CS:5980:001 Topics in Computer Science III: Computing Research Ethics
Spring 2017

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


Instructors:
Sriram V. Pemmaraju
101G MLH, sriram-pemmaraju@uiowa.edu, 319-353-2956
Office Hours: 1:00-2:00 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/spring17/
Department website: http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/
Course Syllabus: Syllabus

Weekly Readings and Assignments

Week 1: 1/23-1/27 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 online RCR training by class time on Monday, Jan 30th.


Week 2: 1/30-2/3 The Ethics of Authorship, Peer Reviewing, and Collaborative Research: Part I
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.

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Week 3: 2/6-2/10 The Ethics of Authorship, Peer Reviewing, and Collaborative Research: Part II
Main Reading:

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

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Week 4: 2/13-2/17 Rights and Responsibilities of Graduate Students as Advisees and Faculty as Advisors including Conflicts of Interest/Commitment
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Week 5: 2/20-2/24 Algorithmic Bias and Algorithmic Fairness: Part I
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Week 6: 2/27-3/3 Algorithmic Bias and Algorithmic Fairness: Part II
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Week 7: 3/6-3/10 Ethics of Creating and Deploying Software
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Week 8: 3/20-3/24 Research Misconduct and Issues in Data Management such as Anonymity and Privacy
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Week 9: 3/27-3/31Research Misconduct and Issues in Data Management such as Anonymity and Privacy: Differential Privacy
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Week 10: 4/3-4/7 The ethics of using animals in research
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Week 12: 4/17-4/21 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."