Welcome to Design 283Q: Tinkering with Inequity in Emerging tech! Over the next 10 weeks this course will explore the intersection of emerging technology and social inequity through a interdisciplinary, global angle. Students will delve into the ways in which technology both perpetuates and can potentially help solve societal inequities through readings, in-class activities, guest speakers and more!


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Week 1: Tech Determinism and Discriminatory Design

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Week 4: Needfinding and Design Justice

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Week 7: Brainstorming

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Week 10: Playtest

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Week 2: AI and Healthcare

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Week 5: AI and Art

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Week 8: Prototyping

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Week 3: The Attention Economy

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Week 6: Synthesis and Ideation

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Week 9: Testing and Design Critique

Field Trip: Museum of Craft and Design [Mr. Roboto]

Field Trip: MisAlignment Museum