Computer Science · Boston College
If you tried to live for one day without generating any data, how would you spend it? The use of data has proliferated and is pervasive. This timely, topical course examines key ethical questions of the Information Age. These issues pervade numerous, diverse aspects of the economy and society, from human rights to international trade. Students will learn about these topics, beginning first with acquaintance with the dominant ethical frameworks of the 20th and 21st centuries. They will then employ these frameworks to understand, analyze, and develop solutions for leading problems in the Informa