Readings and assignments are subject to change. Please always check the online syllabus.
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1/10 | Introduction | |
1/12 | Community: Face to Face and Online | Reading:
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1/17 | Third Places | Reading:
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1/19 | Research Methods | Reading:
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1/24 | Research Ethics | Reading:
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1/26 | No class | 1/31 | Ethics Continued: Disguising Subjects in Published Accounts |
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2/2 | Design Factors | Reading:
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2/7 | Theory of Identity | Reading:
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2/9 | Identity Online | Reading:
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2/14 (CSCW) | Gender Online |
Guest Lecture by Jill Dimond Reading:
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2/16 (CSCW) | Constructionism |
Guest Lecture by Betsy Disalvo Reading:
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2/21 | Deviant Behavior | Reading:
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2/23 | Governance | Reading:
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2/28 | The Social, the Technical, the Political | Reading:
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3/1 | Social Roles | Reading:
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3/6 | Participation and Lurking | Reading:
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3/8 | Virtual Architecture | Reading:
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3/13 | Guest Lecture: Mike Dowdle | Online site: |
3/15 | Guest Lecture: Chris Waldron |
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3/20 & 3/22 | Spring Break (no class) | |
3/27 | Community Study Presentations | |
3/29 | Community Study Presentations, continued | |
4/3 | Intellectual Property and Online Remix | Guest Lecture by Casey Fiesler Reading:
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4/5 | Leadership and Hosting |
Guest Lecture by Kurt Luther Reading:
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4/10 | Children & Controversial Information Online | Reading:
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4/12 | Online Privacy | Reading:
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4/17 | Online Cooperation and the Open Source Movement | Reading:
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4/19 | Wikipedia and the nature of "truth" | Reading:
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4/24 | No class | |
4/26 | Design Presentations |
Readings and assignments are subject to change.