CS 33006: Social and Ethical Issues in Computing
(Writing Intensive)

Instructor: Dr. Robert Walker walker@cs.kent.edu MSB 351, (330) 672-9105 Office hours = TR 2-4pm, or by appointment	Syllabus Syllabus (8/30/10)
Homework Assignments Homework 1 (due on 9/13) Homework 2 (due on 9/20) Homework 3 (due on 10/4) Homework 4 (due on 10/18) Homework 5 (due on 11/3) Homework 6 (due on 11/8, 11/10, 11/15, or 11/17) Homework 7 (due on 11/15) Homework 8 (due on TUESDAY 11/23) Homework 9 (due by 10am on MONDAY 12/13)	Exams 10/11/10 -- Midtem Exam Exam Solution (covers Quinn Chapters 1-3, Lectures 8/30/10 - 9/29/10) 12/14/10 -- TAKEHOME Final Exam Final Exam (.doc file) Final Exam (.pdf file) -- due 10am WEDNESDAY 15 December (covers Quinn Chapters 4-6, Lectures 10/4/10 - 11/17/10)
Lecture Notes 8/30/10 -- Course Introduction 9/1/10 -- Quinn Chapter 1: Catalysts for Changes 9/6/10 -- Class Cancelled (Labor Day) 9/8/10 -- Quinn Chapter 1: Catalysts for Changes (cont.) 9/13/10 -- Quinn Chapter 2: Introduction to Ethics 9/15/10 -- Quinn Chapter 2: Introduction to Ethics (cont.) 9/20/10 -- Quinn Chapter 2: Introduction to Ethics (cont.) 9/22/10 -- Quinn Chapter 2: Introduction to Ethics (cont.) 9/27/10 -- Quinn Chapter 3: Networking 9/29/10 -- Quinn Chapter 3: Networking (cont.)                  Quinn 3.4-3.5 lecture as Flash streaming video                     - or - 41MB zipped m4v - or - 61MB m4v                  Quinn 3.6-3.7 lecture as Flash streaming video                     - or - 58MB zipped m4v - or - 86MB m4v 10/4/10 -- Quinn Chapter 4: Intellectual Property 10/6/10 -- Quinn Chapter 4: Intellectual Property (cont.) 10/11/10 -- Midtem Exam (covers Quinn Chapters 1-3, Lectures 8/30/10 - 9/29/10) 10/13/10 -- Quinn Chapter 4: Intellectual Property (cont.) 10/18/10 -- Quinn Chapter 4: Intellectual Property (cont.) 10/20/10 -- Giving a Technical Presentation 10/25/10 -- Quinn Chapter 5: Privacy                  Quinn 5.1-5.2 lecture as Flash streaming video                     - or - 45MB zipped m4v - or - 65MB m4v                  Quinn 5.2-5.3 lecture as Flash streaming video                     - or - 30MB zipped m4v - or - 43MB m4v	Lecture Notes (cont.) 10/27/10 -- Quinn Chapter 5: Privacy (cont.)                  Quinn 5.4-5.5 lecture as Flash streaming video                     - or - 50MB zipped m4v - or - 72MB m4v                  Quinn 5.6 lecture as Flash streaming video                     - or - 33MB zipped m4v - or - 47MB m4v 11/1/10 -- Quinn Chapter 5: Privacy (cont.) 11/3/10 -- Writing Cover Letters and Resumes                  (lecture given in KSU Career Center by CC staff) 11/8/10 -- Quinn 4.7: Protections for Software                     and Quinn 4.8: Open-Source Software                  (Class Presentations by Kevin Fisher, Nicholas Tietz,                     Tyler Booth, and Brendan Conners) 11/10/10 -- Quinn 6.2: Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses                  (Class Presentations by Ben Barringer, Charles Haiber,                     Tom Mullaly, Nate Snyder, and Jacob Funchion) 11/15/10 -- Quinn 6.3: Phreaks and Hackers                  (Class Presentations by Jason Dang, Jeremy Dobbins,                     Dakota Kincer, and David Owen) 11/17/10 -- Quinn 6.4: Denial-of-Service Attacks                  and Quinn 6.5: Online Voting                  (Class Presentations by Eric Green, Sean Reber,                     Dimitri Savelieff, and Mitchell Slemc) 11/22/10 -- Class Cancelled (work on your essay(s)) 11/24/10 -- Class Cancelled (Thanksgiving) 11/29/10 -- Quinn Chapter 7: Computer Reliability 12/1/10 -- Quinn Chapter 8: Professional Ethics 12/6/10 -- Quinn Chapter 8: Professional Ethics (cont.) 12/8/10 -- Quinn Chapter 9: Work and Wealth 12/14/10 -- Final Exam -- NOW A TAKEHOME EXAM; SEE ABOVE (covers Quinn Chapters 4-6, Lectures 10/4/10 - 11/17/10)
Resources (General) Previous classes: Fall 2009 Spring 2010	Resources (Writing) The Elements of Style Understanding Citations Citation Styles KSU Writing Commons (see section on "The Academic Essay") KSU tututorials on paraphrasing and plagiarism avoidance KSU's policy on plagiarism