====== Contemporary Issues in Computing ======

CS 19000 (crn: 54356) • Spring 2011 • Mon/Wed 2:30-3:20 • LWSN B134

**Details:**

  * {{:ci2011:issues_flyer.pdf|Course Flyer}}
  * {{:ci2011:issues_overview.pdf|Course Overview}}

**Instructor:**

  * [[http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/cmayfiel/ | Chris Mayfield]], [[cmayfiel@cs.purdue.edu]] \\ Office hours by appointment (please email)

**Teaching Assistant:**

  * Brian Barker, [[blbarker@purdue.edu]] \\ Office hours by appointment (please email)

====== Schedule ======

^ Date        ^ Topic                                             ^ Speaker                                                               ^ HW Due (Fri @ 5pm)      ^
| Mon, Jan 10 | Introductions, Course Organization, Overview      | [[http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/cmayfiel/|Chris Mayfield]]           | Initial Doc & Pre-Survey|
| Wed, Jan 12 | Social Networking: History and Applications       | [[http://www.edst.purdue.edu/aman/|Aman Yadav]]                       | :::                     |
| Mon, Jan 17 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes)           | :::                                                                   | Blog: Social Networking |
| Wed, Jan 19 | Social Networking: Privacy and Censorship         | :::                                                                   | :::                     |
| Mon, Jan 24 | Cybersecurity: Defending Against Cyber Attacks    | [[http://www.tech.purdue.edu/About_Us/Profiles/?id=35|Eric Dietz]]    | Blog: Cybersecurity     |
| Wed, Jan 26 | Cybersecurity: Network Security and Forensics     | [[http://www.itap.purdue.edu/about/bio_ksander.cfm|Scott Ksander]]    | :::                     |
| Mon, Jan 31 | The Internet: Powerful, Pervasive, and Perilous   | [[http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/dec/|Doug Comer]]                    | Blog: The Internet      |
| Wed, Feb 02 | The Internet: Innovation and Challenges           | :::                                                                   | :::                     |
| Mon, Feb 07 | Info Assurance: Processing Info w/o Learning It   | [[http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/mja/|Mike Atallah]]                  | Blog: Info Assurance    |
| Wed, Feb 09 | Info Assurance: Will Your Vote Be Counted?        | [[http://spaf.cerias.purdue.edu/|Gene Spafford]]                      | :::                     |
| Mon, Feb 14 | Digital Divide: Access, Education, and Control    | [[http://www.edci.purdue.edu/lehman/|Jim Lehman]]                     | Blog: Digital Divide    |
| Wed, Feb 16 | Digital Divide: Bridging the International Gap    | :::                                                                   | :::                     |
| Mon, Feb 21 | History: Computers and Play (and Gaming)          | [[http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/cmh/|Chris Hoffmann]]                | Blog: Gaming / History  |
| Wed, Feb 23 | History: A Very Brief History of Computing        | [[http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/cmayfiel/|Chris Mayfield]]           | :::                     |
| Mon, Feb 28 | Education: Limits and Future of Computation       | :::                                                                   | Blog: Future Education  |
| Wed, Mar 02 | Education: Learning in Virtual Environments       | [[http://www.edci.purdue.edu/faculty_profiles/brwatson/|Bill Watson]] | :::                     |

====== Course Organization and Assignments ======

One take-home message of the course is that the Internet and social computing have significantly altered the way new content is generated and distributed.
To experience this first-hand, students will use several collaborative technologies ([[https://docs.google.com/|Google Docs]], [[http://www.blogger.com/|Blogger]], and [[http://www.dokuwiki.org/|DokuWiki]]) for completing homework assignments.

The course work consists of three components:
  - [[weekly_blogging|Weekly Blogging]]: team effort to summarize and respond to lecture topics (50% of grade)
  - [[wiki project|Wiki Project]]: individual research and contribution of course wiki content (20% of grade)
  - [[blown to bits|Blown to Bits]]: 2-page essay on one chapter in the book [[http://www.bitsbook.com/thebook/|Blown to Bits]] (30% of grade)