For each of the following dates, you should write a brief (1–2 page)
essay that collects your thoughts on the assigned subject (which will
be revealed as the term progresses). The writing can be informal, but
should be organized and thought through. You may cite any of the
readings from the class list; give enough information to identify any
other sources on which you draw.
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Essay 1
- due Feb. 7
How has your study of computing influenced or otherwise affected
your faith? Note that some effects may be indirect: has your study
of computing affected the way you think or the way you look at the world?
(Please pay attention to the assigned topic: you are not
being asked here to write about how your faith has influenced your
study of computing.)
- Essay 2
- due Feb. 21
Does Christian teaching have anything to say about how we handle
power, wealth, or knowledge? Is there anything relevant for those
of us who might work in computing?
- Essay 3
- due Mar. 6
Select any one group that has little power and/or privilege, such
as the non-elite of the third-world, the disabled (especially the
blind), the U.S. urban poor, or the U.S. rural poor. How might
computing technologies develop in ways that aid members of this
group? How might it develop in ways that further marginalize or
harm them? Are there particular ways in which we might influence
which happens?
- Essay N
- due at final meeting
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