Spring 2014
This schedule is an outline what we plan to do. The details will evolve as we go.
The course schedule is aimed at a 36-hour course. The length of the course is thre weeks. The class will meet four times each week, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Each day we will meet for three class periods, or about 150 minutes. The lecture hours may take the form of lectures, group discussions, student presentations, and other teaching and learning activities.
The textbook used in the course is Ethics for the Information Age, 5th edition, by Michael J. Quinn, 2013, Pearson.
| Class | Date | Topics & Lecture Notes | Readings | Work Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 01 | 05/26 (Mon) | Course Introduction, Ethics Theories | Ch 1, 2, articles | |
| Day 02 | 05/28 (Wed) | Networked Communications | Ch 3, articles | |
| Day 03 | 05/29 (Thu) | Intellectual Property and the Media Industry | Ch 4, articles | Paper 1 due 11:59 p.m. |
| Day 04 | 05/31 (Sat) | Intellectual Property and Software Quiz 1 |
Ch 4, articles | |
| Day 05 | 06/02 (Mon) | Privacy | Ch 5, articles | |
| Day 06 | 06/04 (Wed) | Security | Ch 7, articles | |
| Day 07 | 06/05 (Thu) | Software Reliability and Liability | Ch 8, articles | Paper 2 due 11:59 p.m. |
| Day 08 | 06/07 (Sat) | Computers, Governments, and Politics Quiz 2 |
Ch 6, articles | |
| Day 09 | 06/09 (Mon) | Technologies in Workplace, Globalization | Ch 10, articles | |
| Day 10 | 06/11 (Wed) | Digital Divide | Ch 10, articles | Paper 3 due 11:59 p.m. |
| Day 11 | 06/12 (Thu) | Professional Ethics Quiz 3 |
Ch 9, articles | |
| Day 12 | 06/14 (Sat) | Professional Ethics, Course Wrap-up | Ch 9, articles |