Curriculum Library

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

Working Across Disciplines

The benefit of these approaches is that they require less time and effort, and can add breadth by showcasing faculty from different disciplines.

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.

A Look at Privacy and Security Issues in Online Meetings

This case study applies the the “Framework for Ethical Decision Making” by Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

Learning Outcomes and Assessments

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

Engaging with Industry

Engaging with software engineers and others who work in industry is likely to surface issues that might not otherwise be top of mind for academic faculty.

Conversations about Responsible Computing and Employment Choices

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.

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.