Age of Algorithms
Welcome to The Age of Algorithms
In this module, you will learn about algorithms and how they might affect the results you might retrieve when searching library databases and other online resources. Learning more about algorithms and algorithmic bias will allow you take advantage of the benefits these offer and use them more effectively.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Describe algorithms and their pervasiveness
- Identify key concerns surrounding algorithmic bias
- Recognize the psychological, physiological, and sociological effects of algorithms, the attention economy, and digital polarization
Items Due for this Module
- Post and reply to classmates in "The Age of Algorithms" Discussion
- Submit the "The Age of Algorithms" Assignment
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