Technology, machines, and AI significantly impact nearly every aspect of our daily lives. Yet, computing ethics knowledge remains largely inaccessible, especially to non-computer science students. To address this, we designed an inclusive, interdisciplinary course on computing ethics and pedagogical principles. As part of this course, undergraduate students (N = 21) partnered with seven non-computer science faculty to co-create a computing ethics module for each of their courses. Building on the course’s diverse content, rich class discussions, and engaging activities, students shaped the learning experiences of future students through the successful co-creation of curricular materials. Student reception of our course was overwhelmingly positive, though some students noted an imbalance in how responsibilities were shared with faculty. Through our novel approach to curriculum development, a broader range of students will have access to critical knowledge affecting their daily lives. By teaching students how to teach others, our approach expands who engages with computational ethics and helps democratize knowledge about technology and its social and ethical implications.

Thu 19 Feb

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10:40 - 12:00
Teaching Ethics Across the Computing CurriculumPapers at Meeting Room 101
Chair(s): Rajagopal Venkatesaramani Northeastern University, USA
10:40
20m
Talk
Experience Report: Teaching Computer Science Ethics using Science Fiction Across Multiple Institutions and Course Types
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Emanuelle Burton College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Judy Goldsmith University of Kentucky, Nicholas Mattei Tulane University, Matthew Spradling University of Michigan-Flint, Alan Tsang Carleton University, Nanette Veilleux Simmons University
11:00
20m
Talk
How AI Ethics is Taught: Insights from a Syllabus-Level Review of U.S. Computing CoursesGlobal
Papers
Wajdi Aljedaani Saud Data & Artifical Intelligent Authority, Parthasarathy PD BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus
11:20
20m
Talk
Impacts of Adding Ethics Modules to Individual Computing Courses
Papers
William Rebelsky Grinnell College
11:40
20m
Talk
Student/Faculty Partnerships to Teach Computing Ethics Beyond the Computer Science Classroom
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Elshaddai Muchuwa Franklin and Marshall College, Jason Wilson Franklin and Marshall College