Spring 2024, Willamette University
MW 1:10-2:40 PM, Ford Hall 302
Ford 3rd Floor
Scientists with backgrounds in data and computing face both novel challenges in ethics, teamwork, and communication and existing challenges in novel contexts. Human-centered scientists must be able to analyze, act upon, and argue in support of ethical use of technologies. Topics will include labor policies including hiring practices and workplace non-discrimination, tech monopolies and their global impact, open source projects and datasets (namely GitHub), socially responsible research, and accessibility of technologies. To develop a vocabulary to advocate and collaborate, students will collaboratively prepare technical reports and presentations and build technical blog posts with embedded data/computing resources and visualizations.
Students should complete CS 151 or DATA 151 before enrolling in this class.
| Week | Date | Monday | Wednesday | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01/15 | King Day | ❄️ | ||
| 2 | 01/22 | Github.io | Theses | Github.io | |
| 3 | 01/29 | HTML5 | Personnel | ||
| 4 | 02/05 | Syntax | Attributes | Most Perfect Form | |
| 5 | 02/12 | CSS | Hire-archy | Omelas HW | |
| 6 | 02/19 | JavaScript | Omelas | AI & Access HW | |
| 7 | 02/26 | ||||
| 8 | 03/04 | Utilator | Pitch | AI & Access HW | |
| 9 | 03/11 | Events | ??? | ||
| 10 | 03/18 | About Without | SIGCSE | SIGCSE HW | |
| 11 | 03/25 | Spring | Break | ||
| 12 | 04/01 | Visuals | Coding | Funny HW | |
| 13 | 04/08 | Blender | Governance | STOP HW | |
| 14 | 04/15 | Fairness | SSRD | ||
| 15 | 04/22 | STOP | jQuery | Wage Theft HW | |
| 16 | 04/29 | 🎉 | Study Days |