INST366

Privacy, Security and Ethics for Big Data

Prerequisite: INST201 or INST301; or permission of instructor. Evaluates major privacy and security questions raised by big data, Internet of things (IoT), wearables, ubiquitous sensing, social sharing platforms, and other AI-driven systems. Covers history of research ethics and considers how ethical frameworks can and should be applied to digital data.

Spring 2026

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Average rating: 4.83

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Fall 2025

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Average rating: 4.50

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Average rating: 4.83

Summer 2025

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Spring 2025

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Average rating: 4.50

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Average rating: 4.83

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Average rating: 5.00

Past Semesters

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Average rating: 4.50

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Average rating: 4.17

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Average rating: 4.17

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Average rating: 4.83

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Average rating: 4.00

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.40 between 1,470 students*

INST366 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 18.23%
A: 22.65%
A+: 25.71%
B-: 4.49%
B: 8.5%
B+: 7.41%
C-: 1.84%
C: 2.18%
C+: 3.13%
D-: 0.48%
D: 0.41%
D+: 0.61%
F: 2.65%
W: 1.56%
other: 0.14%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.