CS 6382

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CS 6382
Data Science for Social Change

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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.

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20976 CS 6382   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

Syllabi: none

  •   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.