Class Schedule/Syllabus
| DATE | TOPIC | READINGS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| M Week 1 05/01/09 |
Welcome & overview; | ||
| W 05/13/09 |
Case Study: Therac | Ethics 7.5 Set Phasers on Stun (library reserve) |
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| F 05/15/09 |
Arguments | WA 1,2 | |
| M Week 2 05/18/09 |
Intro to ethics | WA 14: p 235-44 | |
| W 05/20/09 |
Ethical frameworks | Ethics 2 | Introductions(HW1); Analyzing argument(HW2) |
| F 05/22/09 |
ACM code of ethics; professional ethics | Ethics 8.1-8.5 Should Software Engineers be Licensed (TS) |
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| M Week 3 05/25/09 |
Memorial Day! No class. | ||
| W 05/27/09 |
Writing arguments | WA 3 Robots at War (TS) |
Ethical frameworks(HW3) |
| F 05/29/09 |
Computer reliability | Ethics 7.1-7.3 | |
| M Week 4 06/01/09 |
Structure of arguments | WA 4,5 | |
| W 06/03/09 |
Whistleblowing | Ethics 8.6 The Fed Who Blew the Whistle (TS) |
Book Selection/ Term Paper topics(HW4) |
| F 06/05/09 |
Writing for your audience | WA 7, HoaW activity rules (TS) | |
| M Week 5 06/09/09 |
Exam 1 | ||
| W 06/10/09 |
Visual Arts/Evidence | WA 6,9 | |
| F 06/12/09 |
Privacy | Ethics Chapter 5 except 5.11 | |
| M Week 6 06/15/09 |
Privacy cont. | Articles: CNN-Aiport Security, SFGate - Cell phone tracking, and AOL Searches - PCWorld (all on TS) | |
| W 06/17/09 |
FOS online/Spam & Email | Ethics 3.1-3.4 | Book reflections and review |
| F 06/19/09 |
FOS online/censorship | Ethics 3.5-3.9, Articles: ALA Statement on Filtering and Time-Iran and Twitter (TS) | |
| M Week 7 06/22/09 |
exam 1 discussion, IP | Ethics 4.1-4.5, Article: CoHE - Writing like a Doctor | |
| W 06/24/09 |
IP – Patents/Copyright, etc | Ethics 4.6-4.10, Articles: Class Notes - Fair Use?, Gainesville_Sun-Notetaking.pdf (TS) | Term Paper references(HW5) |
| F 06/26/09 |
Computers and work | Ethics 9.1-9.4 | |
| M Week 8 06/29/09 |
Book reflections discussion | ||
| W 07/01/09 |
Computer crime | 6.1-6.4 | Term paper RD(HW6). Bring hardcopy to class! |
| F 07/03/09 |
Holiday! No class. | ||
| M Week 9 07/06/09 |
Computer crime | Articles: Search and Destroy Engines, Hacktivism - Wikipedia (TS) | |
| W 07/08/09 |
Digital Divide/E-voting | Ethics 9.5 | Term paper critique(HW7) |
| F 07/10/09 |
Encryption/Term Paper critique | Ethics 5.11 | |
| M Week 10 07/13/09 |
E-voting | Ethics 6.5 | |
| W 07/15/09 |
Exam 2 | ||
| F 07/17/09 |
Cool current events | ||
| M Week 11 07/20/09 |
Term paper presentations | Term Paper due; EC due | |
| W 07/22/09 |
Term paper presentations | ||
| F 07/24/09 |
Term paper presentations | ||
| Final 07/29/09 |
2:50-5:40pm |