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Computer Science Department
University at Albany
Class
Schedule
Summer 2011
The schedule is, inevitably, subject to change. Check back occasionally frequently
to discover revised dates, topics, or assignments.
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Date
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Topic
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Assignments
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| May 23 | Course Overview & Learning Objectives
Writing & Verbal Skills: Goals & Assignments |
Read Syllabus Review Class Expectations Assignment Review Software Review Assignment Read "Writing, Briefly" |
| May 24 | Professionalism & Codes of Conduct |
Course Expectations statement due Scan Slashdot discussion & ACM Code of Conduct (~5 pages each) Class Discussion of Carl Babbage Case Study Web resources: ACM, Techsoup, Google Code of Conduct, |
| May 27 |
Computers & Privacy: Threats & Protections |
First draft Software Review due Review Editing Guidelines for Peer Reviews Read McCullagh, "Database Nation" Read Sharing Your Personal Information Web resources: EPIC Privacy Tools Guide, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, TRUSTe, TOR, |
| May 30 | No class (Holiday) | |
| May 31 | Lotus Marketplace Case Study
Access to Sensitive Records
Haiku (in class exercise) |
Peer Review due Read Distinction Between Opt in & Opt out Read Garfinkle, Database Nation (chapter 6); Read Cleveland Clinic & Google Pilot Read "Health Care Puts a Computer ..." Web resources: Google Health, Medical Records Privacy, HITECH Programs |
| June 2 | Computers & Trust
Hacking |
Revised Software Review due
Take-home Quiz Read "Who says safe computing must remain a pipe dream?" Web resources: See latest issue at Risks Digest; Therac 25 Investigation, Bruce Schneier; CERT; Ethical Hacker, Hackerville, |
| June 6 | Cliff Stoll Night: Chasing the Wily Hacker & Computers in Education
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Expanded Haiku due Review Final Paper Topics, Options, and Logistics Read The Cuckoo's Egg, entire book (yes, that's right, the entire book) Read "How computers make kids dumb" View Cliff Stoll talk (2006) View A vision of students today Web resources: Curriki, SUNY Learning Network, OLPC, MIT OpenCourseWare Initiative, |
| June 7 |
Usability & Design
Access to Technology |
Take-home Quiz (Stoll book) View 2-3 sections of Doug Engelbart's 1968 Demo View Dan Kamen proposal Read FCC Plan Read "New Digital Divide Seen" Web resources: (video), useit.com, |
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June 9 |
Internet Origins, Opportunities & Dangers: How did it get this way & what does it mean?
Internet News: Webcasting the News: "The more things change, ..." |
Final paper proposal due Read The Next Internet View epic 2014 Web resources: EFF, Pew Internet & American Life Project, Snopes, slashdot, Drudge |
| June 13 |
Intellectual Property & Copyright: Rationale, DMCA, Terms, Open Source, etc. |
Read "Windows Installs" View "How creativity is being strangled by the law" Web resources: TAL 427, SIIA (AntiPiracy), Free Software Foundation, Creative Commons |
| June 14 | Copyright Case Studies: Fair Use or Infringement? |
Take-home Quiz Read "Tight grip can choke creativity" Read "Out in the Open" Web resources: Stanford Copyright Center, Center for Social Media, Project Gutenberg, CIS Fair Use Project, Fair(y) Use Tale, |
| June 16 |
AI, etc.
End of Term Wrap-Up: Conclusions & Evaluations |
Read "Poker Bots" Read "Are You Tough Enough" (Action Plan) Read "Resumes get a technology makeover" View How technology will transform us Web resources: Loebner Prize, Transcendant Man |
| June 19 | Final Paper Submission |
Final Paper due by 10 p.m. (no later; no excuses).
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