In 2026, the 4TU.Ethics/OZSW course LC8 Design for Well-being will explore how technology and design can impact human well-being.
Programme
TBD
Lecturers
- Steffen Steinert, TU Delft
- Ibo van de Poel, TU Delft
- We will have guest lecturers on specific aspects of design for well-being and from different scientific domains
Preparation
Required preparations: Active participation is required. Each session has several required readings, that participants should have read beforehand.
Aim / objective
After the course participants will be able to:
· Understand the relation between technology, values, and well-being
· Argue why technology can or cannot embody values (and if so how)
· Explain basic notions of values and well-being within philosophy and other relevant disciplines
· Differentiate main approaches to designing for values
· Characterize and discuss ‘value conflict’ and ‘value change’, and understand the implications of these phenomena for designing for values and designing for well-being
· Evaluate technology in terms of well-being
Assessment
Active participation is required. Each session has a number of required readings, that participants should have read beforehand. As the final assignment, students are supposed to write a blog post about a topic related to the course (this is a group assignment).
Credit points
Study load is the equivalent of: 5 ECTS.
Costs
The course is free for PhD candidates who are a member of the 4TU Center for Ethics and Technology and/or OZSW.
The course is also free for ReMa students who are a member of the OZSW and/or 4TU Center for Ethics and Technology.
All others will pay a registration fee of €300.
Registration/application form
Registration link will be available in due time.
If places available, also open to
ReMa students, Postdocs, and others: If you are interested in participating, please send an email to secretariaat@ozsw.nl to be put on a waiting list. You will be notified a few weeks before the start of the course if you can register and join the course.
Registration will close at the end of January 2026.
More information
This course is a collaboration between OZSW, 4TU.Ethics, and the Delft Design for Values Institute.
Main Lectures
- Steffen Steinert, section Ethics and Philosophy of Technology, Department of Values, Technology and Innovation, School of Technology, Policy & Management, TU Delft S.steinert@tudelft.nl
- Ibo van de Poel, section Ethics and Philosophy of Technology, Department of Values, Technology and Innovation, School of Technology, Policy & Management, TU Delft i.r.vandepoel@tudelft.nl
Or look at the website of the OZSW.