CS:5980:001 Topics in Computer Science III: Computing Research Ethics
Spring 2016

12:30-1:20 M B11 MLH (MacLean Hall)


Instructors:
Sriram V. Pemmaraju
101G MLH, sriram-pemmaraju@uiowa.edu, 319-353-2956
Office Hours: 1:30-2:30 M, 10:30-11:30 W, 2:00-3:00 F (and by appointment)
Alberto M. Segre
14D MLH, alberto-segre@uiowa.edu, 319-335-1713
Office Hours: by appointment

Course website: http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~sriram/5980/spring16/
Department website: http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/
Course Syllabus: Syllabus

Weekly Readings and Assignments

Week 1: 5/25-5/29 Human subjects research and the role of the IRB
Main Reading: "Experimental evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks," Kramer, Guillory, and Hancock. PNAS June 2014. http://www.pnas.org/content/111/24/8788.full.pdf.

Additional Reading:

Assignment: Complete the online HSR training by class time on Monday, Feb 1.


Week 2: 2/1-2/5 The Ethics of Authorship
Main Reading: ``The Ethics of Authorship: Feature Overview--How Should Authorship Be Decided?'' Katie Cottingham, March 2001. http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2001/03/ethics-authorship-feature-overview-how-should-authorship-be-decided. Make sure you read the essays by the 4 "authorship experts" in response to the hypothetical authorship dilemma prsented in the article.

Additional Reading:


Week 3: 2/8-2/12 The Ethics of Peer Reviewing
Main Reading:

These are from the Office of Research Integrity, US Dept of Health and Human Services.

Additional Reading:


Week 4: 2/15-2/19 Rights and Responsibilities of Graduate Students as Advisees and Faculty as Advisors
Main Reading:

Additional Reading:


Week 5: 2/22-2/26 Data Management: Anonymity and Privacy
Main Reading:


Week 6: 2/29-3/4 Data Management: Anonymity and Privacy
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Week 7: 3/7-3/11 Ethics of Creating Software
Main Reading:

Additional Reading:

Week 8: 3/21-3/25 The ethics of using animals in research
Main Reading:


Week 10: 4/4-4/8 Algorithmic Bias: Part I
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Weeks 11 and 12: 4/11-4/15, 4/18-22 Algorithmic Bias: Part II
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Week 13: 4/25-4/29 Data Control, Encryption, and Privacy
Main Reading:

Additional Reading:
  • Testimony for House Judiciary Committee Hearing on “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy by Susan Landau, March 2016. Read until "The Role of Smart Phones."
  • Burr And Feinstein Release Their Anti-Encryption Bill... And It's More Ridiculous Than Expected, Tech Dirt, April 2016.