MONT 112G, Computers and Society, Fall 2011
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This schedule will give you an idea of the order of topics and chapters that will be covered. It may change during the semester depending on how quickly we cover the various topics.
Week Dates Chapter Topic
1 8/31-9/2 Miller 1 Introduction, Digital Media
2 9/5 Miller 1 Digital Media
9/6 Boyle Attend Father Gregory Boyle's talk, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
9/7 Discuss "Tattoos on the heart"
9/9 Miller 2 Economics in the information age
3 9/12 Miller 2 Economics, Media convergence
9/13 Film: "The Matrix", 5 p.m. (Dinner provided)
9/14-9/16 Miller 3 Discuss "The Matrix", Media convergence
4 9/19-9/23 Miller 3, 4 Convergence, Digital Inequality
5 9/26-9/30 Introduction to writing Python programs
6 10/3-10/7 Python: Conditional statements
10/10-10/14 NO CLASS FALL BREAK
7 10/17-10/19 Python: loops
10/20 Film & Dinner: "Shake hands with the devil", 5 p.m.
10/21 Python: for loops and lists.; Film discussion
8 10/24-10/28 Python: for loops
9 10/31-11/4 Python: Functions, Review
10 11/7 Privacy
11/9 MIDTERM EXAM
11/11 Miller 5 Privacy
11 11/14-11/18 Miller 6 Politics and Warfare
12 11/21 Miller 7 Digital Identity
11/23-11/25 THANKSGIVING BREAK -- NO CLASS
13 11/28-11/30 Miller 7, 8 Digital Identity, Social media
Turkel
12/1 Film: "Blade Runner", 7 p.m.
12/2 Miller 8 Social Media
14 12/5-12/9 Miller 8, 9 Social Media, Body & IT, Robots
Turkel
Final Exam: Time TBA
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Constance Royden--croyden@mathcs.holycross.edu
Montserrat 112G--Computers and Society
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