Week | Date | Topic | Readings | Assignment Due |
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1 | 8/17 | Welcome & Overview | ||
8/19 | Case Study: Therac-25 | "Medical Devices: The Therac-25" by Nancy Leveson | ||
2 | 8/24 | Benefits of Computing | GF 1 | |
8/26 | Reading Arguments | WA 1 & 2 | ||
3 | 8/31 | Utilitarianism | GF 10.1 | Reading the argument of a current article |
9/1 | Deontology | "Introduction to Ethics" by Michael Quinn (electronic reserve) | ||
4 | 9/7 | Feminine Ethics | "In a Different Voice," pages 25-39, by Carol Gilligan (electronic reserve) (The whole chapter is on reserve, but you only need to read those pages.) |
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9/9 | Writing Arguments | WA 3 | ||
5 | 9/14 | Professional Ethics | GF 10.2, 10.3, Appendix A Article "Using the New ACM Code of Ethics in Decision Making" by Anderson et al (electronic reserve) |
Applying three ethical frameworks to a dilemma |
9/16 | Privacy | GF 2 | ||
6 | 9/21 | Privacy, cont. | ||
9/23 | Online Privacy Policies | "Privacy Policies as Decision-Making Tools: An Evaluation of Online Privacy Notices" by Carlos Jensen and Colin Potts |
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7 | 9/28 | Cryptography & Interception of Communications |
GF 3 |
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9/30 | Term Paper Ideas |
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8 | 10/5 | Structure of Argument | WA 4 & 5 | |
10/7 | Midterm |
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9 | 10/12 | Computers & Work | "Christmas Unplugged" by Amy Bruckman GF 8 |
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10/14 | Using Evidence | WA 6 | ||
10 | 10/19 | Fall Break (no class) | ||
10/21 | Case Studies in Using Evidence: The Cholera Epidemic & The Challenger Disaster | Tufte Visual and Statistical Thinking | Term Paper Outline | |
11 | 10/26 | Writing for an Audience | WA 7 & 8 | |
10/28 | Electronic Voting | Research Electronic Voting & Democracy | ||
12 | 11/2 | Electronic Democracy | Class articles summaries on CoWeb | |
11/4 | Freedom of Speech | GF 5 | ||
13 | 11/9 | Internet Filtering & Children Accessing Controversial Information Online | Teen safety on the information superhighway Read the websites of: |
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11/11 | Term Paper Discussion | Term Papers | ||
14 | 11/16 | Intellectual Property | GF 6 | |
11/18 | The Power of Simulation |
"Seductions of Sim" by Paul Starr GF 4.5 |
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15 | 11/23 | Privacy, Security, and Government | USA Patriot Act and EFF Analysis |
Patriot Act exercise |
11/25 | Happy Thanksgiving! (no class) |
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16 | 11/30 | Broader Issues | GF 9 |
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12/2 | No class | Revised Term Papers (optional) |
Readings and assignments are subject to change.