Case Studies

Readings

• Gregory Travis, “How the Boeing 737 MAX Disaster Looks to a Software Developer”, 2019.
• Spencer Woodman, “Palantir Provides the Engine for Donald Trump’s Deportation Machine”, 2017.
• Phil Koopman, “A Case Study of Toyota Unintended Acceleration and Software Safety”, 2014.

Discussion Questions

1. Provide a brief overview of a case study that you read. What insights and lessons can we draw from it in order to prevent similar accidents and ethics violations in the future?

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