{"id":5136,"date":"2025-11-14T17:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/?page_id=5136"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:22:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:22:00","slug":"cics-spp-590pt-tech-regulation-and-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/cics-spp-590pt-tech-regulation-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"CICS\/SPP 590PT &#8211; Tech Regulation and Innovation for the Common Good"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5136\" class=\"elementor elementor-5136\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9ff55c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9ff55c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2bd107\" data-id=\"d2bd107\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8ea63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a8ea63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CICS\/SPP 590PT<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d6cc7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7d6cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>technology regulation and innovation for the common good<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f919680 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f919680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a91f021\" data-id=\"a91f021\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176e575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"176e575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CICS\/spp 590pt - technology regulation and innovation for the common good<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7423606 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7423606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afaa2b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afaa2b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\">Course Description:<\/span><\/h3><h4><span style=\"color: #881c1c;font-size: 18pt\">In this class we will explore how well-designed technology regulation leads to robust and sustainable innovations.<\/span><\/h4><p>This interdisciplinary course, offered in collaboration between Manning College of Information &amp; Computer Sciences (CICS) and the School of Public Policy (SPP) at UMass, explores the dynamic interplay between technological innovation and societal impact. While emerging technologies like AI bring exciting possibilities, they also pose risks and unintended consequences\u2014challenges humanity has faced throughout history with innovations like industrial products that have led to pollution or safety issues.<\/p><p>The course emphasizes striking a balance: fostering creativity and innovation while proactively addressing potential harms. Students will explore methodologies, values, and governance frameworks designed to anticipate and mitigate risks, even when some harms are not foreseeable.<\/p><p>Through this lens, we will examine how technologists, policy experts, and other relevant actors can collaborate to create innovative, resilient solutions that positively shape society and uphold the broader public interest.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #881c1c\"><strong>Learning Outcomes<\/strong><br \/><\/span>After completing this course, students will be able to:<\/p><ul><li>Understand the foundations of Public Interest Technology (PIT) and its core values.<\/li><li>Assess how public-interest considerations shape (or fail to shape) technological change and product development.<\/li><li>Apply key innovation tools\u2014including Design Thinking and Agile\u2014to responsible product design.<\/li><li>Explain how codified and non-codified governance mechanisms influence technology and innovation.<\/li><li>Analyze real-world case studies using risk assessment and role-play methods.<\/li><li>Make ethical, equitable, and professional decisions in developing and deploying computing technologies.<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #881c1c\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Information for Prospective Students<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span>This class is a three-credit-hours and it will meet twice a week in person.<\/p><ul><li>CS and Informatics Majors must have junior or senior standing with a grade of C or better in CICS 305. Counts as an elective.<\/li><li>Counts as an elective for Public Policy major and minor undergrads.<\/li><li>Counts as a non-course for CICS MS students.<\/li><li>Counts as a grad-elective for SPP, MPP, and MPPA programs.<\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"color: #881c1c;font-size: 18pt\">Interdisciplinary Instructional Team<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41c4e02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41c4e02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3292ec\" data-id=\"e3292ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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