<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Course 10A is requisite to 10B, which is requisite to 10CW or 10WX. Limited to first-year students. Data-based computation (i.e., algorithms, artificial intelligence, predictive modeling) increasingly play a dominant role in shaping everyday experiences of culture and society. Data and data analytics define everything from social relations and public policy to juridical status and market logistics. Introduction to politics, ethics, applications, history, critiques, and social impact of data. Introduction to how data intersects with philosophical inquiries about justice, (in)equality, power, and freedom. Students obtain deeper historical and critical view of data in society, while gaining understanding of differing and diverse cultural frames of analysis. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Clusters

Combining rigorous, inclusive pedagogy with opportunities for co-curricular activities—including research, internships, and community engagement—the College provides students with diverse learning experiences that helps them thrive, become critical thinkers, and transform society.

College of Letters and Science

Clusters are yearlong, collaboratively taught, interdisciplinary courses that focus on a topic of timely importance, such as the global environment or interracial dynamics.

Cluster Program

General Education — Social Analysis (Society & Culture)

General Education — Literacy & Cultural Analysis (Arts & Humanities)

General Education — Historical Analysis (Society & Culture)

General Catalog

Data, Justice, and Society

CLUSTER 10A

6 units