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Date
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Topic
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Reading
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Handouts |
Assignment Due
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1
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1/28
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Course Overview & Team Selection
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None
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2
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1/30
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Topics Selection
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None |
Topic
Selection Guidance (distributed in class)
Assignment
1
Writing
Guidance |
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3
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2/4
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Ethical Frameworks
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Cheng: "It's
Time To Raise My Hand"
Tevani, Ch2 (in
BlackBoard)
FYI...SCU: A
Framework for Thinking Ethically
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4
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2/6
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Legal & Professional Frameworks
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Berzai: How
Ethical Theories Apply to IT Professionals
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2/11
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Analysis Framework
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None -- In-Class Workshop
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Analysis
Framework
In-class case |
Assignment
1
Topic
Readings
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6
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2/13
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Computing History &
The Ethical Considerations of ICTs
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7
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2/18
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Adoption of Disruptive
Technology
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Cortado: Adoptions
of Disruptive Technologies That Worked and Others That Did Not (PDF)
Economist: The
shock of the new
McKinsey Report: Disruptive
technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the
global economy (PDF) - it's long, so feel free to skim!
How
Technology Evolves
Wired: The
Day Napster Died
Gartner: Top
10 Disruptive Trends for 2014
Supreme
Court to review Aereo v. ABC copyright case
Commentary: The Ethics
Of Torrents
3D
Printers Create a New World of Possibility and Controversy |
Ethical
Analysis #1
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8
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2/20
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Creativity & Maker Culture
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The
Maker Movement Manifesto: A conversation with Mark Hatch on a
creative revolution
The
Tension Between Innovation and Ethics
Economist: More
than just digital quilting
P2P Foundation: Maker
Movement
Chris Anderson: Today’s
‘Maker Movement’ Is The New Industrial Revolution (Video)
Coders’
Rights Project Reverse Engineering FAQ
Guardian: The
internet has created a new industrial revolution |
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9
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2/25
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Patents, Copyrights, & Fair
Use
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NOLO: The
'Fair Use' Rule: When Use of Copyrighted Material is Acceptable
Wren: Theory
and reality for software patents: good in concept, not so good in
practice (PDF)
Crichton: Patenting
Life (and/or) CNN:
Court: Human genes cannot be patented
Grahm: Liability
of reverse engineering
News.Com Amazon
recalls (and embodies) Orwell's '1984'
EFF: Celebrating
Fair Use for Copyright Week
Steele: The
NFL Flexes its Copyright Muscle
(FYI: Stanford
Summaries of Fair Use Cases)
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10
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2/27
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Writing Workshop
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ťNone
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Writing
Workshop Guidelines
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DRAFT
Ethical Analysis #1 (3 hardcopies)
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11
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3/4
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'Ownership' Concepts in the
Digital Age
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File
Sharing: A debate
Stallman: The
Right to Read
Doctorow: What
happens with digital rights management in the real world?
Guardian: Do
you own your digital content?
Newitz: Dangerous
Terms: A User's Guide to EULAs
Techdirt: How
The Copyright Industry Made Your Computer Less Safe
Wired: Supreme
Court OKs $222K Verdict for Sharing 24 Songs
Microsoft: Xbox
360 Digital Rights Management FAQ (Just an FYI)
Network World: Jailed
for jailbreaking
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FINAL
Ethical Analysis #1
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12
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3/6
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Torrents & Influencing
Global Information Flows
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RT: BitTorrent
ethics: Punishing piracy or criminalizing sharing?
EFF: Packet
Forgery By ISPs: A Report on the Comcast Affair
Sherman: Deleted
"Sensitive" Web Sites Still Available via Google
The
Streisand Effect. (Yes, I am using Wikipedia as a
source, but it's the best one out there for this particular item.)
Ingrahm: News
as a process: How journalism works in the age of Twitter
Penenberg: Bitcoins,
Wikileaks, 3D printers, PGP and the gov’s battle against
information
McCullagh: Security
warning draws DMCA threat
FYI: Good Torrent News Resource: TorrentFreak
FYI: We
Fight Censorship (the site & the article)
FYI: Should
Internet Service Providers Fear Peer-Assisted Content
Distribution? (PDF)
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Midterm
Review Guide
(handed out in class only)
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13
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3/11
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Minors' Rights & Use of
Technology
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WaPo: Is
technology sapping children’s creativity?
Howley: Children
and Smartphones: What’s the Right Age?
PrivacyRights: Children's
Safety on the Internet
AdWeek: Facebook
Parents Object to Use of Teens' Images in Ads
ALA: Minors
and Internet Interactivity: An Interpretation of the Library Bill
of Rights
KQED: What
Teens Feel About Privacy and Social Media
Saritzky: Online
Privacy and “Generation C”: The Rights and Responsibilities
Related to Children’s Use of the Internet
EFF: Are
You A Teenager Who Reads News Online? According to the Justice
Department, You May Be a Criminal (this ties back to the
need to reform the CFAA)
Skim: FTC: Complying
with COPPA
Examiner: Supreme
Court upholds video game rights
NBC: California
law allows kids to erase Internet mistakes
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Ethical
Analysis #2
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14
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3/13
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Midterm
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Postponed Due to Campus Closure
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!! Spring Break !!
(3/18 & 3/20)
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None
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15
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3/25
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Gaming & Internet addiction
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Grant, et.al: Introduction
to Behavioral Addictions
Psychology Today: Are
Video Games Addictive?
CTV: South
Korea considers measures to tackle online gaming addiction
Nextweb: A
quiet killer: Why video games are so addictive
Wired UK: Flappy
Bird creator pulled game over addiction concerns
Atlantic: Exploiting
the Neuroscience of Internet Addiction
Griffiths: Does
Internet and computer" addiction" exist? Some case study evidence
(PDF)
Psychology Today: Internet
Porn Addiction – Why Is Free Porn So Irresistible?
Salon: Internet
addiction is just the next evolutionary step
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Sample
Professional Ethics Codes |
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16
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3/27
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Midterm, Take 2
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None
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17
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4/1
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Sexism
& Racism, & Violence in Video Games |
Kotaku: What
It's Like To Be A Woman Making Video Games
Salon: Video
games’ race problem goes all the way to the top
Professor
Nakamura Discusses Discriminatory Behavior in Video Games
Tillack: A
critique of the morality of violent video games
Consalvo: Confronting
toxic gamer culture: A challenge for feminist game studies
scholars
Kotaku: How
Not To Address Homosexuality In Gaming
Extra Credits: True
Female Characters (YouTube) |
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DRAFT
Ethical Analysis 2 |
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18
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4/3
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Autonomous Systems
(Drones, self-driving cars, AI, etc.)
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Anderson & Waxman: Law
and Ethics for Robot Soldiers
Freitas: The
Legal Rights of Robots
Bostrom: Ethical
Issues in Advanced Artificial Intelligence
Arkin: Ethical
Behavior in Lethal Autonomous Systems
Lin: The
Ethics of Autonomous Cars
Anderson:
Legal Infrastructure For Driverless Cars, And Comparisons Between
The Law And Ethics Of Self-Driving Cars And Autonomous Weapon
Systems
EPSRC: Principles
of robotics - Regulating robots in the real world (Skim)
Bryson & Kyme: Just
an Artifact: Why Machines are Perceived as Moral Agents (PDF)
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Final
Paper Guidance
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In-class Group Deliverable
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19
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4/8
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Censorship
& Freedom of Expression
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BBC: Porn
filters block sex education websites
NYT: Google’s
Gatekeepers
Gallagher: French
president promises law to make viewing “hate sites” an offense
Nishihata, Deibert, & Senft: Not
By Technical Means Alone: The Multidisciplinary Challenge of
Studying Information Controls (PDF)
EFF: A
Short Guide to the Internet’s Biggest Enemies
Fisher: Freedom
of Expression on the Internet
Guardian: Turkey
Twitter users flout Erdogan ban on micro-blogging site
and then WaPo: Turkey
strengthens Twitter ban, institutes IP level block
FYI: CA
Court Holds That French Order Violates Yahoo!’s First Amendment
Right To Offer Nazi Materials for Sale (note the
conflict between French laws and America's Constitutional
Protections...interesting!)
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FINAL Ethical Analysis 2
In-class
Group Deliverable
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20
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4/10
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Privacy vs. Anonymity
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Morozov: The
Real Privacy Problem
Tucker: Has
Big Data Made Anonymity Impossible?
PIA: How
Does Privacy Differ From Anonymity, And Why Are Both Important?
CNet: Internet
privacy in an age of surveillance
WaPo: We
need a new jurisprudence of anonymity
Gizmodo: Los
Angeles Cops Argue All Cars in L.A. Are Under Investigation
(Skim) Pew: Anonymity,
Privacy, and Security Online Survey Results (2013)
Tene & Polonetsky: Privacy
in the Age of Big Data
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In-class
Group Deliverable |
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21
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4/15
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Surveillance (good & bad
sources/uses/effects)
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Volokh: The
Benefits of Surveillance (note, from 2002!)
SDMag: Video
Surveillance Cameras: The Good, the Bad, and the Hype and
Lessons from Boston
Fernback:
In Context: Digital Surveillance, Ethics, and PRISM
Schneier: The
Trajectories of Government and Corporate Surveillance
Schneier: Technologies
of Surveillance
The Nation: It's
Time for a 21st Century Debate on Privacy and Surveillance
FYI: Richards @ Harvard Law
Review: The
Dangers of Surveillance
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Final
Paper Topic Paragraph
In-class
Group Deliverable
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22
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4/17
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Flashpoints:
SOPA, PIPA, CISPA and their effects on Internet use, security,
& stability
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ZDNet: What
is CISPA, and what does it mean for you? FAQ
CNET: How
SOPA would affect you: FAQ
Adelmann: CISPA
is Big Brother’s Friend
OpenDNS: SOPA
will be 'extremely disruptive' to the Internet
Post: SOPA
and the Future of Internet Governance
Skim: EFF: How
PIPA and SOPA Violate White House Principles Supporting Free
Speech and Innovation
FYI: EFF's Open
Letter from Academics, Experts, & Engineers on CISPA (disclosure:
I signed this)
FYI: News.Com: Hollywood
hacking bill hits House
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In-class
Group Deliverable
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23
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4/22
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Public
Whistleblowing in the Internet Age
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In-class
Group Deliverable
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24
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4/24
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Future Scenario Workshop
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None |
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In-class
Group Deliverable (possibly for posterity & fame!)
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25
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4/29
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Student Work Day
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Extended office hours from 1 - 3:30PM for anyone needing or
wanting assistance or guidance on their final papers or
presentations
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Presentation
Schedule
(via email)
Presentation
Guidance
Presentation
Grading
Presentation
Tips
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26
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5/1
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Presentations
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None |
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Presentation Feedback Form
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28
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5/6
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Presentations, (con't)
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None |
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Presentation Feedback Form
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29
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5/8
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Presentations, (con't)
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None |
Group
Peer Evaluations Form |
Presentation
Feedback Form
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29
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5/13
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Presentations, (con't)
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None |
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FINAL
Paper
Presentation Feedback Form |
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30
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5/20
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Presentations, (con't)
This is during final exam week.
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None |
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Group
Peer Evaluation Forms
Presentation
Feedback Form
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