Class Schedule/Syllabus

DATE TOPIC READINGS ASSIGNMENTS
T Week 1
05/18/10
Welcome & overview; 1.1,1.2
Th
05/20/10
Ethics, Ethical Frameworks Ch 2 HW1: Intro
T Week 2
05/25/10
Arguments Ch 3 HW2: TP topic brainstorming
Th
05/27/10
Structure of args Interview with an Adware Author (TS)
CoHE-Writing Like a Doctor(TS)
HW3: Ethical frameworks
T Week 3
06/01/10
Professional Ethics Ch 4 HW4: Analyzing arguments, HW5: TP proposal
Th
06/03/10
Whistleblowing The Fed Who Blew the Whistle (TS)
HoaW Rules (TS)
T Week 4
06/08/10
Privacy Ch 5 HW6: TP Outline
Th
06/10/10
Privacy, cont. Evan Ratliff - Gone Forever (TS)
Evan Ratliff - I Tried to Disappear (TS)
Read Gone Forever first, then I Tried to Disappear
T Week 5
06/15/10
Security/Encryption Ch 6 HW7: TP Refs
Th
06/17/10
Security/Encryption, cont. Hacking the Hill (TS)
Heartland Payment Systems Hit by Security Breach (TS)
HW8: Cookies
T Week 6
06/22/10
Crime/Hacking Ch 7
Th
06/24/10
Crime/Hacking, cont. US Intel. Analyst Arrested (TS)
Wikileaks and National Security(TS)
The Robin Hood Hacker (TS)
HW9: TP Draft - Bring hardcopy to class with you!
T Week 7
06/29/10
Midterm Exam
Th
07/01/10
E-voting
T Week 8
07/06/10
Intellectual Property Ch 8
Th
07/08/10
IP, cont. Class Notes: Fair Use? (TS)
Gainesville Sun - Notetaking (TS)
Fox News Columnis Pays Big Price (TS)
T Week 9
07/13/10
Freedom of Speech/Commerce Ch. 9 (1-5)
ALA Statement on Filtering(TS)
Time - Iran and Twitter(TS)
Th
07/15/10
FoS, cont. Ch 9 (6-8)
Atomic John (TS)
Online Plagiarism Tutorial
T Week 10
07/20/10
Social Implications Ch. 10 (1-4)
Robots at War (TS)
NYTimes-School Bullies(TS)
Term Paper due, E.C. due
Th
07/22/10
Social Implications, cont. Ch. 10(5-6)
Rolling Stone-Trilogy(TS)
Fast Company-Insanity Inc (TS)
T Week 11
07/27/10
Debates
Th
07/29/10
Debates
Th
08/05/10
Final 11:30am-2:20pm