| Date |
Topic |
Assigned
Today |
Due
Today |
Readings |
| W Jan 9 |
Syllabus
and Introduction |
Assignment
1: Most Significant Influence |
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| M Jan 14 |
Risks |
Term Project Assignment Personality worksheet (in class) Topic worksheet |
Most Significant Influence due |
Multitasking: Multitasking Gen ... Distractions: Distraction Pay Attention Losing Touch: Your calls should be ... Responding to the Problem: High-tech Stress Quieting the Mind |
| W Jan 16 |
Risks
(cont) Team Term Project Selection |
Team
Topic Worksheet Team Rules of Conduct |
Term Project: Topic worksheet due at end of class |
Computer
Analogy Data Glut |
| F Jan 18 |
PRELIMINARY TEAM
ASSIGNMENTS ARE NOW POSTED |
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| M
Jan 21 |
MLK
Birthday: no class |
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| W Jan 23 |
Ethics |
Team
Project Summary Statement and Bibliography |
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| F Jan 25 |
TEAM ASSIGNMENTS FINAL | |||
| M Jan 28 |
Ethics
(cont) |
Term Project: Team Rules due Summary Statement and Bibliography due |
Ethics
for the Information Age excerpts Cyberethics excerpts |
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| M
Jan 28 |
Suchi
Mohanty, Library
Research |
Bring
Laptop |
library
course page Evaluating net resources |
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| W Jan 30 |
Ethics
(cont) |
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| M Feb 4 |
Ethics
(cont) |
reworked theses |
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| W Feb 6 |
How
Computers Work |
What is Information? | ||
| M Feb 11 |
Work Session Chef Robot |
exercise, p 18 in What is Information? | ||
| M
Feb 11 |
Work
Session |
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| W Feb 13 |
How
Computers Work (cont) |
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| M Feb 18 |
How
Computers Work (cont) |
Outlines and Interim Evaluations
due: T1 - T4 |
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| M
Feb 18 |
Ruby
Sinreich, Politics |
Pew,
Internet's ... Role Web 2.0 births Pol 2.0 Web 2.0 meets Politics Soc Nets & Campaigns |
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| W Feb 20 |
Reliability |
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Outlines and Interim Evaluations
due: T5 - T8 |
Why
Software Fails Virtual Case File Top 10 IT Disasters New |
| M Feb 25 |
Midterm
review |
Outlines and Interim Evaluations
due: T9 - T11 |
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| M
Feb 25 |
Mike
Reiter, Security |
Malware
Thieves Cybertheives go phishing What's a Botnet? Christmas Worm--Storm Hackers cut power grid Top Threats for 2008 |
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| W Feb 27 |
T1:
e-Voting T2: RFID Chips |
Outline and Interim Evaluations
due: T12 - T14 |
Remote
Voting Technology RFID handout U Wash Tracking RFID Hacking Underground |
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| M Mar 3 |
Midterm |
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| W Mar 5 |
Privacy |
Privacy Assignment | Value
of Privacy Gift of Fire excerpts Data Broker Merger (summary) Securing Very Important Data: Your Own Security vs. Privacy Optional additional resources: |
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| M
Mar 10 |
Spring
Break |
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| W
Mar 12 |
Spring
Break |
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| M Mar 17 |
Privacy (finish) Consumer |
Gattaca
Assignment |
Privacy: The Illusion of Security Consumer: Hierachy of Needs e-menus widgets Is Viral Viable? Captchas Privacy Policy Problems |
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| M
Mar 17 |
Gattaca
- not required. You may watch on your own. |
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| W Mar 19 |
T3:
Workplace e-Monitoring T4: Genetics and Privacy |
Term Papers due: T11 - T14 | Fingerprint
Scanners Help Companies Track Workers e-mail monitoring may violate European laws Genetics Handout Threats to Your Genetic Privacy Genetic Privacy Act and Commentary (Intro only) |
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| M Mar 24 |
Midterm
Review Consumer (cont) |
Term
Papers due: T7- T10 |
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| M
Mar 24 |
Pozefsky
and Ward, Games |
Digital Games Target Social
Change Serious Games in Education Snow World WoW Addiction Stories Men's Brains on Games |
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| W Mar 26 |
T5:Blogs
and Wikis T6: Digital Manipulation |
Privacy
Assignment due |
Blogs
Handout How the Blogs Torpedoed Dan Rather Wikipedia Today, Citisendium Tomorrow Digital Manipulation Handout Larry's Face Digital Deception |
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| M Mar 31 |
T7:
Gender, Under-represented Minorities and the Sciences T8: Digital Divide (One Laptop) |
|
Gattaca
Assignment due |
Gender
Differences Pozefsky IBM Interview G.A.M.E.S. Computer Science's Gender Gap (CMU) Gender Issues References Digital Divide Handout OLPC finally launches The TOP 10 Issues of OLPC |
| M
Mar 31 |
Term
Paper help session |
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| W Apr 2 |
T9:
Create a Sentient AI (ppt) T10: The Virtual Office |
Term Papers due: T3 - T6 |
Robotic
age poses ethical dilemma Sex and marriage with robots? Virtual Office Handout Telecommuting Grows It's time to telework |
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| M Apr 7 |
Social Issues | Virtual
World Assignment other virtual office hours |
Revised Term Papers due: T11 -
T14 Term Papers due: T1, T2 |
Simulation
aiding the injured The Uncanny Valley Pixar and the Uncanny Valley Real Life and Simulation |
| M Apr 7 | Gary
Bishop, Enabling
Technologies |
Digital
Diversity Crossing the Digital Divide accessible web design help for stuttering |
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| W Apr 9 | T11:
Public Information Online T12: Web Tracking (Adware) |
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Revised Term Papers and due: T9,
T10 |
Does
sex offender registry really work? Web Tracking Handout Behavioral advertising Web creator rejects web tracking |
| M Apr 14 | Social
Phenomena |
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Revised Term Papers due: T7, T8 Final evaluations due: T9 - T12 |
Virtual
Worlds: Immersive Perspective on Second Life Second life for Corporations I, Avatar excerpt Internet Addiction: Addicted to the Web Internet Addiction Disorder Losing touch: Afraid of Outdoors Hooked on Nature Last Child in the Woods excerpts
Growing up:Growing Up Online The Ugly: Cyberbullying Behind the hoax...suicide JuicyCampus backlash Web of Lies |
| M Apr 14 | privacy
video: No Place to Hide Privacy Assignment Discussion |
NSA's
Domestic Spying Big Brother Really Is Watching Digital Footprints |
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| W Apr 16 | T14: Centralized Medical Database | Integrative
Assignment |
Final evaluations due: T7, T8 | Google
Health Privacy Shield Crucial for Online Health Records |
| M Apr 21 | Intellectual
Property |
Virtual World Assignment due Revised Term Papers due: T3 - T6 Final evaluations due: T14 |
Spinello (excerpt) Measuring Fair Use The Copyright Grab Rowling Law Suit |
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| M
Apr 21 |
Fred
Stutzman, Social
Networks |
Why
Youth Love Social Networks Online Chat inspired by Real Chat Web Playgrounds of the Very Young Facebook's New Privacy Settings |
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| W Apr 23 | Review |
Revised Term Papers due: T1, T2 Final evaluations due: T1 - T6 |
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| S Apr 26 |
replay No Place to Hide Sitterson 014 2:00 p.m. |
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| M Apr 28 | Integrative Assignment due 6 pm (electronic only) | |||
| F May 2 | Final (noon) |