Lab: Therac-25 Case Study
Overview
This lab, the last of the course, asks students to discuss the case of Therac-25, a medical device that delivered lethal radiation due to a race condition.
Contributors
- Ethics materials by Kathleen Creel and Nick Troccoli
- Lab written by Julie Zelenski, with modifications by Nick Troccoli
Ethics goals
- Allocate responsibility for lethal mistakes in a complex software development process
- Explore regulation of software for high-stakes uses