Schedule for CSCI 494 Social and Ethical Issues in Computing

Fall 2013

DateReadingDue
Sep 3[Lam88]Introductory matters
10ch 6, [AJGP93], app AProfessions, Responsibilities
Essay 1
17ch 2, ch 1, [Pos90]Concepts
24ch 5, [Nis01], [Mor11], [Web02]Power and Wealth
Essay 2
Discussion sign-up
Oct 1ch 9, [And01], [Bow10]Property
Unauthorized use and abuse
Omit the first and last articles in chapter 9 (Forester and Morrison, Gozzi).
Final topic
8[Les99], [Bar93], [Sta97], [Tou01]Intellectual propertyEssay 3A: Payton, Tim
15[Rac75], sources on class pagePrivacy
Privacy and commercial interests
B: Payton, Nathan
22Fall break
29sources on class pagePrivacy and governmentC
Nov 5*ch 3, ch 12, [You11]Persons
Community
In chapter 12, only the article by Kellner and Groothius is required.
D
12[Tal95], ch 4, [Car08]Self-understanding
In chapter 4, read the articles by Gozzi and by Vonnegut for this week.
Prelim biblioE
19ch 4, [Ford11a-c]Work, intelligence
In chapter 4, read the article by Zuboff for this week.
F: Nathan, Tim
26[Tur50], [Hal06]Intelligence
Dec 3ch 10, [Joy00],
[Forster] or [Everett];
[Hoa81], [Tho84], [Wei86]
Responsibilities, revisited
Our place in the world
Draft of final
10Presentation and discussion of your final papers
TBD*[Bas98], [Buc99]Final thoughtsFinal paper
Last essay