Extended Abstract: Bridging Deep Tech Ethics, Community Literacy, and Computer Science Education

We present an assignment that leads students through a process of self-reflection, ethical analysis, and collaborative inquiry in a master’s level computer science course that blends professional communication and computing ethics. Students write a case-study narrative involving an ethical "failure" related to their own experiences as computer scientists. Rather than seeking a "right answer," the assignment provides students with an inquiry-based model of ethical decision-making drawn not from abstract principles but from practical wisdom informed by broader social, political, and historical conditions. Because we piloted both the course and the assignment in the spring of 2024, we discuss preliminary insights on the assignment and, more generally, on the possibilities of combining community literacy and deep tech ethics in the computer science classroom.