CoursesAlgorithmic Justice (NEW)
CIS 7000

Algorithmic Justice (NEW)

This graduate seminar, we will explore a growing body of work at the intersection of technology and social justice. A range of areas are included under this umbrella including tech ethics, design justice, algorithmic fairness, as well as work on equity, bias, diversity, and representation in computer science and other related disciplines. In this course, students will read and discuss a wide range of this work, through both critical and generative lenses.

In this course, students will read and discuss a wide range of this work, through both critical and generative lenses.

 

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