https://msucerl.org/cmse101/tags/week-2/Recent content in Week 2 on AI and Society CourseHugoen-usTue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://msucerl.org/cmse101/assignments/week-02/Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://msucerl.org/cmse101/assignments/week-02/<h2 id="week-2-assignment-data-analysis-exercise">Week 2 Assignment: Data Analysis Exercise</h2> <p><strong>Due:</strong> End of Week 2 | <strong>Format:</strong> Short report + visualization | <strong>Length:</strong> 400-600 words</p> <hr> <h2 id="-assignment-overview">📝 Assignment Overview</h2> <p>You&rsquo;ll select a real dataset and analyze it through the lens of what you learned about data quality, representation, and how training decisions affect AI systems.</p> <hr> <h2 id="-instructions">📋 Instructions</h2> <h3 id="part-1-dataset-selection--exploration">Part 1: Dataset Selection &amp; Exploration</h3> <ol> <li>Find a dataset that interests you (suggestions: Kaggle, UCI ML Repository, Google Dataset Search, or your field&rsquo;s data repository)</li> <li>Download or access the dataset</li> <li>Document: <ul> <li>What does the dataset contain?</li> <li>How many records/observations?</li> <li>What features/variables?</li> <li>Who collected it and why?</li> </ul> </li> </ol> <h3 id="part-2-critical-analysis-400-600-words">Part 2: Critical Analysis (400-600 words)</h3> <p>Write a report addressing:</p>