Week 1

Aug 25, 2025

Introduction

Ethical Frameworks

Deontology, Virtue Ethics, Consequentialism

Module links

Module 0

• All of Module 0
• All of the Important Links module
• Project discussion

Module 1

• All of Module 1

Canvas links

Due by Friday Aug 29

• Module 0: Syllabus and Grading Declarations
• Module 0: Code of conduct quiz
• Module 0: Slack introductions
• Module 1 ethical frameworks

Due Monday Midnight

• Class participation

Week 2

Sep 1, 2025

Labor Day

Module links

Labor Day Holiday

Canvas links

• Presentation group signup
• Signup for Coded Bias reading assignment 2

Week 3

Sep 8, 2025

Real-world Implications of unethical AI

and how bias may show up

unintentionally in the algorithms

we code

Module links

Module 2

• Module 2: Coded Bias

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Coded Bias Assignment 1
• Coded Bias Assignment 2

Due Monday Midnight

• Signup for Automating Inequality reading assignment 2
• Class participation

Week 4

Sep 15, 2025

How might AI or other automated

algorithms exacerbate societal problems?

Module links

Module 2

• Module 2: Automating Inequality

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Automating Inequality Assignment 1
• Automating Inequality Assignment 2
• Oral Project proposals

Due Monday Midnight

• Weapons of Math Destruction Assignment 2
• Class participation
• Signup for project groups

Week 5

Sep 22, 2025

How can automation and AI affect

all aspects of our lives?

Module links

Module 2

• Module 2: Weapons of Math Destruction

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Weapons of Math Destruction Assignment 1
• Weapons of Math Destruction Assignment 2
• Written project proposals

Due Monday Midnight

• Class participation
• Signup for Data is Power

Week 6

Sep 29, 2025

Data Matters

• Data is Power
• the collection of it
• the curation of it
• and more

Module links

Module 3

• Module 3: Data is Power

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Data is Power Assignment 1
• Data is Power Assignment 2

Due Monday Midnight

• Class participation
• Signup for What Gets Counted

Week 7

Oct 6, 2025

Data Matters

Data needs to be counted

or collected to be used

the choices to count or

measure something matter

Module links

Module 3

• Module 3: What Gets Counted Counts

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• What Gets Counted Counts Assignment 1
• What Gets Counted Counts Assignment 2

Due Monday Midnight

• Class participation
• Project Progress Report 1

Week 8

Oct 13, 2025

Creating ethical responsible AI: Fairness

Module links

Module 5

• Module 5 Fairness

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Fairness Assignment 1
• Fairness Assignment 2

Due Monday Midnight

• Class participation

Week 9

Oct 20, 2025

Creating ethical responsible AI: Fairness

Embedding fairness

Explainability and transparency

Module links

Module 5

• Module 5: Explainability and Transparency
• Module 5: Encoding Values

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Transparency Assignment 1
• Values Assignment 1

Due Monday Midnight

• Class participation

Due Monday In-class

• Choose the US bill on AI

Week 10

Oct 27, 2025

Policy and Law Worldwide

Module links

Module 6

• Module 6: Policy and Law Worldwide

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Quiz on readings
• Assignment 1 from Global Policy and Law
• Assignment 2 from Global Policy and Law

Due Monday Midnight

• Class participation
• Project Progress Report 2

Week 11

Nov 3, 2025

US AI Policy and Law

Module links

Module 6

• Module 6: US Policy and Law
• In-class discussion on our bills

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Assignment 1 from US Policy and Law
• Grading Declaration from Assignment 2 on US Policy and Law

Due Monday Midnight

• Class Participation
• Party platforms and notes from town-hall

Week 12

Nov 10, 2025

US AI Policy and Law

Module links

Module 6

• Module 6: US Policy and Law
• In-class discussion on our bills

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Assignment 3 from US Policy and Law
• Grading declaration from Assignment 3
• Assignment 4 from US Policy and Law

Due Monday Midnight

• Class Participation
• Bill revisions (Wednesday midnight)

Week 13

Nov 17, 2025

US AI Policy and Law

Module links

Module 6

• Module 6: US Policy and Law
• In-class discussion on our bills
• Module 6: State policies on AI

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Assignment 5 from US Policy and Law
• Assignment 1 from State Policies on AI

Due Monday Midnight

• Class Participation
• Project milestone 3

Week 14

Nov 24, 2025

Global AI policy

Breaking AI news

Module links

Module 7

• Guest speaker: Dr Raymond
• Advanced topics

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Assignment 1 from Advanced Topics
• Commenting on Proposed Bills

Due Monday Midnight

• Class Participation

Week 15

Dec 1, 2025

AI and science

Module links

Module

• Module 7: Ethical use of AI in science
• Module 7: AI and Scientific Integrity

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Assignment 1 from Ethical use of AI in science
• Assignment 1 from AI and Scientific Discovery

Due Monday Midnight

• Class Participation

Week 16

Dec 8, 2025

Final project presentations

Module links

Project Module

• Project module

Canvas links

Due Before Class on Monday

• Final project presentations

Due Monday Midnight

• Class participation

Due Friday Midnight

• Final project papers