JEPPIAAR NAGAR, CHENNAI – 600119

Department of Information Technology.

LESSON PLAN
Name : Vinothkumar V Designation : Assistant Professor
Course/Branch : B.Tech / IT Subject Code : CCS345
Semester/Year : VI/III –A Sec Subject Name : Ethics and AI
Course Coordinator : Bhagyalakshmi T Regulation : R -2021
Batch : 2022-2026 LTPC : 2 0 2 3

Course Objectives
To impart knowledge about the following topics:
 Study the morality and ethics in AI
 Learn ae Ethical initiatives in the field of artificial intelligence
 Study about AI standards and Regulations
 Study about social and ethical issues of Robot Ethics
 Study about AI and Ethics- challenges and opportunities

Course outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
C314.1: Learn about morality and ethics in AI and Acquire the knowledge of real time application ethics,
issues and its challenges.
C314.2: Understand the ethical harms and ethical initiatives in AI
C314.3: Learn about AI standards and Regulations like AI Agent, Safe Design of Autonomous and
Semi- Autonomous Systems
C314.4: Understand the concepts of Roboethics and Morality with professional responsibilities.
C314.5: Learn about the societal issues in AI with National and International Strategies on AI

UNIT I – INTRODUCTION
SYLLABUS:
Definition of morality and ethics in AI-Impact on society-Impact on human psychology-Impact on the legal
system-Impact on the environment and the planet-Impact on trust
UNIT OBJECTIVES:
 Learn about morality and ethics in AI and acquire the knowledge of real time application ethics, issues
and its challenges.
Dates Text/Ref Page Teaching Course
S.No Topics Period
Planned Completed Books No. Methodology Outcomes
Definition of morality and Black Board C314.1
1 4 26-02-2025 T1 2
ethics in AI &Chalk
2
Impact on society 8 27-02-2025 T1 6
Black Board C314.1
&Chalk
3
Impact on human psychology 9 03-03-2025 T1 18
Black Board C314.1
&Chalk
4
Impact on the legal system 1 04-03-2025 T1 22
Black Board C314.1
&Chalk
Impact on the environment Black Board C314.1
5 4 05-03-2025 T1 28
and the planet &Chalk
6
Impact on trust 8 06-03-2025 T1 29
Black Board C314.1
&Chalk
CONTENT BEYOND THE SYLLABUS

1 Ethics beyond AI: Emerging Tech, Data, and Our Digital Future

UNIT II – ETHICAL INITIATIVES IN AI

SYLLABUS:
International ethical initiatives-Ethical harms and concerns-Case study: healthcare robots, Autonomous
Vehicles , Warfare and weaponization..
UNIT OBJECTIVES:
 Understand the ethical harms and ethical initiatives in AI
Dates Text/Ref Page Teaching Course
S.No Topics Period
Planned Completed Books No. Methodology Outcomes

7
International ethical initiatives 9 10-03-2025 T1 37
Black Board C314.2
&Chalk
8
Ethical harms and concerns 1 11-03-2025 T1 42
Black Board C314.2
&Chalk
9
Case study: healthcare robots 4 12-03-2025 T1 53
Black Board C314.2
&Chalk
Case study: Autonomous Black Board C314.2
10 8 13-03-2025 T1 59
Vehicles &Chalk
Case study: Warfare and Black Board C314.2
11 9 17-03-2025 T1 63
weaponization &Chalk
Case study: Warfare and Black Board C314.2
12 1 18-03-2025 T1 63
weaponization &Chalk
CONTENT BEYOND THE SYLLABUS

1
Nil

UNIT III - AI STANDARDS AND REGULATION

SYLLABUS:
Model Process for Addressing Ethical Concerns During System Design - Transparency of Autonomous
Systems-Data Privacy Process- Algorithmic Bias Considerations - Ontological Standard for Ethically Driven
Robotics and Automation Systems
UNIT OBJECTIVES:
 Learn about AI standards and Regulations like AI Agent, Safe Design of Autonomous and
Semi- Autonomous Systems
Dates Text/Ref Page Teaching Course
S.No Topics Period
Planned Completed Books No. Methodology Outcomes
Model Process for Addressing
Black Board
13 Ethical Concerns During System 4 19-03-2025 T1 68
&Chalk
C314.3
Design
Transparency of Autonomous Black Board C314.3
14 8 20-03-2025 T1 68
Systems &Chalk
15
Data Privacy Process 9 24-03-2025 T1 68
Black Board C314.3
&Chalk
16
Algorithmic Bias Considerations 4 26-03-2025 T1 69
Black Board C314.3
&Chalk
 Ontological Standard for Black Board C314.3
17 8 27-03-2025 T1 69
Ethically Driven Robotics &Chalk
18
Automation Systems 4 02-04-2025 T1 69
Black Board C314.3
&Chalk
CONTENT BEYOND THE SYLLABUS

Global Engagement for AI Standards

1

UNIT IV- ROBOETHICS: SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATION OF ROBOTICS

SYLLABUS:
Robot -Roboethics- Ethics and Morality- Moral Theories-Ethics in Science and Technology - Ethical Issues in
an ICT Society- Harmonization of Principles- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Roboethics Taxonomy.
UNIT OBJECTIVES:
 Understand the concepts of Roboethics and Morality with professional responsibilities.
Dates Text/
Page Teaching Course
S.No Topics Period Ref
Planned Completed No. Methodology Outcomes
Books
Robot, Roboethics 1502, Black Board
19 8 03-04-2025 W5
1504 &Chalk
C314.4
Ethics and Morality, Black Board C314.4
20 9 07-04-2025 W5 1505
Moral Theories &Chalk
Ethics in Science and Black Board C314.4
21 1 08-04-2025 W5 1506
Technology &Chalk
22
Ethical Issues in an ICT Society 4 09-04-2025 W5 1507
Black Board C314.4
&Chalk
23
Harmonization of Principles 1 15-04-2025 W5 1509
Black Board C314.4
&Chalk
Ethics and Professional
1510, Black Board
24 Responsibility Roboethics 4 16-04-2025 W5 C314.4
1511 &Chalk
Taxonomy
CONTENT BEYOND THE SYLLABUS
1 Nil

UNIT V- AI AND ETHICS- CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

SYLLABUS:
Challenges - Opportunities- ethical issues in artificial intelligence- Societal Issues Concerning the Application
of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine- decision-making role in industries-National and International Strategies
on AI.

UNIT OBJECTIVES:
 Learn about the societal issues in AI with National and International Strategies on AI
Dates Text/Ref Page Teaching Course
S.No Topics Period
Planned Completed Books No. Methodology Outcomes
Challenges Black Board
25 8 17-04-2025 W2 -
&Chalk
C314.5

26
Opportunities 9 21-04-2025 W2 -
Black Board C314.5
&Chalk
ethical issues in artificial Black Board C314.5
27 1 22-04-2025 W3 -
intelligence &Chalk
 Societal Issues Concerning the C314.5
Black Board
28 Application of Artificial 4 23-04-2025 W4 -
&Chalk
Intelligence in Medicine
decision-making role in Black Board C314.5
29 8 24-04-2025 W4 -
industries &Chalk
National and International C314.5
Black Board
30 Strategies on AI. 9 28-04-2025 W6 -
&Chalk
CONTENT BEYOND THE SYLLABUS
1 Nil

PRACTICAL EXERCISES
EXPERIMENTS USING ECLIPSE

Ex.N Dates Text/Ref Page Teaching

Topics Period Course
o Planned Completed Books No. Methodology
Outcomes
Recent case study of ethical
1,2 28-02-2025
initiatives in healthcare, Lab
1 1,2 07-03-2025 6 -19 PC
autonomous vehicles and 14-03-2025 Manual C314.2
1,2
defense
Exploratory data analysis on
1,2
a 2 variable linear regression 21-03-2025 Lab PC
2 1,2 28-03-2025 20-23
model Manual C314.3

Experiment the regression

model without a bias and 1,9 01-04-2025
03-04-2025 Lab PC
3 1,2 24-26
with bias 04-04-2025 Manual C314.3
1,2 11-04-2025

Classification of a dataset
1,2 18-04-2025
from UCI repository using a Lab 27-28 PC
4 1,2 25-04-2025
C314.3
perceptron with bias and 02-05-2025 Manual
1,2
without bias
Case study on ontology
1,2 09-05-2025
where ethics is at stake Lab 29-30 PC
5 1,2 16-05-2025
Manual C314.3

Identification on
1,2 23-05-2025
optimization in AI affecting Lab 31-32
6 1,2 30-05-2025
ethics Manual PC C314.4
TEXT BOOKS:

1. Y. Eleanor Bird, Jasmin Fox-Skelly, Nicola Jenner, Ruth Larbey, Emma Weitkamp and Alan
Winfield ,”The ethics of artificial intelligence: Issues and initiatives”, EPRS | European
Parliamentary Research Service Scientific Foresight Unit (STOA) PE 634.452 – March 2020
2. Patrick Lin, Keith Abney, George A Bekey,” Robot Ethics: The Ethical and Social Implications
of Robotics”, The MIT Press- January 2014.

REFERENCE:

1. Towards a Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence: Foundations,

Theory, and Algorithms) by Paula Boddington, November 2017.
2. Mark Coeckelbergh,” AI Ethics”, The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, April 2020

WEB RESOURCES:

1. https://sci-hub.mksa.top/10.1007/978-3-540-30301-5_65
2. https://www.scu.edu/ethics/all-about-ethics/artificial-intelligence-and-ethics-sixteenchallenges-
and-opportunities/
3. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/top-10-ethical-issues-in-artificial-intelligence/
4. https://sci-hub.mksa.top/10.1159/000492428
5. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
227252871_Roboethics_Social_and_Ethical_Implications_of_Robotics
6. https://aiindex.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-AI-Index-Report-_Chapter-7.pdf

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