Data Governance, Ethics, and Privacy

Catalog description

For students working at the intersection of urban policy, planning, and applied data science, this course examines the ethical, legal, and governance challenges of using data and technology in complex urban systems. As cities increasingly rely on data to shape decisions in sectors like economic development, housing, mobility, public health, and resilience, new questions arise around how to make data practices ethical, equitable, accessible, and usable. Through frameworks in data ethics and governance, case studies in public interest technology and participatory science, and engagement with both traditional and non-traditional data, students will explore how to design and evaluate data policy and systems that serve the public good.