CMPINF2140
RESPONSIBLE DATA SCIENCE
FALLSPRINGSUMMER
Course Description"Data are a form of power" and the ways that data scientists use data have an impact on individuals and communities. In this course, we will interrogate the work of data scientists through a social justice lens and develop a personal statement that articulates responsible data science. Responsible data practices cut across the lifecycle of a dataset, and a responsible data scientist will ask questions about the decisions and people behind the data collection, people represented or ignored in the dataset, and the people impacted by tools and algorithms that use the data. In this course, we will engage with social justice, policy, and people-oriented dimensions of data work. Each module will introduce a case study or vignette that illustrates these dimensions across different aspects of data work. Through these modules, we will develop cognitive approaches for examining data, our positionality, and the implications of data collection, analysis, and algorithms on communities.
Credits:3
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