Week | Date | Topic | Readings | Assignment Due |
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1 | 8/22 | Welcome & Overview | ||
8/24 | Case Study: Therac-25 | "Medical Devices: The Therac-25" by Nancy Leveson | ||
2 | 8/29 | Reading Arguments | WA 1 & 2 | |
8/31 | Utilitarianism | Q Chapter 2, through end of 2.7 | ||
3 | 9/5 | Deontology & Social Contract Theory | Reread Q2.5; Q2.8-end of chapter | Reading the Argument of a Current Article |
9/7 | Feminine Ethics | "In a Different Voice by Carol Gilligan, pp. 25-39 |
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4 | 9/12 | Writing Arguments | WA 3 | |
9/14 | Professional Ethics | Q9 Article "Using the New ACM Code of Ethics in Decision Making" by Anderson et al (electronic reserve) |
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5 | 9/19 | Intellectual Property | Q4 through end of 4.6, pp. 155-184 | Applying Ethical Frameworks to a Dilemma I |
9/21 | Software as Intellectual Property | Q4.7-end of chapter, pp. 184-205 Browse Open Source Licensing: Links and Resources" |
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6 | 9/26 | Structure of Argument | WA 4 & 5 | |
9/29 | Social Issues & the Internet | Q3 | ||
7 | 10/3 | Term Paper Ideas | ||
10/5 | Using Evidence | WA 6 | ||
8 | 10/10 | Midterm | ||
10/12 | Case Studies in Using Evidence: The Cholera Epidemic & The Challenger Disaster | Tufte Visual and Statistical Thinking | ||
9 | 10/17 | Fall Break (no class) | ||
10/19 | Privacy | Q5 | ||
10 | 10/24 | Privacy, continued | Term Paper Outline | |
10/26 | The Patriot Act |
The Patriot Act (read Title II; glance over the rest) EFF Analysis of the Patriot Act |
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11 | 10/31 | Writing for an Audience | WA 7 & 8 | |
11/2 | Privacy & Security for Kids & Teens Online |
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12 | 11/7 | eVoting |
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11/9 | The Power of Simulation |
"Seductions of Sim" by Paul Starr | ||
13 | 11/14 | Term Paper Discussion | Term Papers | |
11/16 | Term paper discussion, continued | |||
14 | 11/21 | Software Reliability | Q7 | |
11/23 | Happy Thanksgiving! |
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15 | 11/28 | Wealth and Globalization | Q8 | |
11/30 | Internet Censorship in China & Other Nations | Wikipedia article on Internet Censorhip in China | Applying Ethical Frameworks to a Dilemma II | |
16 | 12/5 | The Changing Face of Work | "Christmas Unplugged" by Amy Bruckman | |
12/7 | Final Exam Review | Revised Term Papers (optional) |
Readings and assignments are subject to change.