BIO-512: Digital epidemiologyEpidemiology is foundational to medicine and public health. This course starts with the key principles of classical epidemiology, progressing through computational modeling techniques, and concluding with the digital approaches of today. Students will also ...
HUM-271: Social and political ethics BL'objectif du cours est de donner aux étudiant-e-s des outils d'analyse critique en vue d'un jugement éthique éclairé sur une question controversée. L'apprentissage porte sur l'identification des arguments, les valorisations qu'ils impliquent et leur mise ...
HUM-333: Ethics of emerging technologiesThis course examines key technological developments and challenges from an ethical and policy perspective. The primary aim of this course is to get students to think critically about the ethical-social dimensions of technology, taking into account both nor ...
CH-480: Sustainable chemicals manufacture: concepts/toolsThis course introduces the foundational concepts and tools of Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD), a forward-looking framework for the development of future chemicals and materials. It also offers insights into relevant regulatory and industry frameworks ...
HUM-329: Ethical issues in scientific researchL'objectif est de permettre à l'étudiant-e de:
- appréhender les biens en jeu dans la recherche et la production d'énoncés scientifiques
- d'apprendre à les identifier dans des cas pratiques, à discerner les tensions entre ces biens en jeu, à les réfléch ...
CIVIL-607: Communication for Research EngineersCommunication proficiency is one of the most important results of a good PhD and postdoc experience and it is valued
equally in academia and in industry. EPFL PhD students and postdocs are expected to have excellent written, oral and
graphic skills in orde ...
BIOENG-518: Methods: from disease models to therapyThis course will describe methods underlying translational approaches from disease modeling and characterization to therapeutic applications. The presented techniques will be complemented by hands-on rotations in the technological platforms of the School o ...
HUM-384: The ethics of robotsThis course enables students to sharpen their proficiency in tackling ethical challenges linked to robots. Students acquire the competence to define a robot and identify ethical and legal questions linked to technology and to the increased use of robots in ...
MATH-458: Programming concepts in scientific computingThe aim of this course is to provide the background in scientific computing. The class includes a brief introduction to basic programming in c++, it then focuses on object-oriented programming and c++ specific programming techniques. Typical class hierarch ...
HUM-351: Becoming an ethical engineerStudents will develop an understanding of the psychological and social processes of learning the following competences: (i) ethical sensitivity, (ii) ethical reasoning, (iii) ethical motivation, and (iv) ethical agency. Students will, at the same time, de ...
DH-500: Computational Social MediaThe course integrates concepts from media studies, machine learning, multimedia, and network science to characterize social practices and analyze content in platforms like Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Students will learn computational methods ...
AR-202(m): Studio BA4 (Taillieu)A house is the simple topic of this studio. A matter of simple complexity. Learning about a house is learning about
architecture. The first part of the year is about learning about a house. The second part is about making your house. ...
HUM-359: Environmental ethicsL'objectif général de ce cours est de permettre aux étudiant-e-s:
de saisir les questions environnementales en tant que questions éthiques;
de clarifier le point de vue à partir duquel apparaît leur caractère éthique;
d'acquérir les outils conceptuels d ...
CS-491: Introduction to IT consultingThis course is an introduction to the alignment of enterprise needs with the possibilities offered by Information Technology (IT). Using a simulated business case, we explore how to define the requirements for an IT service that matches stakeholders explic ...
ENG-382: Construction project managementUn ouvrage architectural de qualité est le résultat d'une multitude de processus et de personnes intervenantes. Sa réussite est alors étroitement liée à l'organisation mise en place par l'architecte dans les différentes phases du projet. ...
FIN-419: Ethical behavior in the financial industryWe will focus on ethical dilemmas facing professionals in the financial industry. Cases based on real events will illustrate various kinds of transgressions. We will study what regulators and firms have put in place to mitigate these issues and propose som ...
AR-433: UE H : GraphyExpérimenter les moyens graphiques de re-présentation de l'architecture.
Exercer la compétence de communiquer par ces moyens. Par une pratique répétée exerçant les relations œil, main, cerveau; par une réflexion issue des théories de la représentation; par ...
CIVIL-611: Frontiers of Deep Learning for EngineersThe seminar aims at discussing recent research papers in the field of deep learning, implementing the transferability/adaptability of the proposed approaches to applications in the field of research of the Ph.D. student. ...
