CS 195: Social Implications of Computer Technology

UC Berkeley, Fall 2025

Professor Lisa Yan

she/her

yanlisa@berkeley.edu

Schedule

Week 01

Thu 08/28

Lecture Free Speech

RequiredWelcome Survey, Due Fri 9/05 11:59pm

Week 02

Thu 09/04

Lecture Social Connection and Time Well-Spent

OptionalSocial Media Survey

Week 03

Thu 09/11

Lecture Software Risks and Professional Ethics

RequiredEthical Case Studies, Due Wed 9/17 11:59pm

Fri 09/12

Project 1 Podcast 1 Released

RequiredGroup matching form, Due Thu 9/18 11:59pm

Week 04

Thu 09/18

Lecture Data Privacy

Week 05

Thu 09/25

Lecture Technosolutionism

Week 06

Thu 10/02

Lecture GenAI I - What Is It?

Week 07

Thu 10/09

Lecture GenAI – Resources & Labor

Project 1 Podcast 1 Due

Week 08

Thu 10/16

Lecture The Gig Economy

Fri 10/17

Project 1 Peer Reviews 1 Due

Week 09

Thu 10/23

Lecture Government Censorship and Surveillance

Week 10

Thu 10/30

Lecture GenAI III - Education

Week 11

Thu 11/06

Lecture Guest Lecture / TBD

Fri 11/07

Project 2 Podcast 2 Released

Week 12

Thu 11/13

Lecture Guest Lecture / TBD

Week 13

Thu 11/20

Lecture Guest Lecture / TBD

Project 2 Podcast 2 Due

Week 14

Thu 11/27

Thanksgiving break (no class)

Week 15

Thu 12/04

Lecture Closing and Next Steps

Project 2 Peer Reviews 2 Due