Politics and Ethics of Data Analytics in the Public Sector

University of Michigan via Coursera

Go to Course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/politics-and-ethics-of-data-analytics-in-the-public-sector

Introduction

Explore common ethical challenges associated with data, data analytics, and randomized controlled trials in the public sector

Understand the ethical issues related to data systems and data analysis by understanding frameworks, codes of ethics, and professional guidelines

Conduct an applied policy options analysis using authentic data from a real-world case study

Syllabus

Week 1: The Power and Politics of Data

Welcome to the fourth and the last course in the Data Analytics in the Public Sector with R Certificate— Politics and Ethics of Data Analytics in the Public Sector. This week, you will begin to develop a competent understanding of politics and ethical challenges in data analytics.

Week 2: Professional Ethics for Data Analysts

Welcome to Week 2! This week you will dive deeper into the ethical challenges in the profession of data analyst and learn how to respond to these ethical challenges. You will get learn through authentic examples and case studies.

Week 3: Bringing it All Together in a Case Study

Welcome to Week 3, the last week of this course! This week you will get to apply all that you learned in this course and the Data Analytics in the Public Sector with R Certificate through a capstone project. You will work with an authentic case study of “Providing Pensions for the Poor in Mexico.”