University of Michigan Online Course on Data Science Ethics

University of Michigan’s MOOC, ‘Data Science Ethics’ brings unique experience to students around the globe through a process of online learning unequaled anywhere. This 5 weeks course is for everyone, including data scientists, will benefit from this course.

In this free online course applicants will learn how to think through the ethics surrounding privacy, data sharing, and algorithmic decision-making. The course starts on May 1, 2016.

Length: 5 weeks course
Effort: 2 – 3 hours/week
Subject: Data Science Ethics
Institution: University of Michigan & edX.
Languages: English
Price:  Free
Certificate Available: Yes. Verified Certificate for $ 49
Session: Starts May 1, 2016

The University of Michigan created the Office of Digital Education & Innovation to shape the future of learning and redefine public residential education at a 21st century research university by unlocking new opportunities and enabling personalized, engaged, and lifelong learning for the U-M community and learners around the world.

edX offers amazing quality classes by the best professors from the best schools.  edX mission is to increase access to high-quality education for everyone, everywhere.

This course focused on ethics specifically related to data science will provide you with the framework to analyze these concerns. This framework is based on ethics, which are shared values that help differentiate right from wrong. Ethics are not law, but they are usually the basis for laws.

Many data scientists learn the tools of the trade and get down to work right away, without appreciating the possible consequences of their work.

Applicants will be offered this free online course in the English language. MichiganX courses draw from 101 academic programs ranked in the top 10 and align with strategic institutional priorities such as interdisciplinary collaborations, diversity and inclusion, access and affordability, and internationalization.

Video Transcripts are also available in English. Applicants will get a verified certificate to highlight the knowledge and skills they gain.

After completing this course, students will learn:
-Who owns data
-How we value different aspects of privacy
-How we get informed consent
-What it means to be fair

H. V. Jagadish

Bernard A Galler Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, and Distinguished Scientist at the Michigan Institute for Data Science.

Applicants should have the ability to think critically about the morality of one’s decisions and the impact on others.

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