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A Mini-Seminar: Teaching Ethics In Mathematics In An Hour A Week, Allison N. Miller
A Mini-Seminar: Teaching Ethics In Mathematics In An Hour A Week, Allison N. Miller
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This article describes a one-credit class on ethics in mathematics, which met once a week for an hour and discussed topics in cryptography, algorithms and big data, and the role of mathematics in public life. I offer anecdotal evidence that even a course with relatively little time commitment for both students and faculty can have a significant impact on students' understanding of and interest in ethics in mathematics. I also collect recommendations and resources in the hopes of encouraging others to consider teaching such a course.
A Case For Ethics In The Mathematics Major Curriculum, Feryal Alayont
A Case For Ethics In The Mathematics Major Curriculum, Feryal Alayont
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
When our students enter the workforce, be it in academia or in business, industry, government, they will be forced to make decisions about various ethical dilemmas. Once in a while, the scandalous stories like that of Enron, the three German auto-makers’ diesel fuel pact, and the Equifax data breach make the headlines. However, employees at every workplace are faced with small to large-scale ethical situations almost daily. In our majors’ future careers, a manager can be using an inappropriate graphic to display data to make the numbers look better, or the data collection processes used in a large public policy …