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CS 19000 (crn: 54356) • Spring 2012 • Mon/Wed 3:30-4:20 • Room TBD
Details:
Instructor:
| Date | Topic | Reading (for class) | Blog Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 20 | Introductions, Course Organization, Overview | Initial Doc & Pre-Survey | |
| Wed, Feb 22 | The Explosion of Bits | B2B - Preface and Chapter 1 | |
| Mon, Feb 27 | Who Owns the Data? Privacy in a Digital Age | B2B - Chapter 2 | Intellectual Property |
| Wed, Feb 29 | Who Owns the Ideas? Copyrights, Patents, Open Source | B2B - Chapter 6 | |
| Mon, Mar 5 | Who Owns the Device? Open vs. Closed Devices | TBD | Computers vs. Appliances |
| Wed, Mar 7 | Who Owns the Past? The Streisand Effect, Rewriting History | TBD | |
| Mon, Mar 12 | Spring break - no class | ||
| Wed, Mar 14 | Spring break - no class | ||
| Mon, Mar 19 | On the Internet, No One Knows You're a Dog: Anonymity vs. Accountability | TBD | Anonymity vs. Accountability |
| Wed, Mar 21 | On the Internet, Everyone Knows You're a Dog: We Know All About You | TBD | |
| Mon, Mar 26 | Digital Democracy: Enabling the People | TBD | Government and the Internet |
| Wed, Mar 28 | Digital Democracy: Will Your Vote Be Counted? | TBD | |
| Mon, Apr 2 | Sharing Life with 754 of My Friends: Social Networks and Their Implications | TBD | Social Networking |
| Wed, Apr 4 | 3 Gold Coins If You Come To Class Today: The Game-ification of Life | TBD | |
| Mon, Apr 9 | Protecting The Bits: Cryptography and Cybersecurity | TBD | Cybersecurity |
| Wed, Apr 11 | History: A Very Brief History of Computing | ||
| Mon, Apr 16 | Presentations | Blog: Future Education | |
| Wed, Apr 18 | Education: Learning in Virtual Environments | Bill Watson |
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 (Google Docs, Blogger, and DokuWiki) for completing homework assignments.
The course work consists of three components:
Class attendance and participation is required. Each week students will write a 3-5 paragraph blog post on the topic of the week.
