UWT/TCSS 325 Course Schedule

Spring 2008

Version 16 May 2008

This is a schedule for the quarter. Writings on readings are due the first class session of each week (except for the first week of classes, when they are due on the second class meeting) and are left off the schedule for readability. Most of the readings without hyperlinks below are in e-reserves for the course. The readings with the author's name preceded by an asterisk (*) are available in a coursepack available at the copy center. These *'d readings can also be found in the physical reserves at the UWT library - ask for them at the front desk. Readings are referred to by their first author and the start of the title. By default, the writing for each reading should be a summary as described in the syllabus. However, if the word "treatment" follows the reading, a treatment should be written instead of a summary. I reserve the right to change a reading up to one week in advance of when the reading is due.

Week #	Dates	Handin Due	Topic	Reading	Notes/Resources
1	Apr 1, 3		What is Computer Ethics?	Moor, "Computer Ethics" Touretzky, "Free speech rights"	Gallery of DeCss Moor's Comp. Ethics Def Technology Def Computer Ethics map Gehringer's "Ethics in Computing" Tavani's Computer Ethics Bib
2	Apr 8, 10	Apr 10: News stories	Ethical Theories	*Tavani, "Ethical Concepts" (Ch.2) (treatment) Benkler, "Commons-based peer production" (treatment)	Comments, r1 Brudney on Ethics Scoouwa Utility Principle "Experience Using `MOSS'..." CI Procedure Comparing ethical theories Treatment Comments
3	Apr 15, 17	Apr 15 - Position paper, v1	Professional Ethics Finding sources	*Tavani, "Prof. Ethics" (Ch.4) (treatment) ACM CoE	Research Guide - Finding Articles UW Library Computer Science Subject Guide Svensson's "Starting points for CS Research" ACM cases
4	Apr 22, 24		Argument The propaganda model Source analysis	*Booth, all chapters Herman, "A propaganda model" (treatment)	Popper on argument Policy paper definitions Source Analysis Ulrich's Rats: Mass media Rats: scholarly
5	Apr 29, May 1		Politics of Technology Acknowledgement/Response	Winner, "Do Artifacts Have Politics?"	Media, EARS args
6	May 6, 8		Electronic Voting	CalTech/MIT, "Residual Votes Attributable to Technology" Kohno, "Analysis of E-voting system" Massey, But we have to protect our source	Technology Perspectives, Technologies classified
7	May 13, 15	May 13 - Position paper, v2 May 15 - writings on readings	Electronic Waste	Khetriwal, Producer responsibility for e-waste management Widmer, Global perspectives on e-waste	Review Groups
8	May 20, 22	May 20 - Reviews. Writings on readings not due until May 22.	Programming as labor	Yourdon, "Preface" and "Intro" from Death March ACM, "Globalization and Offshoring Software"	Gettysburg address Gettysburg as powerpoint
9	May 27, 29	May 27 - Hiring exercise (in place of "writings on readings"). Hiring Brief (must read this to do hiring exercise). Submit via CollectIt and bring one hardcopy to class.	World of Work
10	June 3, 5	June 3: Position paper, v3	Paper Presentations	(read, but no summaries due) Tufte, Powerpoint is evil Searle, Presentation tutorial

Changelog

16 May 2008. Added "hiring exercise" documents
12 May 2008. Added link to "review groups"
8 May 2008. Added link to "tech perspectives" and "tech's", and changed due date for writings in week 7 to Thursday.
1 May 2008. Added link to ears arg's, rfid ecosystem.
29 April 2008. Added media links. Postponed writings during week 8 until Thursday.
22 April 2008. Eliminated "Noble" reading for week 5 and fixed "treatments" link.
8 April 2008. Link to comments on reading 1 in week 2 resources + Brudney on ethics + Scoouwa. Link to treatment comments, week 2.
18 March 2008. Original version (adapted from previous terms).