Colloquium II is an academic course that builds upon the foundation of Scholars learning in Colloquium I. Students will continue to discuss, propose, critique, simulate, and practice. Students will be asked to apply critical thinking and ethical frameworks to Data Justice topics, issues, and principles through reading, discussion, and group projects.

Through the internship practicum, students will be applying a data justice framework in a professional setting. Upon completion of 90 hours of supervised skill building via an approved internship, students will understand the connections between critical data theory and data justice in practice. In addition to their internship hours, their knowledge and skills will be assessed during weekly course meetings, through prompted journal entries, check-ins, and a poster at Scholars Academic Showcase. Their internship will be required to have an orientation towards building equity in the Information and Technology sector, building community awareness around data justice issues, or supporting an organization working on a community data justice issue.

Through the service-learning practicum, students will be applying a data justice framework in a professional setting. Upon completion of 90 hours of supervised skill building via service learning experiences, students will understand the connections between critical data theory and data justice in practice. In addition to their service-learning hours, their knowledge and skills will be assessed through prompted journal entries, check-ins, and a poster at Scholars Academic Showcase. Their service-learning will be required to have an orientation towards building equity in the Information and Technology sector, building community awareness around data justice issues, or supporting an organization working on a community data justice issue.

Through the research practicum, students will be applying a data justice framework to a research question. Upon completion of the research project, students will more deeply understand the connections between critical data theory and data justice. Their knowledge and skills will be assessed through check-ins, an annotated bibliography, a literature review, a prospectus, and a poster on that research presented at Scholars Academic Showcase. Their research will have an orientation towards building equity in the Information and technology sector, building community awareness around data justice issues, or supporting existing work on a community data justice issue.