Schedule

The schedule shown below will likely change as we see how many discussions and debates are chosen under each topic. Each week's link may contain additional readings. These readings are due at the beginning of that week, as you may have a quiz based on them. The contents of the links should be considered a working list and will likely change.

Week Topic
(follow link for assignments)		 Ch. in Text
Discussions & Debates (on Thursdays)
Follow group letter link below for group members.
Possible chapter discussion questions are also listed.
1
1/13
 Introduction
Ubiquity of computers, benefits, risks
1
 1.11, 1.15, 1.16, 1.19, 1.29
2
1/20
 Privacy & Personal Information
Databases, Laws, Workplace Monitoring
2, 8.4
 2.12, 2.15, 2.20, 2.24, 2.28, 2.42, 2.43; 8.17
3
1/27
     A: Identity theft
4
2/3
 Encryption & Intercepting Information
Background, Cryptography, Encryption
3
 B: Cryptography: how it works, breaking the codes, ethical issues of code breaking
3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.18, 3.25, 3.26
5
2/10
 Reliability, Accountability & Liability
What can go wrong, Therac-25
4
 C: Case of the Killer Robot
4.7, 4.9, 4.10, 4.18, 4.25, 4.34, 4.37
6
2/17
  

D: Computer Crime (?)
Presentation on Tuesday this week.
7
2/24
 Freedom of Speech
Censorship, Children, Anonymity, Spam
5
 E (? spam already taken...)
5.11, 5.15, 5.17, 5.25, 5.29, 5.33, 5.37
8
3/3
  
F: Internet marketing with spam
9
3/10
 Intellectual Property
Copyright Law, Music, Solutions, Free software, Free-speech Issues
6
 G: Copying software: shareware, freeware, abandonware
6.14, 6.15, 6.17, 6.19, 6.22, 6.24, 6.28, 6.34, 6.37
 
3/17
 Spring Break - No class    
10
3/24
  
H Copy protection technology on CD and other media
11
3/31
 Computer Crime
Hacking Scams, Fraud, Civil Liberties online, security, Viruses
7
 I: Should Universities teach a course on hacking?
7.8, 79, 7.13, 7.16, 7.21, 7.28, 7.29
12
4/7
  
J: Is it a crime for the government/corporation to hack into your your machine
to see if you are doing anything illegal?
13
4/14

Computers and Work
The impact on employment, Work Environment
8
 K: Debate on the effect of technology on employment
8.9, 8.11, 8.29
14
4/21
 Computers' Impact on Society
Have's vs. Have-nots, Impact of computers, Bad technologies
9
 L: Electronically manipulating brains
9.7, 9.10, 9.11, 9.14, 9.22
15
4/28
 Professional Ethics and Responsibilities
Definitions, Ethical Guidelines
10
 10.21, 10.23, 10.29

 

Group Letters and Members
Use finger to get each others' email addresses.
The first name on each list is the default group organizer unless your group decides otherwise.
A Alam, Mohammad; Anfinsen, Jonathan;
B Dy, Franillo; Galeckas, Timothy; Golubovic, Milos;
C Gothier, Nicolas; Ji, Sam; Kongkaeow, Gantipp;
D Longin, Maksim; Attarwala, Mehdi; Kerper, Max;
E Lungstrom, Danny; Minkov, Max; Olmstead, Don;
F Palarz, Tomr; Perez, Isaac; Pirou, Yassir;
G Prasad, Arun; Rydstrom, Mats;
H Shen, Zhaoyang; Talwar, Divyal; Thakkar, Darshana;
I Trainys, Saule; Vazquez, Guillermo; Vyas, Om;
J Wagner, Christian; Ye, Jie Tang; Dannels, Grant;
K Zhang, Lihua; Zhu, Juliet; Shon, Minjung;
L Choi, Sunghee; Chang, Hsin-Ying; Dorman, Paul;
   


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