Data Science 231
Behind the Data: Humans and Values
3 units
Course Description
Intro to the legal, policy, and ethical implications of data, including privacy, surveillance, security, classification, discrimination, decisional-autonomy, and duties to warn or act. Examines legal, policy, and ethical issues throughout the full data-science life cycle collection, storage, processing, analysis, and use with case studies from criminal justice, national security, health, marketing, politics, education, employment, athletics, and development. Includes legal and policy constraints and considerations for specific domains and data-types, collection methods, and institutions; technical, legal, and market approaches to mitigating and managing concerns; and the strengths and benefits of competing and complementary approaches.
Skill Sets
Ethical and legal frameworks / Policy analysis / Oral and written presentation
Current Course Designers
Original Course Designer
Previously listed as DATASCI W231.
Prerequisites
Video
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Course Spotlight
MIDS Course Spotlight: Data Science W231 (June 30, 2021)
Course History
Spring 2021
Fall 2020
Summer 2020
Spring 2020
Fall 2019
Summer 2019
Spring 2019
Fall 2018
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