Time and Place: M/W/F 2-2:50 PM, 267 FP Anderson Hall
Professor:
Dr. J. Goldsmith
Office: 311 Davis Marksbury Building
Office Hours: TBA
or by appointment. Email questions encouraged and answered.
Course Description:
The topics covered in this course will be:
Prereqs: Ability to read and write English, and to think and write analytically.
Textbooks:
Computer Ethics (4th Edition)
by Deborah G. Johnson
Publisher: Pearson; 4 edition (January 3, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0131112414
ISBN-13: 978-0131112414
Halting State by Charles Stross
(Ace Science Fiction): Ace; Reprint edition
(June 24, 2008)
ISBN-10: 0441016073
ISBN-13: 978-0441016075
Ready Player One: A Novel
by Ernest Cline
Publisher: Broadway Books (June 5, 2012)
ISBN-10: 0307887448
ISBN-13: 978-0307887443
Grading:
There will be:
The midterm project will be completed/submitted by March 4th; a project proposal is due on February 1st. The final project is due by Monday, May 2nd at 3:30 PM, although any in-class presentations must be scheduled during a class period. The final project proposal is due by April 4th.
Those taking CS 585 001 for graduate credit will not have the lowest essay grade dropped.
Essays will be due on Fridays at the beginning of class on: Jan. 22nd, Feb. 5th, 19th, Mar. 4th, 25th, April 8th, and 22nd.
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Attendance in class and section is very strongly encouraged.
Copying of homework from other students or from other sources is strictly prohibited. Obtaining a solution from another source without citing the source is plagiarism. You are encouraged to visit Dr. Goldsmith in her office hours or to send her email if you are stuck on homework problems. You do not need an appointment for regularly scheduled hours.
Week by Week Course Outline:
Date | Topics | SF | Textbook | Assignment |
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Jan. 13--15 | Intro to course and to ethical theories | ?? | 35--51 | Short essay |
Jan. 20--22 | Ethics arguments; mechanization of the workforce | Chaplain's Modern Times; With Folded Hands, by Jack Williamson (1947) | 25--34 | |
Jan. 25--29 | Cyberstalking; In-game economies; Finding research | Halting State, pp. X-Y | 81--95; 110--118 | Short essay |
Feb. 1 | MIDTERM PROPOSAL DUE | |||
Feb. 1--5 | Terrorism vs. privacy; Identity | Halting State, pp. Y+1-Z | 95--101 | |
Feb. 8--12 | Crowdsourcing activism; Politics and social media | Halting State | 101--08 | Short essay |
Feb. 15--19 | Virtual schools; Pay to play; No one knows you're a dog | Ready Player One 0000--0002; 0003--0005; 0006--0009 | 66--71 | |
Feb. 22--26 | Fame; Life immersed; The individual hero | Ready Player One 0010--0013; 0014--0019; 0020--0027 | ||
Mar. 4th | MIDTERM DUE | |||
Mar. 7--11 | Ready Player One | Employment; | ||
Mar. 15--18 | SPRING BREAK! | |||
Mar. 21--25 | Media; ?? | The Gambler, by Bacigalupi | Short essay | |
Mar. 28--Apr. 1 | ||||
Apr. 4 | FINAL PROPOSAL DUE | |||
Apr. 4--8 | Warbots | Terminator 2, In the Loop by Ken Liu | Short essay | |
Apr. 11--15 | Professional ethics | |||
Apr. 18--22 | Carebots | Robot & Frank, Big Hero 6 | Short essay | |
Apr. 25--29 | Student presentations and course retrospective | |||
May 4 | FINAL: MON., MAY 2nd, 3:30 PM |
Dear Student: As part of our curriculum improvement process, the Department of Computer Science would like to know how well this course has helped you meet the learning objectives for the course. Please respond to the supplemental questions beginning at 37 on the response sheet as follows:
0= Not Applicable 1= Unacceptable 2= Poor 3= Acceptable 4=Good 5=Outstanding
The course has helped me to improve my ability, my understanding, or my knowledge in the following categories:
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