DSCI 3000 - Ethics for Data Science

1 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Students must meet the Data Science major eligibility requirement to be able to register for the class.
Description
This course is intended to provide a general introduction to ethics in data science through readings, weekly discussions and case studies. It will provide some context and skills for ethically collecting, storing, sharing, and analyzing data. The topics include awareness of preserving privacy, avoiding bias while 1) collecting, 2) sampling data, 3) discovering/reporting new knowledge, as well as 4) deploying machine learning models.