Ethical Informatics

ITWS-4320

This course presents an overview of ethics and policy and explore their relationships within the world of data and informatics. In conjunction with the concept of data dexterity, the ethical use of data to address societal issues requires an awareness of both the implications and consequences inherent is any solution. Through readings, lectures, and group projects, students will learn the basics of ethics and of policy approaches as they apply to current issues.  They will learn to approach data-intensive problems through common Western ethical frameworks to reach an informed conclusion. Examples are taken from such fields as AI, health, cybersecurity, and finance, with the goal of developing reasonable and ethical responses to those issues.

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