Concept List for Ethics Course

This document contains 200 concepts for the Data-Driven Ethics and Systems Change course.

Foundation Concepts (1-25)

1. Ethics
2. Data-Driven Ethics
3. Traditional Moral Philosophy
4. Ethical Reasoning
5. Evidence-Based Ethics
6. Scientific Method
7. Critical Thinking
8. Analytical Writing
9. Data Literacy
10. Statistical Thinking
11. Quantitative Analysis
12. Qualitative Analysis
13. Research Methods
14. Primary Sources
15. Secondary Sources
16. Academic Sources
17. Government Data Sources
18. NGO Data Sources
19. Data Credibility
20. Source Triangulation
21. Objectivity
22. Subjectivity
23. Bias Recognition
24. Cognitive Biases
25. Confirmation Bias

Harm Measurement Concepts (26-55)

1. Harm Definition
2. Harm Quantification
3. Mortality Rate
4. Morbidity Rate
5. DALYs
6. QALYs
7. Years of Life Lost
8. Years Lived with Disability
9. Disability Weights
10. Social Cost Accounting
11. Economic Externalities
12. Negative Externalities
13. Positive Externalities
14. Life-Cycle Analysis
15. Cradle-to-Grave Analysis
16. Environmental Impact
17. Carbon Footprint
18. Water Footprint
19. Health Impact Assessment
20. Social Impact Assessment
21. Cost-Benefit Analysis
22. Risk Assessment
23. Harm Per Revenue
24. Per Capita Impact
25. Normalized Metrics
26. Industry Comparisons
27. Harm Scorecards
28. Multi-Dimensional Harm
29. Cumulative Impact
30. Intergenerational Harm

Data Gathering Concepts (56-80)

1. Ethical Data Collection
2. Informed Consent
3. Data Privacy
4. Anonymization
5. Data Aggregation
6. Sampling Methods
7. Random Sampling
8. Stratified Sampling
9. Selection Bias
10. Reporting Bias
11. Publication Bias
12. Industry Self-Reporting
13. Independent Verification
14. Peer Review
15. Meta-Analysis
16. Systematic Review
17. Data Quality Assessment
18. Missing Data
19. Data Cleaning
20. Outlier Detection
21. Cross-Validation
22. Reproducibility
23. Transparency
24. Open Data
25. Data Documentation

Systems Thinking Concepts (81-120)

1. Systems Thinking
2. Complex Systems
3. System Boundaries
4. System Components
5. Interconnections
6. Emergence
7. Nonlinear Dynamics
8. Feedback Loops
9. Positive Feedback
10. Negative Feedback
11. Reinforcing Loops
12. Balancing Loops
13. Delays in Systems
14. Stocks and Flows
15. Stock Variables
16. Flow Variables
17. Accumulation
18. Depletion
19. Dynamic Equilibrium
20. Tipping Points
21. Thresholds
22. Resilience
23. System Collapse
24. Causal Loop Diagrams
25. System Dynamics Models
26. Mental Models
27. System Archetypes
28. Tragedy of the Commons
29. Shifting the Burden
30. Success to the Successful
31. Fixes That Fail
32. Limits to Growth
33. Escalation
34. Eroding Goals
35. Growth and Underinvest
36. Root Cause Analysis
37. Five Whys Technique
38. Iceberg Model
39. Events Level
40. Patterns Level

Systems Analysis Concepts (121-145)

1. Structures Level
2. Mental Models Level
3. Unintended Consequences
4. Side Effects
5. Rebound Effects
6. Problem Shifting
7. Time Shifting
8. Geographic Shifting
9. Stakeholder Analysis
10. Power Dynamics
11. Vested Interests
12. Regulatory Capture
13. Information Asymmetry
14. Principal-Agent Problem
15. Moral Hazard
16. Adverse Selection
17. Market Failures
18. Public Goods
19. Common Pool Resources
20. Free Rider Problem
21. Collective Action
22. Social Dilemmas
23. Prisoner's Dilemma
24. Nash Equilibrium
25. Pareto Efficiency

Industry Case Studies (146-170)

1. Tobacco Industry
2. Tobacco Mortality
3. Secondhand Smoke
4. Fossil Fuel Industry
5. Air Pollution Deaths
6. Climate Change Impact
7. Ultra-Processed Foods
8. Diet-Related Deaths
9. Food Addiction
10. Fast Fashion Industry
11. Textile Waste
12. Labor Exploitation
13. Cybercrime Industry
14. Identity Theft
15. Financial Fraud
16. Industrial Agriculture
17. Pesticide Exposure
18. Soil Degradation
19. Pharmaceutical Industry
20. Opioid Crisis
21. Drug Pricing
22. Gambling Industry
23. Addiction Mechanisms
24. Social Media Harms
25. Attention Economy

Leverage Points Concepts (171-190)

1. Leverage Points
2. Donella Meadows
3. System Intervention
4. Low Leverage Points
5. High Leverage Points
6. Constants and Parameters
7. Buffer Sizes
8. Stock-Flow Structures
9. Delay Lengths
10. Negative Feedback Strength
11. Positive Feedback Gains
12. Information Flows
13. System Rules
14. Self-Organization
15. System Goals
16. Paradigm Shifts
17. Transcending Paradigms
18. Intervention Hierarchy
19. Intervention Timing
20. Intervention Sequencing

Advocacy and Change Concepts (191-215)

1. Advocacy Strategies
2. Policy Design
3. Regulatory Approaches
4. Market-Based Solutions
5. Carbon Pricing
6. Pigouvian Taxes
7. Subsidies
8. Incentive Design
9. Behavioral Economics
10. Nudge Theory
11. Choice Architecture
12. Default Options
13. Social Norms
14. Framing Effects
15. Loss Aversion
16. Present Bias
17. Cognitive Load
18. Decision Fatigue
19. Movement Building
20. Coalition Formation
21. Stakeholder Engagement
22. Public Awareness Campaigns
23. Media Strategy
24. Grassroots Organizing
25. Corporate Engagement

Communication and Capstone (216-230)

1. Data Visualization
2. Graphical Storytelling
3. Infographics
4. Network Visualizations
5. Impact Mapping
6. Audience Analysis
7. Message Framing
8. Persuasive Communication
9. Evidence Presentation
10. Reform Proposals
11. Implementation Strategy
12. Success Metrics
13. Monitoring and Evaluation
14. Adaptive Management
15. Capstone Project

Advanced Topics (231-250)

1. Corporate Responsibility
2. ESG Metrics
3. Sustainability Reporting
4. Greenwashing
5. Ethics Washing
6. Stakeholder Capitalism
7. Shareholder Primacy
8. Triple Bottom Line
9. B Corp Certification
10. Social Enterprise
11. Impact Investing
12. Divestment Strategies
13. Supply Chain Ethics
14. Due Diligence
15. Whistleblowing
16. Corporate Accountability
17. Legal Liability
18. Regulatory Enforcement
19. International Standards
20. Future of Ethics