{"id":298,"date":"2019-11-03T12:38:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T12:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2021-09-01T21:32:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T21:32:04","slug":"values-goals-and-practices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/values-goals-and-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Values, Goals, and Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Values<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital and Computational Studies [DCS] courses are built on\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">values<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>Equity, Decolonizing, <\/b>and<b> Social Justice<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">curriculum <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><b>Critical Digital Studies <\/b>and<b> Programming in context<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">using the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">methods <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><b>Design, Modeling,<\/b> and <b>Storytelling, for a purpose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While any individual course might emphasis a particular domain, the DCS program values the entire structure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/files\/2019\/11\/DCS_ValuesCurriculumMethods.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/files\/2019\/11\/DCS_ValuesCurriculumMethods-400x148.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/files\/2019\/11\/DCS_ValuesCurriculumMethods-400x148.png 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/files\/2019\/11\/DCS_ValuesCurriculumMethods-200x74.png 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/files\/2019\/11\/DCS_ValuesCurriculumMethods.png 615w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Goals<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">goal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Digital and Computational Studies is to bridge the liberal arts education in the spirit of interdisciplinarity to computing and the digital world.\u00a0 We are committed to actively creating digital and computational spaces that are radically inclusive. Our core commitment is to integrate equity and social justice throughout our curriculum, and engaging students in metacognition to support this work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Practices<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital and Computational Studies Courses fall into a continuum of experiences that range from critical digital studies to programming, with an integrated core that embraces both. Digital and Computational Studies experiences also include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community engagement &#8211; inspiration from and engagement in our local, cultural, and\/or disciplinary communities, including interdisciplinary and between community work and communication;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design, modeling, and application with intentional compassion;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing a welcoming community that encourages creativity, imagination, growth mindset, revision, and experimentation;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Equitable] Co-Leadership &#8211; inviting collaborators to share strengths, build on weaknesses, and contribute to a broader shared understanding.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/files\/2019\/11\/DCS_Curriculum.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/files\/2019\/11\/DCS_Curriculum-400x222.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/files\/2019\/11\/DCS_Curriculum-400x222.png 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/files\/2019\/11\/DCS_Curriculum-200x111.png 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/files\/2019\/11\/DCS_Curriculum.png 436w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples of Critical Digital Studies courses (may include programming or other digital tools)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DCS 106 TechnoGenderCulture<\/span><\/li>\n<li>DCS 304 Community Organizing in a Digital World<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples of Integrated Core courses (include a mix of programming and digital critical studies in an applied context)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DCS 105 Calling Bull with R<\/span><\/li>\n<li>DCS 204 Data Cultures (R)<\/li>\n<li>DCS 375 Network Analysis (R)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples of Programming Courses (often also include critical digital studies, often in an applied context)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DCS 103 People, Places, Prose, and Programming (R)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>DCS 108 Introduction to Computation for Science and Math (Octave\/Matlab)<\/li>\n<li>DC\/MU 219 Composing Sonic Systems (Pure Data)<\/li>\n<li>DCS 210 Programming for Data Analysis and Visualization (Python)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/digital-computational-studies\/courses\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">courses page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more information on all courses offered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DCS student quotes:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s making me check my privilege and want to find ways to create fair algorithms&#8230;DCS\u2019s core commitment to equality and social justice really seems to be a topic [of] importance\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u201cHistorically speaking, data has been controlled by a very specific group of people.\u00a0 As a result, many people have been left out of the data creation process thus creating implicit bias within our data.\u00a0 \u2026 by shifting the paradigm in which data exists to be more accessible and usable I think that we will see a more equitable e-universe.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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