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School of Engineering
and Applied Science Department of Computer Science CSci 1030 -- Technology and Society http://www.seas.gwu.edu/~mfeldman/csci1030/summer13 Prof. Michael B. Feldman, course instructor mfeldman@gwu.edu |
NON-PROJECT
WORK (click for details) |
READING
TOPIC (see weekly details for reading assignments) |
INDIVIDUAL
DELIVERABLES (delivered via your Assignment Menu by 11:59 PM EDT) |
PROJECT
WORK AND GROUP DELIVERABLES (one per group, delivered via Assignment Menu) (due by 11:59 PM EDT) |
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7/8 - 7/14 |
Introduction,
History, Ethics |
(deadline Friday
7/12) Digital photo (JPEG or GIF) of yourself; introduce yourself to class members; personal ethical evaluation (8 pts) (deadline Tuesday 7/16) Forum discussion of ethics scenario |
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7/15 - 7/21 |
Privacy |
(deadline Thursday
7/18) Ethics Scenario Analysis (8 pts) |
(deadline Sunday
7/21) Research Report on Term Project Topic (8 pts) |
7/22 - 7/28 |
Free
Speech and the Internet |
(deadline Thursday
7/25) Current Issue Paper #1 (8 pts) |
(deadline Sunday
7/28) Draft of Opinion Surveys (8 pts) |
Week 4 Details 7/29 - 8/4 |
Reliability
of Critical Software Systems |
(deadline Thursday
8/1) Sci-Fi Paper (8 pts) |
(deadline Sunday
8/4) Surveys Deployed on Survey Site |
Week 5 Details 8/5 - 8/11 |
Can
We Trust the Computer? |
(deadline Thursday
8/8) Current Issue Paper #2 (8 pts) |
(deadline Sunday
8/11) Preliminary Report on Survey Results (8 pts) |
8/12 - 8/17 |
Software
as Intellectual Property |
(deadline Saturday 8/17 -- NOT
Sunday!) Final Group Reports on Term Project (8 pts) |
Required Textbooks
Baase, Sara.
A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal and Ethical Issues of
Computing (4th Edition).
Pearson, 2013.
ISBN 978-0-13-249267-9
Spinello, R.
A.
CyberEthics (5th edition)
Jones & Bartlett 2014.
ISBN 978-1-4496-8841-7
Time commitment for this course: 20
hours per week, for 6 weeks.
Ethics Scenario Evaluation (8 points or 8% of your grade): Evaluate an ethical scenario twice - once from the viewpoint of your personal ethical framework and once using the Code of Ethics of a professional society; then compare and contrast the two evaluations (total of 1000-2000 words).
Science Fiction Report (8 points): Read one science fiction short story or book or watch one science fiction film that presents a point of view about the relationship between technology and humans. Prepare a 1000-2000-word written report describing the point of view and your reaction to that point of view.
Current Issue Short Papers (8 points each, 2 required): You will be provided with a list of possible current issues activities. You can choose from the list, or check with Prof. Feldman if you have another interesting topic you want to explore. You will write a 1000-2000-word paper on each of two issues.
Term Project on Social Impact Analysis (32 points): This is a class research project on which you will work together in groups. You will gather data using an Internet-based survey site, to determine public attitudes about an important issue in the impact of technology on society. Each group will write and submit ONE final report of its findings with conclusions and recommendations.
IMPORTANT NOTE: