| Class | Date | Topic | Reading (to read before this class) | Homework (assigned in this class) | Slides, Handouts, Links to Assignments |
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| 1 | Thu 8/27 | Course overview | Writing guidelines Academic honesty policy Participation mini-assignment Student survey Slides: Intro |
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| 2 | Tue 9/1 | Topic selection | – Baase Chap. 1.1-1.2 – "It's Time to Raise My Hand" – Dr. dJ's Writing Guide |
Due 8/31, 9pm – Participation mini-assignment – Student survey |
Topic selection activity (in-class) Assignment: Finding readings – List Of Topics – Submission Form About Reading Journals Slides: On Writing and Reading; Topic Selection |
| 3 | Thu 9/3 | Social theories about technology | – Winner, p. 103-109 | Due 9/3, 12pm – RJ1(#rj1): Winner Due 9/5, 9pm – Finding Readings Assignment |
Slides: Social Theories |
| 4 | Tue 9/8 |
Ethical theories | – Baase 1.4 | Due 9/7, 9pm – RJ 2 (on Piazza; tag #rj2): Baase 1.4 | Slides: Ethical Theories |
| 5 | Thu 9/10 | Ethical theories, pt 2 | – Ethical Concepts Ch. 2 - up to p. 27 | Due 9/9, 9pm – RJ 3 (#rj3) |
Slides: Ethical Theories Part 2 |
| 6 | Tue 9/15 | Legal and professional frameworks | – Moor's Just Consequentalism and Computing | Due 9/14, 9pm – RJ4 (#rj4): Moor |
Slides: Legal Frameworks
Group Work: Research a legal topic (In Class) |
| 7 | Thu 9/17 |
Ethical Analysis Framework | – Research topic summaries on Piazza (search for #legaltopic) |
Due 9/16, 9pm – Group Assignment:Post about Topic (#legaltopic) Due 9/19, 9pm: – Writeup of in-class analysis Due 9/29 (in class): |
In-class Analysis Analysis Guidelines Assignment: Ethical Analysis 1 |
| 8 | Tue 9/22 |
Government transparency / citizen privacy | -Baase 2.2, 2.4, 2.6 -The Real Privacy Problem -Apple vs. USG -Right to be Forgotten |
Due 9/21, 9pm – RJ 5 (#rj5): Government & privacy |
Slides: Government and Privacy |
| 9 | Thu 9/24 |
Commerical data & privacy; location-based information | -Baase 2.3 -Who is watching you? -Whisper |
Due 9/23, 9pm – RJ 6 (#rj6): Commercial data & privacy |
Participation Portfolio Guidelines |
| 10 | Tue 9/29 | Ethical Analysis Draft for Workshop Bring 3 printouts of draft to class! Read Writing Workshop Guidelines before class. |
Writing Workshop Guidelines
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| 11 | Thu 10/1 | Artificial Intelligence | - Baase 7.4.3 * Required - The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (Nick Bostrom) * Required - Why the Future Doesn't Need Us (Bill Joy) * Read at least to p. 3 - whole essay strongly recommended - Don't Worry, Smart Machines Will Take Us With Them (Stephen Hsu) *Recommended but not required |
Due 9/30, 9pm – Participation Portfolio 1 – RJ 7 |
Slides: AI |
| 12 | Tue 10/6 |
Prosthetics and cybernetics, health privacy, telemedicine | - Medicine's Transistor Moment - Depression & Mobile App * Read 2 of 4 columns - Telemedicine in SSA * Skim this one - Telemedicine in South Africa * Required |
Due 10/5, 9pm – RJ 8 |
Midterm Review
In class: Class Progress Survey |
| 13 | Thu 10/8 |
Bioinformatics, gene editing, transhumanism | Defining Bioinformatics The Genesis Engine Science Insider Transhumanist Party *optional + plus + Skim Midterm Review |
Due 10/7, 9pm – RJ 9 |
Slides: Bioinformatics, transhumanism Assignment: Ethical Analysis 2 (Due 10/30) |
| 14 | Tue 10/13 |
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| 15 | Thu 10/15 |
Gender/race/class in IT | Why is gender diversity important? Study on gender bias in science The Motherhood Penality vs the Fatherhood Bonus |
Due 10/14, 11:59 pm – RJ 10 |
Slides: Representation in CS |
| 16 | Tue 10/20 |
Anonymity on the Internet |
– Baase 3.4 – Christopherson (2007) – Why do people seek anonymity? *skim – Psychology of online comments *optional |
Due 10/19, 11:59 pm – RJ 11 |
Slides: Anonymity |
| 17 | Thu 10/22 |
Online behavior: public shaming, cyberstalking, cyberbullying |
– Internet harassment
– Pharma bro – The problem with public shaming – History of doxing *optional |
Due 10/21, 11:59 pm – RJ 12 |
Slides: Online behavior |
| 18 | Tue 10/27 |
DRM, jailbreaking, IP | – Baase 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5 – Why open source misses the point – Why free software is more important now than ever before – Proprietary software as malware *optional – Why does DRM persist on eBooks? *optional |
Due 10/26, 11:59 pm – RJ 13 |
Final Paper Assignment (Due 12/7) Slides: DRM, IP |
| 19 | Thu 10/29 |
Labor Issues in IT: Non-disclosure agreements, worker displacement, automation, crowdfunding |
– Baase 6.2, 6.3 – Pixel and Dimed *skim – Inside Amazon *optional – Wage stagnation *optional |
Due 10/28, 11:59 pm – RJ 14 Due 10/30, 11:59 pm – Ethical Analysis 2 Due Nov 1, 11:59pm: – Paper Topic Paragraph (email to instructor) |
Slides: Labor and Work |
| 20 | Tue 11/3 |
Maker movement / 3D printing |
– Makers – 10 industries 3D printing will disrupt – Dark Side of 3D printing – 3D printing and patents *optional |
Due 11/2, 11:59 pm – RJ 15 |
Slides: 3D Printing and Makers |
| 21 | Thu 11/5 |
Lecture: Review of Concepts, Ethical Analysis Worksheet, Discussion of Projects | Due 11/5, 11:59pm Participation Portfolio 2 | Slides: Review, Writing Advice | |
| 22 | Tue 11/10 |
Autonomous vehicles | – Ethics Murkier Than You Think – V2V – Hackers Make Cars Safer *optional – Adjustable Settings *optional |
Due 11/9, 11:59 pm – RJ 16 |
Slides: Autonomous vehicles |
| 23 | Thu 11/12 |
Internet of Things | – IoT Ethical Issues
– When Fridges Attack |
Due 11/11, 11:59 pm – RJ 17 |
Slides: IoT |
| 24 | Tue 11/17 |
App development and professional ethics |
– Baase 9.1, 9.2, Appendix A – Do developers need a standardized code of ethics? – Girls Around Me *optional – Kids and In-App Purchases* optional – Ethics apps *optional |
Due 11/16, 11:59 pm – RJ 18 |
Slides: Professional codes, Presentation guidance |
| 25 | Thu 11/19 |
Military & humanitarian uses of IT | – Mackenzie, ch. 5 - skim, focus on pages 112-129 - On Blackboard – Squad X Core Technologies *optional – Effective altruism – Baase 7.2, 7.3 |
Due 11/18, 11:59 pm – RJ 19 |
Slides: Military & humanitarian uses of IT |
| 26 | Tue 11/24 | Hacktivism; IT in protests / social movements |
– Baase 3.5, 5.2 – What is a Hacktivist? – ISIS gaming Twitter |
Due 11/23, 11:59 pm – RJ 20 Due Nov 24, 11:59pm: – Final Paper Worksheet * or, for book report option: Book Report Worksheet Nov 30, 11:59 pm: – Presentation slides due to TA Due Dec 7, 11:59pm: – Final Paper Due Dec 4, 11:59pm: – Participation Portfolio 3 – Extra Credit Assignment |
Slides: Social movements, hacktivism Final Presentation Schedule is on Piazza |
| 27 | Tue 12/1 |
Student presentations | |||
| 28 | Thu 12/3 | Student presentations | |||
| 29 | Tue 12/8 | Student presentations | |||
| Final exam period | Thu 12/10 6pm |
Student presentations | |||