Computing, Ethics, and Society Coursera

Overview

Computing systems and technologies are impacting the lives of most people the world, and will do so even more in the future. These impacts include how we get information, how we socialize, how we receive critical services such as health care and transportation, and much more. Computing also impacts our society in fundamental ways including the impact of automation on the availability and types of employment, and how we organize and govern our society. 

This Computing, Ethics, and Society Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Colorado Boulder examines some of the ethical issues in the design and implementation of current and future computing systems and technologies, and reflects upon the broad implication of computing on our society. 

Key facts

• It draws upon a wide variety of sources and experiences including recent events, media and research articles, and the experiences of computing professionals. 

• It examines a wide range of computing applications in areas including algorithmic bias in artificial intelligence and machine learning, social media, security and privacy, health care, robotics and autonomous systems, gender and race in the computing workforce, and the future of work. 

Skills you'll gain

• Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence

• Ethical Frameworks

• Ethics of Robotics

• Computing Ethics

• Ethics of Algorithms

• Ethics of Biotechnology

• Privacy

• security

• Misinformation

• Algorithms

• Algorithmic Bias