Universities and colleges have responded to the demand by creating new programs or revamping existing ones.
The number of undergraduate data science programs in the U.S. jumped from13 in 2014toat least 50as of September 2020.
Those expectations include training in ethics.
Only 50% of the degree programs we investigated required any coursework in ethics.
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Our results align withprior workthat found little attention is paid to ethics in data science degree programs.
It isnt hard to find examples of irresponsible use of data science.
We believe explicit training in ethical practices would better prepare a socially responsible data science workforce.
These guidelines prompt the question: How much training can we expect in an undergraduate degree?
The National Academies recommendtraining in 10 areas, including ethical problem solving, communication and data management.
