| Winter
Term - Preliminary 2nd Term |
| The
Overall approach in second term is to “test our assumptions
about X where x is some aspect of our Information Age”
and to focus on the large issues involved in Ethics in Computing
|
| January
6 |
Testing
our Assumptions about Video games” Video on video games
: “"First person shooter" (video #6472 in
the library) |
| January
8 |
discussion
of Video Games – guest lecture – Lauren Cruikshank |
| January
13 |
Testing
our assumptions about our identities
Read Rifkin’s article in kit: “A Postmodern Stage” |
| January
15 |
Testing
our Assumptions about “ethics’: an overview
See site map http://legacy.eos.ncsu.edu/eos/info/computer_ethics/
|
| January
20 |
Ethics:
Equity of access
See Rifkin article in kit “The Connected and the Disconnected” |
| January
22 |
Ethics:
Social Justice issues in the Workplace
Read Reich article “The end of Employment as We Knew
it’ in course kit |
| January
27 |
work
continued
Read “Menzies article “Challenging Capitalism
in Cyberspace” in kit |
| January
29 |
work
continued; The Canadian situation – guest lecture:
Dr. Barbara Crow
Read article online here |
| February
3 |
Ethics
in computing: documentary on “Hackers” shown in
lecture (video number 5995) +
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hackers |
| February
5 |
Computer
Abuse – continued
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hackers/ |
| February
10 |
Ethics
in computing- E-Commerce: “Anti-competitive practices”;
The case of Microsoft
Short in-class video + read Reich article “Desperately
Seeking Stickiness” in kit
http://www.carleton.ca/~vmosco/cyber.htm |
| February
13 |
Commerce
continued: Fraud issues
http://courses.ncsu.edu:8020/classes-a/computer_ethics/commerce/ |
| February
17 And February 19 |
Reading
Week – no classes |
| February
24 |
Ethics
in Computing: “Risks” – Software Reliability
Read Forester and Morrison article in kit |
| February
26 |
Risks
continued
URLs located in lecture notes |
| March
3 |
Testing
our Assumptions about Artificial Intelligence: overview
Read Wessells article in kit |
| March
5 |
Documentary
on AI – shown in lecture |
| March
10 |
AI
continued: natural language processing |
| March
12 |
Reshowing
of film (film NOT available at Scott Library) |
| March
17 |
Problem
Solving |
| March
19 |
Expert System |
| March
24 |
A
feminist critique of AI
Read Adam article in kit |
| March
26 |
Overiew
of Robotic research (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.04/joy.html?pg=1&topic=&topic_set=) |
| March
31 |
Asimov’s
robots
Read Asimov short story in kit |
| April
2 |
REVIEW
for exam |
