CS 6382

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CS 6382
Data Science for Social Change

Course information provided by the 2023-2024 Catalog.

This seminar will discuss 1) how to do academic research which accomplishes social change and 2) how to increase the impact of academic research by writing about findings to a mass audience and to policymakers. Each week, we will spend one lecture discussing academic papers which accomplished social change and one lecture discussing writing for a mass audience. The seminar will feature guest lecturers from academia and journalism, and students will work on a final writing project which communicates research findings to a mass audience.


Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech and CS PhD students. Cornell Tech masters students may enroll with instructor permission.

Outcomes

  • Students will learn how to conduct academic research that influences policy or creates social change.
  • Students will learn how to communicate findings to a mass audience.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20976 CS 6382   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18823 CS 6382   SEM 130

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught in NYC at Cornell Tech. Enrollment limited to Cornell Tech PhD Students only during Pre-Enrollment. Master's students will be considered for enrollment in Regular enrollment period.