Data and Technology Ethics Certificate
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Logical and Ethical Foundations | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction To Logic | ||
or PHIL 1020 | Critical Thinking | |
or PHIL 2400 | Contemporary Moral Problems | |
| 2. Professional Ethics 1 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Data Science Ethics | ||
or PHIL 3310 | Science And Society | |
| 3. Applied Ethics and Philosophy 2 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Symbolic Logic | ||
or PHIL 3060 | Philosophy Of Language | |
or PHIL 3140 | Computers And Culture | |
or PHIL 3400 | ||
or PHIL 3630 | Philosophy Of Psychology | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
- 1
Students may use the unused option in the Professional Ethics as an Applied Ethics option.
- 2
This list is recommended for students, however, any upper division Philosophy course at the 3000-4000 level can serve as an Applied Ethics course.
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL 1010 | Introduction To Logic | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Second Term | ||
| PHIL 3160 | Data Science Ethics | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Third Term | ||
| PHIL 3000 | Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
- Subject Expertise: Students will be able to define and explain ethical issues associated with the development and application of data science methods in technology and contemporary society.
- Critical Engagement: Students will analyze and evaluate positions and arguments with respect to the ethical employment of data science methods in the spheres of personal ethics, public policy, privacy and society.
- Analysis and Expression: Students will be able to develop, articulate and argue for their own positions regarding the ethical use of data science and analytics in contemporary and future applications. Student will be able to express and explain their reasoning according to the standards of philosophical discourse.
- Application: Students will be able to extend their use of moral and ethical reasoning to novel areas of inquiry for which philosophical methods offer the opportunity for input and discussion.