Week 7 - Data science ethics
Misrepresentation of findings, data privacy, and algorithmic bias 👩💻
A painting on a wall warning visitors about video surveillance in Nicaragua. Photo by Tobias Tullius on Unsplash
Tasks
- Watch the videos
- Complete the assignments
- Complete the readings
Videos
You can access the course videos on YouTube. You can also find a playlists for all course videos on YouTube here.
Some of the videos for this week are by “guest lecturers”, they’re labeled with a 🎤. The total length of the videos add up to more than the usual amount, so I recommend watching as much as of them as you’re interested – they cover highly important topics without being highly technical. You’re welcomed to skip the Q&A parts of these videos.
Class Activities
Activity |
Title |
Date |
|---|---|---|
| Viewing and Discussion | Cathy O’Neil - Weapons of Math Destruction | Tue, 8 Mar |
| Leaflet Tutorial | Introduction to Spatial Data with R and Leaflet | Thu, 10 Mar |
Assignments
Assignment |
Title |
Due |
|---|---|---|
| Due this week | ||
| Lab 04 | UoE Art Collection | Wed, 9 Mar, 23:59 EST |
| HW 05 | Legos | Sat, 12 Mar, 23:59 EST |
| Q 06 | Review | Sun, 13 Mar, 23:59 EST |
| Due next week | ||
| R 03 | Data Ethics Write up | Mon, 14 Mar, 23:59 EST |
| HW 06 | Money in politics | Fri, 18 Mar, 23:59 EST |
| R 04 | Project Data Ethics | Fri, 19 Mar, 23:59 EST |
Readings
| 📖 | MDSR: Chp 6 - Professional Ethics | Required |
| 📄 | Ethical challenges in online research: Public/private perceptions | Optional |
| 🖋 | Algorithmic Unfairness Without Any Bias Baked In | Optional |
Interactive R tutorials
No new interactive R tutorials this week. If you haven’t completed last week’s, this is your chance to catch up!
