Course Development for “The Robot World”: Cultivating Ethical Values within Technical Education
This paper explores the development pathway of the general education course “The Robot World” at Inner Mongolia University, aiming to cultivate ethical values, technical literacy, and interdisciplinary competence within technical education. Taking "from technical cognition to value shaping" as its central theme, the curriculum integrates robotics, ethics, law, and social impact through blended online-offline teaching and project-based methods. It provides a practical framework for incorporating technological ethics, professional ideals, and interdisciplinary liberal arts into higher education.
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Who it governs
University educators, curriculum developers, and academic researchers seeking frameworks for integrating technical education with ethical and interdisciplinary values.
What the document contains
The document covers the curriculum design, basic principles, instructional content, teaching method reforms, and ideological-political integration for a university general education course on robotics. It details specific modules including foundational technologies, everyday applications, interdisciplinary intersections (such as robot rights and the trolley problem), hands-on workshops, and research project guest lectures.
The text does not provide formal legal statutes, national regulatory enforcement mechanisms, or standardized accreditation requirements for AI and robotics education outside of the described university course framework.
- General robotics education must integrate technical knowledge with ethics, law, and social impact to foster well-rounded competencies.
- The "The Robot World" course uses a blended online-offline teaching model and project-based learning to bridge the gap for students from non-engineering backgrounds.
- Curriculum design incorporates thematic discussions on robot ethics, legal boundaries, and societal implications to cultivate critical thinking.
- Ethical boundaries are strictly enforced by prohibiting the development of robotic systems intended to harm humans, infringe privacy, or damage ecosystems.
- Interdisciplinary general education breaks down disciplinary barriers and enhances future adaptability for students across diverse academic majors.
· 1. Introduction · 2. Basic Principles for Curriculum Development · 3. Instructional Content Design · 4. Reform in Teaching Methods · 5. Integrating Ideological and Political Education into the Curriculum · 6. Conclusions
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Fairness
3/5Non-discrimination and equitable treatment
The design of any robotic system intended to harm humans, infringe on privacy, create injustice, or damage the ecosystem is strictly prohibited.
5. Integrating Ideological and Political Education into the Curriculum
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Human Oversight
0/5Humans remain in control of consequential decisions
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Privacy
3/5Protection of personal data and private life
The design of any robotic system intended to harm humans, infringe on privacy, create injustice, or damage the ecosystem is strictly prohibited.
5. Integrating Ideological and Political Education into the Curriculum
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Impact Assessment
3/5Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use
the course features interdisciplinary teaching content that encompasses multiple dimensions: fundamental robotics, ethics, law, social impact, and cutting-edge applications.
Abstract
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