First Year Seminar 191MCS26 - FYS- Topics in CICS
Fall
2026
06
1.00
Varun Ritesh Gandhi
F 2:30PM 3:20PM
UMass Amherst
21119
Lederle Grad Res Center A104A
vgandhi@umass.edu
First Year Seminars in the College of Information and Computer Sciences are designed to support students in their transition to college and to introduce them to a topic in computer science.
First-year (R1ST) Title: Ethics of AI
'With great power, comes great responsibility.' As an incoming Computer Scientist, you will explore and discuss the ethical quandaries that continue to emerge in the field, particularly surrounding artificial intelligence. In this course, you will read articles and other media that touch on these ethical issues, and engage with them via small group discussion, presentations, and more.