Data Ethics Assignment

Description

You, along with a randomly assigned group of classmates, will be tasked with presenting and leading a discussion of one of four data ethics case studies developed by Princeton University. Links to these case studies can be found under “Materials” on the course webpage.

Presentation

Your presentation should brief (~5 minutes) but comprehensive enough that it effectively conveys the important nuances of the application discussed in your case study. During the presentation you should focus on the facts of the application and avoid interjecting your own opinions or ethical objections. You aren’t required to use any visual aids (ie: you don’t need to use slides/powerpoint) but I do suggest you at least create an outline that can be displayed for the class to refer to during discussion.

Discussion

Following your presentation, your team will lead a discussion (10-15 minutes) on the ethical challenges of your case study. During discussion you may interject your own opinions. You are welcome to make use of the embedded discussion questions and/or reflection section of the case study document, but you should be prepared to help guide the class throughout - the idea is that you are the experts on the case study you’ve presented.

Evaluation

Your group will be given a score on the presentation, discussion, and teamwork within your group according to the following guidelines:

• Presentation (5 pts)
  • Clarity - Did you clearly convey the application described in your case study and ethical challenges it contains?
  • Conciseness - Did you avoid being overly verbose, repeating information, and/or sharing irrelevant details? Did your presentation take approximately 5 minutes?
  • Objectiveness - Did you stick to the facts of your application and avoid interjecting personal opinions?
• Discussion Lead (10 pts)
  • Content - Was your group prepared to ask appropriate questions and follow-up with your own critiques or insights? Did you cover the most important aspects of your case study?
  • Engagement - Was your group able to engage the class with the questions you raised? Or was the discussion “top-down” with your group doing most of the talking?
  • Professionalism - Did your group come across as prepared, organized, and professional?
• Teamwork (5 pts)
  • Balance - Were speaking, presenting, and discussion responses approximately balanced across the members of your group
  • Coherence - Was everyone in your group sharing a cohesive and consistent message? Or were different group members presenting conflicting information? (On objective elements of the application - it is okay for group members to disagree on ethical issues)

You will receive a single score as a team, and the assignment will contribute to the “class participation” portion of your grade.