Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-31-2020
Publication Title
Statistical and Data Sciences: Faculty Publications
Abstract
We present a programmatic approach to incorporating ethics into an undergraduate major in statistical and data sciences. We discuss departmental-level initiatives designed to meet the National Academy of Sciences recommendation for weaving ethics into the curriculum from top-to-bottom as our majors progress from our introductory courses to our senior capstone course, as well as from side-to-side through co-curricular programming. We also provide six examples of data science ethics modules used in five different courses at our liberal arts college, each focusing on a different ethical consideration. The modules are designed to be portable such that they can be flexibly incorporated into existing courses at different levels of instruction with minimal disruption to syllabi. We conclude with next steps and preliminary assessments.
Recommended Citation
Baumer, Benjamin; Garcia, Randi L.; Kim, Albert Y.; Kinnaird, Katherine M.; and Ott, Miles Q., "Integrating Data Science Ethics into an Undergraduate Major" (2020). Statistical and Data Sciences: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/sds_facpubs/20
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Licensed to Smith College and distributed CC-BY under the Smith College Faculty Open Access Policy.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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