Computing applications involving large amounts of data – the domain of data science – impact the lives of most people in the U.S. and the world. These impacts include recommendations made to us by internet-based systems, information that is available about us online, techniques that are used for security and surveillance, data that is used in health care, and many more. In many cases, they are affected by techniques in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
This course is part of the Vital Skills for Data Science Specialization

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Learners will be able to Identify and manage ethical situations that may arise in their careers.
Learnerrs will be able to apply ethical frameworks to help them analyze ethical challenges.
Learners will be familiar with key applications of data science that are commonly linked to ethical issues.
Skills you will gain
- Data Science
- Ethics
- Algorithms
- Privacy
- Philosophy
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Ethical Foundations
Internet, Privacy, and Security
Professional Ethics
Algorithmic Bias
Reviews
- 5 stars80.76%
- 4 stars7.69%
- 3 stars3.84%
- 2 stars3.84%
- 1 star3.84%
TOP REVIEWS FROM ETHICAL ISSUES IN DATA SCIENCE
I learned a lot about ethical issues and computer Science. Good lectures, good reading material, but a whole lot of writing
This is an awesome general overview on the ethical issues we are likely to run into as data scientits and researchers.
A course full of valuable information and beautiful skills Thank you so much I hope to be with you in other courses
The only reason to not give 5 stars is the need for an audit option where i can learn the concepts without needing to turn in assignments - i'm not looking for a grade. But the course is awesome!
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