CS 305

Social Issues in Computing

Please note: all current course information can be found on the course bulletin board. Information on this page may no longer be accurate.

• course syllabus
• due dates and project descriptions
• basic requirements for papers
• The course bulletin board is located at http://bb-edlab.cs.umass.edu/cs305 . To access the bulletin board you will need the sign-in information which will be given to you during class.

Schedule of assigned readings

• Jan. 29 Mon. Introduction; news from break.
• Jan. 31 Wed. More news from over the break.
• Feb. 2 Fri. Resumes and cover letters (lecture)
• Feb. 5 Mon. Resumes and Cover letters (lecture); grammar
• Feb. 7 Wed. Censorship and the internet
• Feb. 9 Fri. Censorship and the internet (part 2)
• Feb. 12 Mon. Logical Fallacies
• Feb. 14 Wed. RIAA/fair use
• Feb. 16 Fri. Women in CS
• Feb. 19 Mon. Holiday (no class)
• Feb. 21 Wed. The Unabomber Manifesto (selections); Bryson (handout)
• Feb. 23 Fri. In-class activity
• Feb. 26 Mon. Online voting
• Feb. 28 Wed. Gaming addiction
• March 2 Fri. Namibia
• March 5 Mon. In-class activity
• March 7 Wed. Sentences (no reading)
• March 9 Fri. Virii
• March 12 Mon. Tufte (first half)
• March 14 Wed. Tufte (finish)
• March 16 Fri. TBA
• March 19 - March 25 Spring break
• March 26 Mon. Giving a presentation (lecture)
• March 28 Wed. Children and computers
• March 30 Fri. Dave Barry (handout)
• Apr. 2 Mon. Pornography and the internet
• Apr. 4 Wed. Wikipedia
• Apr. 6 Fri. Sentences
• Apr. 9 Mon. Group #1 presents
• Apr. 11 Wed. Group #2 presents
• Apr. 13 Fri. Computers and education
• Apr. 16 Mon. Holiday (Tuesday will be a Monday schedule day)
• Apr. 17 Tues. Group #3 presents; technical paper due
• Apr. 18 Wed. Group #4 presents
• Apr. 20 Fri. Slashdot topics
• Apr. 23 Mon. Telework
• Apr. 25 Wed. Slashdot topics
• Apr. 27 Fri. Group #5 presents
• Apr. 30 Mon. Group #6 presents; Final paper due
• May 2 Wed. Read "The Dirt in the new Machine"
• May 4 Fri. Read "The Battle for your Brain"
• May 7 Mon. Read whenisenoughenough
• May 9 Wed. Bill Joy Why the future doesn't need us
• May 11 Fri. TBA
• May 14 Mon. Last day of classes

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  Due dates

  
  As soon as possible: create an account on the course bulletin board
  (Mon.) Resumes and Cover Letters due
  
  
  
  (Mon.) Response Paper #1 due
  
  
  (Fri.) Group presentations. Your group's date will be determined by random drawing...check the course calendar for the dates of Group presentations
  (Wed.) Technical paper due
  (Mon.) Final paper due