#  Gov 2430: Data Science to Save the World 

 





 Semester:   Fall 

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 Year offered:  2013 

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 Link: [Course Website](http://dataprivacylab.org/courses/dataworld/index.html) 

 

 

 

Sort**Professor:**

[Latanya Sweeney, Ph.D.](http://dataprivacylab.org/people/sweeney/index.html) ([email](mailto:latanya@mit.edu))

**Lecture-Lab:**

Thursdays, 4-6pm, CGIS K-107

**Office Hours:**

4-6pm on Tuesdays, CGIS Knafel 310





**Course Description**

> This course explores ways to create and use technology to assess and solve real-world societal, political and governance problems. Case studies involve real-world data (e.g., twitter, online ads, and images). Teaching-learning occurs in a hands-on lab format.
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> There is no required textbook for this course. Instead, we will provide any course handouts on this, the course web site.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Government ](/classes/government)