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Ethical Implications of the Adoption of Facial Recognition Technology

The objective of this activity is to introduce the role of ethics and social responsibility in technology and computing via a role-playing exercise that demonstrates to college students how new technology could impact the society. In this case, the role-playing activity simulates a city hall discuss

Crypto and Cypherpunk Ethics module

Computer Science Teaching Modules Ethical Design and the Philosophy of Technology Crypto and Cypherpunk Ethics Adding Responsible CS to a Programming Assignment Module Evaluations Workshop Materials In the early-1990s, the cypherpunks emerged as a grassroots movement criticizing the emerging govern

Role Play: A City Decides On Self-Driving Buses

This scenario asks students (role-playing stakeholders at a committee meeting) to decide whether to introduce autonomous buses into a community.

Algorithmic fairness

Ausitn's cake cutting algorithm as an example of an inherently fair algorithm.

Impossible Project: Making Computing Anti-Racist

students accepted the challenge to spend two weeks of their semester imagining what it would take to build a world in which computing could become anti-racist

Choosing Computing Courses

Introducing responsible computing material in required courses has the advantage of reaching every student in a computing program.

Managing Resistance

While computing activities and labs incorporating ethical discussion/responsible computing or thinking are embraced by many of the students, there is a vocal group of students who do not feel that these themes are relevant to them, their training, and/or their future career goals.

Learning Outcomes and Assessments

Evaluating students' grasp of these different learning outcomes requires different forms of assessment

Structured Ways of Thinking about Computing and Society

In order to provide students with a basis for ongoing development and continuous learning, you need to give them structured ways of thinking about computing and society.

Conversations about Responsible Computing and Employment Choices