<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

College of Letters and Science

Cluster Program

General Education — Historical Analysis (Society & Culture)

General Education — Social Analysis (Society & Culture)

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

CLUSTER 10A - Data, Justice, and Society

Data, Justice, and Society

Obtain a deeper historical and critical view of data in society, while gaining an understanding of differing and diverse cultural frames of analysis

Evaluate how data intersects with philosophical inquiries about justice, (in)equality, power, and ethics

Introduce literary and cultural analysis by teaching the skills of “close reading” and interpretation of texts

Deepen your analytical skills by detecting racial and gender bias in datasets and gaining knowledge of media histories

Learn to develop a critical vocabulary relevant for college study

General Catalog

Data, Justice, and Society

CLUSTER 10A

6 units