CS 6382

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CS 6382
Data Science for Social Change

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

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.

When Offered Spring.

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.

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20630 CS 6382   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: Online
    This course is offered via Distance Learning streaming from Cornell Tech to Ithaca. Enrollment is restricted to CIS PhD students. CS MS, CS MEng and CS must obtain permission from the instructor. Seats are limited, enrollment is not guaranteed.

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20464 CS 6382   SEM 030

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  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Taught in NYC. Enrollment Limited to Cornell Tech PhD Students Only. Cornell Tech Master's students may ask instructor for permission to take the course.