VAST 200: Computers and Society
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Date
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Topic
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Reading
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Assignment
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1/23 |
First day of class SOPA/PIPA | ||
1/25 | Intro and Chapter 1: A History of Modern Computing (Ceruzzi) | ||
1/27 | Chapters 2 and 3 of Ceruzzi | ||
1/30 | von Neumann reading: see Moodle site | Paper 1 topic handed out (Rubric for paper 1) | |
2/1 | Chapters 4 and 5 of Ceruzzi | ||
2/3 | Revolution OS (1/2) | ||
2/6 | Read chapters 6 and 7 of Ceruzzi | Submit 10 questions / discussion prompts from the reading (or Revolution OS) by 8am on 2/6 | |
2/8 | Read chapters 8 and 9 of Ceruzzi | Submit 2 discussion prompts to moodle from reading by 8am on 2/8 (and bring to class) | |
2/10 | Revolution OS (2/2) | ||
2/13 | Discuss Revolution OS | WA draft due Sunday at 11:59pm (Doodle request from WA coming soon after) | |
2/15 | Finish Ceruzzi book. Post 2 discussion questions to Moodle site about reading or about earlier parts of the book. | ||
2/17 | No Class
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2/20 | Read at least half of Rebuilt (Chorost) | ||
2/22 | Finish Rebult, submit 2 questions via Moodle | ||
2/24 | Ghost in the Shell: One Angry Man | ||
2/27 | 6th Sense | Final draft of paper 1 due Sunday 11:59pm Paper 2 topic distributed | |
2/29 | Digital Ownership | Read the following essay and be prepared to respond in class | |
3/2 | Barbershop Punk | ||
3/5 | Skim Baase: 1-27. Read Baase: 28-43. | ||
3/7 | |||
3/9 | Network Management | Find 1 recent news article on net neutrality. What's new? What arguments from video are repeated? Post a 1 paragraph summary to Moodle. | |
Spring Break
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3/19 | Robots at War | WA draft of paper 2 due by 11:59pm on 3/18 | |
3/21 | 1 2 | Wired for War: Skim chapter 1, Read chapters 2 and 3. Post 2 discussion questions to Moodle (by 8am, 3/21). | |
3/23 | Enlist Now! | WFW: Read chapters 4 and 5 | |
3/26 | Guest Lecture by Prof. Nestor: Intellectual Property | ||
3/28 | No Class | WFW: Read chapters 6 and 7. Post 2 discussion questions to Moodle (by 8am, 3/30) | |
3/30 | |||
4/2 | Discussion with Lafayette ITS | Final draft of paper 2 due by 11:59pm on 4/1 Final Paper topic distributed Group Project distributed | |
4/4 |
Stanley parking Samsung Robot Sentry (2006) Group Project groups | WFW: Read chapters 8 and 9. Post 2 discussion questions to Moodle (by 8am, 4/4) | |
4/6 | |||
4/9 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Cohen | Outline for final paper due by 11:59pm on 4/8 Read this short article for Monday's class | |
4/11 | Attend 7pm talk on Thursday, 4/12 | ||
4/13 | WFW: Chapter 11 | ||
4/16 | WFW: Chapters 13, 15. Post 2 discussion questions to Moodle by 8am | ||
4/18 | WFW: Chapters 20, 21. Post 2 discussion questions to Moodle by 8am | ||
4/20 | video 1 video 2 | ||
4/23 | WA draft of final paper due by 11:59pm on 4/22 | ||
4/25 | Kurzweil: Chapter 1 | ||
4/27 | Kurzweil: Read 35-51. Skim 51-111. | ||
4/30 | Algorithmic Thinking | Final draft of group project due Sunday 4/29 by 11:59pm | |
5/2 | Group Presentations: Crime and IP Modern printer music | ||
5/4 | Group Presentations: Privacy and Freedom of Speech | Read one of the three sections in chapter 5 of Kurzweil and send Matt a 1-2 paragraph summary. (Only required if you missed the Cyber Rape talk.) |
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5/13 | Final draft of final paper due at 11:59pm, Sunday 5:13 |