Readings are subject to change. Please always check the online syllabus.
Readings and assignments are subject to change.
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1 | 1/6 | Introduction | |
1/8 | Community: Face to Face and Online | Reading:
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2 | 1/13 | Third Places | Reading:
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1/15 | Research Methods | Reading:
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3 | 1/20 | Research Ethics | Reading:
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1/22 | Ethics Continued: Disguising Subjects in Published Accounts |
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4 | 1/27 | Design Factors | Reading: Online Site: Due: |
1/29 | Theory of Identity | Reading:
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5 | 2/3 | Identity Online | Reading:
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2/5 | Gender Online | Reading:
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6 | 2/10 (asb in Charlotte) | Growing Up Online | In Class:
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2/12 | Constructionism | Reading:
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7 | 2/17 | Deviant Behavior | Reading:
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2/19 | Governance | Reading:
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8 | 2/24 | Guest Lecture |
Richard Weil Community Relations Director Fusion Fall/Cartoon Network New Media Online Site: |
2/26 | Social Roles | Reading:
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9 | 3/3 | Participation and Lurking | Reading:
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3/5 (asb at SIGCSE) | Leadership and Hosting | Reading:
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10 | 3/10 | Virtual Architecture | Reading:
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3/12 | Online Privacy | Reading:
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11 | 3/17 & 3/19 | Spring Break (no class) | |
12 | 3/24 | The Social, the Technical, the Political | Reading:
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3/26 (asb at Radcliffe) | No class | TA available during class to answer questions about projects. | |
13 | 3/31 | Community Study Presentations | Due: Note: If you will be absent for any of the presentation days, please notify the TA before this date, so we can schedule your presentation on a different day. I expect several people may be at CHI on 4/9. |
4/2 | Community Study Presentations, cont. | ||
14 | 4/7 | Children & Controversial Information Online | Reading:
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4/9 (guest lecturer Andrea Forte) |
Wikipedia and the nature of "truth" | Reading:
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15 | 4/14 | Guest Lecture by Lynda Mitchell, founder of kidswithfoodallergies.org | Reading:
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4/16 | Online Cooperation and the Open Source Movement | Reading:
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16 | 4/21 | Design Presentations | |
4/23 | Design Presentations, continued + Final Exam Review | ||
17 | 4/27 | Final Exam | 11:30 am - 2:20 pm Final Exam Schedule |
Readings and assignments are subject to change.