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Module DATA ETHICS AND PRIVACY (USTA)

Module code: CS6023X
Credits: 7.5
Semester: Year-Long
Department: COMPUTER SCIENCE
International: No
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There is much interest in both research and the mass media about the potential effects of algorithmic decision-making and bias, with stories about manipulation of news feeds affecting elections, discriminatory adverts or search engine results, companies using big data to subvert regulators, and so forth. The aims of this module are to introduce students to the various ethical dilemmas that are arising in our “data-driven society”, with an emphasis on the ethics of using data science, data protection and privacy, and algorithmic governance.

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