assumptions, Risks of Failure & “Success”).

  1. aa
  2. bb
  3. cc

Score (from 1-3 with, 1 as the best, or n/a) each of your governance actions against your rubric of policy goals. The following is one framework but feel free to make your own:

Does the option:Option 1Option 2Option 3
Enhance Biosecurity
• By preventing incidents
• By helping respond
Foster Lab Safety
• By preventing incident
• By helping respond
Protect the environment
• By preventing incidents
• By helping respond
Other considerations
• Minimizing costs and burdens to stakeholders
• Feasibility?
• Not impede research
• Promote constructive applications