Detailed policies are in the official syllabus. However, a couple of things are
worth stressing. This is a graduate seminar. We expect regular
attendance, participation, and engagement. You will learn as much from each other
as from us.
There are two textbooks for this class, in addition to readings in PDF
format that we will make available. The two textbooks are The Book
of Why by Judea Pearl and Dana Mackenzie and Local Justice
by Jon Elster.
PREREQUISITES
Prerequisites: Enrollment as a DCDS Ph.D. student or
permission of instructor.
CLASS
Class meets on Thursdays from 1:00 PM to 3:50 PM
in Jolley 517 (except Week 1, when we will meet in 431).
Date
Topics
Readings
Extras
Jan 16
Introduction. Course overview. Doing responsible science and
data science.
Oppenheimer (1945), Wolpert (1989), Weiner (1960), Samuel (1960)