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”).
- aa
- bb
- 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 1 | Option 2 | Option 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 |