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Monday Online 11:00–11:50 a.m. |
Tuesday Online 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. |
Wed |
Thursday Online 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. |
Fri |
Quinn Text Chapter |
01/10–01/14 |
Break
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Break
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Zoom class
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1: Catalysts for Change
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01/17–01/21
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Holiday
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Zoom class
Documentary:
Gates vs. Homebrew Computer Club (7:16-9:19)
News:
Tech and Income Inequality (NY Times)
Tech and Income Inequality (Local Copy)
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Zoom class
Video:
Games and Moral Choices
Ethical Theories
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1: Catalysts for Change
2: Introduction to Ethics
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01/24–01/28
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Writing Assignment: (Canvas)
Deborah Johnson,
"Ethics
Online".
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Zoom class
News: Google Location Data Lawsuit (Wash. Post)
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Zoom class
Opinion: Gab.ai and Free Speech
Discuss Student
Presentations
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3: Networked Communications
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01/31–02/04
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Writing Assignment: (Canvas)
James Moor,
"Reason, Relativity, and
Responsibility in Computer Ethics".
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Zoom class
News: Gab Sues Google
PBS:
Combating Misinformation
Law: Section 230 of the CDA
Video:
Is YouTube Making Us Smarter?
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Zoom class
Law: Electronic
Frontier Foundation
Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
Video: React World Controversy
News: Happy Birthday Song Copyright
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4: Intellectual Property
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02/7–02/11
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Writing Assignment: (Canvas)
Kirby Ferguson
Video:
Everything is a Remix, Part 4
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Zoom class
News: EFF Resigns from W3C
Video: Rise of the Patent Troll
Video: John Oliver on Patents
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Zoom class
Documentary:
Origin of Open Source (3:10-7:20)
News: Home Surveillance Cameras
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5: Information Privacy
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02/14–02/18
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Writing Assignment: (Canvas)
Glenn Greenwald TED Talk,
Why Privacy Matters
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Zoom class
Video:
Surveillance Culture
Video: The Data Brokers
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Midterm Exam 1 (Canvas)
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5: Information Privacy
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02/21–02/25
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Writing Assignment: (Canvas)
Tom Bissell, "The
Unbearable Lightness of Games"
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Zoom class
Video:
Tim Cook Interview
News: Cellebrite Phone Hacking Tool
News: UK's Facial Recognition Tech
News: IRS and Facial Recognition
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Zoom class
News: DOJ Demands FB Info
Documentary:
Spying on the Home Front (8:30—31:51)
Documentary:
United States of Secrets (Part 2) (0:00—12:50)
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6: Privacy and the Government
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02/28–03/04
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Writing Assignment:
Mikko Hypponen TED Talk,
How the NSA Betrayed the World's Trust
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Zoom class
Video:
Edward Snowden Interview (0:00—7:20)
Video:
Rise of the Hackers (social engineering segment)
Video: Daring to Be Hacked
News: Aaron Swartz Obit
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Zoom class
News: EARN IT Act
News: Anti-Virus Software Hacked
TED Talk:
James Lyne on Cybercrime
News: Ukraine Hacktivism
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7: Computer and Network Security
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03/07–03/11
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Break
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03/14–03/18
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Writing Assignment:
PBS Frontline,
The Facebook Dilemma (Part 1)
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Zoom class
Video: Stuxnet
Video: Edward Snowden on Cyber Attacks
Video: Against Electronic Voting
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Zoom class
News: Ukraine War's Effect on Russian Cyber Products
Wired: Remotely Hacking a Jeep
PBS Digital
Studios:
Origin of Women in Computing
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8: Computer Reliability
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03/21–03/25
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Writing Assignment:
PBS Frontline,
The Facebook Dilemma (Part 2)
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Zoom class
Guest Speaker: Josh Richard,
UMD Alum (B.S. '01, M.S. '05), currently with Amazon
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Zoom class
News: Peacenotwar Malware
News: Opinions Split on Hacking Russia
Video:
Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower
Video: Burger King and Net Neutrality
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9: Professional Ethics
10: Work and Wealth
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03/28–04/01
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Writing Assignment:
Misha Glenny TED Talk:
Hire the Hackers
Keren Elazari TED Talk:
Hackers: The Internet's Immune System
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Midterm Exam 2 (Canvas)
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04/04–04/08
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Writing Assignment:
Lawrence Lessig,
"Code
Is Law"
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04/11–04/15
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Writing Assignment:
Nicholas Carr,
"Is
Google Making Us Stupid?"
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04/18–04/22
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Writing Assignment:
Independent Lens: Coded Bias
(
YouTube Version)
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04/25–04/29
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Finals Week 05/02–05/06
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Mon. May 2
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Tue. May 3
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Wed. May 4
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Fri. May 6
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