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CS 440 Social and Ethical Issues in Computing - Fall07
Kris Stewart

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[Week 14] Final Term Paper Due Date of Final: 15Dec07; email attachment to stewart@rohan.sdsu.edu
Wednesday 05Dec07 Ch10 - Professional Ethics Professional Codes online
Monday 03Dec07 Guest Speaker 03Dec07 Dr. Sara Baase

[Week 13]
Monday 26Nov07: Student Critique of other's Research Paper due 26Nov07 (after Thanksgiving)
Ch 9: Broader Issues on the Impact and Control of Computers Loss of skills? details
US Senate passes cybercrime bill [16Nov07] US Control Internet?
Wednesday, 28Nov07, complete discussion on Broader Issues Explanation of Network Outage 26Nov07
ICT Evolution of Digital Divide; Maps/Guides; Phones; Cells; Inet; Broadband; Female Users
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[Week 12] Research Term Papers Due 19Nov07 (Hard copy in class to be given to another student to critique, electronic to stewart@rohan.sdsu.edu)
Monday, 19Nov07 - Guest Speaker: Felecia Vlahos, our campus ISO, and former ACM club president.
Wednesday, 21Nov07 - Ch 8: Computers and Work our Text and updates
career.sdsu.edu/ SDSU Career Services

[Week 11 14Nov07] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock_Nine [Little Rock Nine & the Law] School integration fifty years after Little Rock Gen Next [you] raised with legislated "equality"- distinguished from instructor generation
Ch7: Computer Crime Our Text and updates
Useful Web Resources with the links for our class Discussion Caught changing grades
Site-licensed Software SDSU Faculty/staff only; Student software downloads; C/Net download browser index; US CERT but, who maintains software updates?

[Week 10 05Nov07] Dyson vs. Rose discussion [also, R U OK?]

[Week 9 29Oct07] [Fires close campus 22-26oct07] Chapter 6: Intellectual Property

[Week 7] Book Reports due 19Oct07 (email attachment to stewart@rohan.sdsu.edu)

[Week 6] 08Oct07 Finish Chapter 4 Can We Trust Computer?

[Week 5] 01Oct07 Motivation for Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Can we trust the computer?
What is our professional Code of Ethics?

SDSU Student Email Policy your thoughts?
SDSU Student Email Policy [another source - which takes precedence ?]

[Week 4] 24 Sept 07 - Chapter 3 Encryption and Interception of Communications
Lectures for Chapter 3 [Check/Balances] Did you find a change in Government policy?
What additional voice is needed? PBS Frontline [Prologue & Epilogue today] News War Libby Convicted on 4, Bush commutes

NOTE: Topic for your Term Paper is Due on Friday - 28Sept07 (week 4)

[Week 3] 17 Sept 07 - Group Presentations on Pirates

[Week 2] 10Sept07 - Class views Pirates of Silicon Valley TNT Movie VodPod
Split into teams and aftering watching Pirates and critically evaluate the presentation for its accuracy. Class presentation next week (17/19 sept 07). Apply material from Chapter 2 - Privacy and Chapter 1 - Unlocking the Gift.

Chapter 2: Privacy

Team up today after watching the video to present next week. This is a critical thinking exercise so be specific and document your points.

30Aug06
Examples for discussion today

[Week 1] 27Aug07Course Introduction & Goals
ch1-unwrapping-the-gift.txt [Opening the Gift]