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B. Hutchins

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Classes with B. Hutchins

LIS 461

Data and Algorithms: Ethics and Policy

3 credits

LIS 461 introduces ethical, legal, and policy issues in analytics and algorithms, teaching students to critically analyze debates and apply moral reasoning to case studies.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.88 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=289 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 98.4% A/AB (n=126 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 95.9% A/AB (n=74 letter grades).

B. HutchinsDevansh Saxena+1 more

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026
LIS 706

Data Mining Planning and Management

3 credits

LIS 706 teaches planning, management, and assessment of data mining projects, including ethics, evaluation, and techniques like clustering and prediction.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.79 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

B. Hutchins

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample
LIS 999

Independent Reading and Research

1–4 credits

LIS 999 is an independent reading and research course where students conduct concentrated work on a self-selected subject and submit a final product.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Jonathan SenchyneKristin Eschenfelder+19 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026LIS 461Data and Algorithms: Ethics and Policy
Fall 2026LIS 706Data Mining Planning and Management
Fall 2026LIS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026LIS 999Independent Reading and Research

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