CSE 163

Humanistic Computing�

Suh Young Choi�

🎶 Listening to: Alan Becker

💬 Before Class: What is the coolest place you’ve traveled to?

Last Time

• Data Literacy
• EDA

This Time

• Humanistic Computing
• Data in Context
• Intro to Ethics

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Announcements

• Reading Assignment 3 due next Monday (Feb 2)

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• THA 3 Peer Reviews out now! Due next Wednesday (Feb 4)

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• Project/Portfolio Part 1 due next Thursday (Feb 5)

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• THA 4 released now; due in 2 weeks (Feb 12)

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• Lowest section score for the quarter will be dropped

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Humanistic Computing

• Data as representation over reality
• Complementary skills over competing ones
• Interpretation over prediction

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• Ask questions, be aware of context, and consider consequences!

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Documentation

• File headers
• Doc-strings
• Type annotations
• In-line comments
• Separate documents (docs)

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Objectivity…

… doesn’t really exist!

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Analysis creates interpretation rather than certainty

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Be mindful of what you can and cannot claim based on the results of your analysis.

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What questions were answered, and what questions were generated?

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Getting Answers

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Answer on Slido!

What questions might this plot answer?

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Asking Questions

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Answer on Slido!

What questions might we have after viewing this plot?

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Group Work:

Best Practices

When you first working with this group:

• Introduce yourself!
• If possible, angle one of your screens so that everyone can discuss together

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Tips:

• Starts with making sure everyone agrees to work on the same problem
• Make sure everyone gets a chance to contribute!
• Ask if everyone agrees and periodically ask each other questions!
• Call TAs over for help if you need any!

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Next Time

• Object-Oriented Programming

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Before Next Time

• Complete Lesson 10
• Remember not for points, but do go towards Weekly Tokens
• Continue Reading Assignment 3
• THA 3 Peer Reviews

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