Is More Better When Embedding Ethics in CS Courses?

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In this episode I unpack Horton, Liu, McIlraith, and Wang’s (2023) publication titled “Is more better when embedding ethics in CS courses?,” which investigates the impact of one and two embedded ethics modules within undergraduate computer science courses.

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00:00 Introduction

00:34 Paper abstract

01:56 One sentence summary

02:42 1 Introduction

03:16 3 Our embedded ethics program

03:34 41. Research questions

04:34 4.2 Methods

05:02 Results

05:08 5.1 Positive impact decreases and is restored by a subsequent module

06:25 5.2 A second module in the same semester provides little added benefit

07:45 5.3 Positive impact of EE modules is robust across many contexts

08:22 5.4 Replication of results showing positive impact from CS2 module

08:57 Discussion

09:43 Lingering questions and thoughts

09:53 Is there a point where you don’t think computer scientists need to focus on ethics in computing?

12:11 When should ethics be embedded within a CS class?

14:08 How might a person’s understanding of ethics in computing impact their careers in computing?

16:15 Outro