CMU Bridging the “Ethical Gap’’ in CS Education by Teaching Socially Responsible Language Technologies
“Computational Ethics” is a new curricular offering at CMU introducing CS students to real-world applications of language technologies, their ethical implications and risks. We propose to expand the course and develop open-access educational materials: video lectures, lecture notes, and textbook.
- Date:
- 2020-12
- Primary Material Type:
- Online Course
- Institution:
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Funding Source:
- Network Challenge Grant TAACCCT Round 1
- Subjects:
- public interest technology, PIT, ethics, curriculum, data & Algorithms, civic technology, technology civic, community technology, technology community, experiential learning, AI, Natural Language Processing
Industry / Occupation
- Industry Sector:
- Public Interest Technology -- Data -- Algorithms
- Occupation:
- Community and Social Services Occupations (21-0000)
Education / Instructional Information
- Instructional Program:
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (11)
- Educational Level of Materials:
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- 2nd Year Community College or equivalent
- Upper division of Bachelors degree or equivalent
- Time Required:
- academic year
- Language:
- English (United States)
- Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
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- Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials
- Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
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Copyright / Licensing