Calendar - DRAFT ** Preliminary ** DRAFT 27Jan2009
CS 301: Computers and Society
Spring 2009 Tu Th 12:30-1:45 HH221
This calendar will be updated very soon.

Instructor
Kris Stewart
stewart@rohan.sdsu.edu [Please use email subject field as CS301 and your topic]
Office hours Tu Th 11-12, 2:30-3:30 GMCS 535 or by appointment

 
Week
Sun - Sat
Meet
TuThur 12:30-1:45pm
HH-221
Topic Readings
- Gift of Fire (GoF)
- Blackboard Course Documents (BCD)
- Blackboard Course Information (BCI)
- Blackboard Assignments (BA)
Assignments
Instructions are found in Blackboard, under Assignments and are due by midnight.
For example, Discussion Board (DB) and CE (CE).
Week 1
Jan 22
Thursday Jan 22 Course Requirements BCI: Syllabus and Calendar
BA: Discussion Board and CEs Guidelines
 
Introduction to computers and Society GoF: Ch 1.1 - 1.2
BCD Ch 1: Growth of the Internet
www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/nsf-net/ NSF and Birth of the Internet
Week 2
Jan 25-31
Tuesday Themes and Issues
Ethics
GoF: Ch 1.3 - 1.4 DB #1 due Friday
Thursday   GoF: Ch 2.1 - 2.2
BCD Ch 2:
Lotus Marketplace
Week 3
Feb 01-07
Tuesday Privacy cont. GoF: Ch 2.3 - 2.6
BCD Ch 2: Privacy laws (Federal government)
BCD Ch 2: Electronic Surveillance Laws
DB #2 - Your post due Sunday; your comment on another student post due following Tues
Reminder Select Term Paper Topic by #### - Paper Due ####
Thursday Research Your Term Paper    
Week 4
Feb 8-14
Tuesday SDSU Librarian - Research Resources CS301 Course Page Keven Jeffery, SDSU Librarian
infotutor.sdsu.edu/
 
  Thursday Culture of Hate - KPBS 2001 GoF: Ch 3.1 - 3.3 Sunday DB #2 phase 1 due

Thursday
DB #2 phase 2 due *upd*Sunday
CE # 1 due
Week 5
Feb 15-21
Tuesday Censorship and Anonymity on the Internet GoF: Ch 3.3 - 3.6
Video Hate.com, Free Speech

DVD available for viewing in SDSU Library Media Center (basement of the Infodome) listed under cs301 or Stewart

Thursday
Term Paper Topic (via email)

Thursday
DB #3 phase 1 due

Friday
DB #3 phase 2 due
Week 6
Feb 22-28
Tuesday Intellectual Property

Review updated calendar

GoF: Ch 4.1 - 4.2 Thursday DB #4 phase 1 due
Friday DB #4 phase 2 due
Week 7
Mar 01-07
Tuesday Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property cont.
GoF: Ch 4.3 - 4.7 Tuesday On-line midterm available

Saturday CE # 2 due

Online Midterm due Thursday

Thursday Midterm Review GoF: Ch 1 - 4
Week 8
Mar 08-14
Tuesday
Mar10 Guest Speaker: Sara Baird - Fair Use / Copyright
Crime
 
GoF: Ch 5.1 - 5.3 Thursday
On-line midterm due

Friday DB #5 phase 1 due (Phase 2 due Tuesday )
Week 9
Mar 15-21
Tuesday   Discuss our SDSU IT Security Policy (See Ch5 course documents) GoF: Ch 5.4 - 5.6 DB #5 phase 2 due Tuesday
Week 10
Mar 22-28
Tuesday Technology and Work GoF: Ch 6 Tuesday
Term paper due (via email) by midnight

Thursday
DB #6 phase 1 due

Friday
DB #6 phase 2 due
Week 11
April 05-11
Tuesday Evaluating & Controlling Technology GoF: Ch 7
BCD Ch7: "Microsoft: Future homes to use smart appliances, interactive wallpaper"
BCD Ch 7: "As We May Live"
Saturday
CE # 3 due
Week 12
Aprl 12-18
Tuesday Errors, Failures and Risk GoF: Ch 8.1 - 8.2 Tuesday
DB #7 phase 1 due

Friday
DB #7 phase 2 due
Week 13
April 19-25
Tuesday Errors, Failures and Risk GoF: Ch 8.3 - 8.4  
Week 14
April26-May02
Tuesday Professional Ethics and Responsibilities GoF: Ch 9 DB #8 phase 1 due
Tuesday
DB #8 phase 2 due
Thursday
Friday
DB #8 phase 3 due

Saturday
CE # 4 due for Extra Credit (10pt 1st Post)
Week 15
May 03-09
Tuesday Review GoF: Ch 5 - 9 Tuesday
On-line final available
M/C only 1 look. Do not start until ready to complete.

* Tuesday *
DB #9 phase 1 due

Friday
DB #9 phase 2 due

Week 16
May 10-16
Last lecture Tuesday     Tuesday
On-line final due by midnight