MONT 113G Ethics of Computing

MONT 113G, Ethics of Computing, Spring 2012
Schedule of Topics

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       1/25-1/27                   Digital Circuits

2       1/30-2/3                    Binary numbers, binary addition, 
                                    truth tables
        2/2                         Film: "We Are Egypt", 7 p.m.

3       2/6-2/10                    Discuss "We Are Egypt"
                                    Computer architecture, Assembly language, 
                                    Networks

4       2/13-2/17                   HTML, Webpages, Graphics on the web
        2/16                        Sherry Turkle's Talk, 7:30 p.m.
        2/17-2/18                   Connections Program

5       2/20-2/24                   Discuss Turkle, connections
                                    Non-computability, the Halting Problem, 
                                    Review

6       2/27                        MIDTERM EXAM, (Evening)
        2/29-3/2     Johnson 1,2    Philosophical Ethics

        3/5-3/9      NO CLASS       FALL BREAK
        
7       3/12-3/16    Johnson 2      Philosophical Ethics, Analogies
        
8       3/19-3/23    Johnson 2,3    Analogies, IT Societies

9       3/26-3/30    Johnson 3,4    IT societies, Privacy

10      4/2-4/4      Johnson 4      Privacy
        4/6          NO CLASS       EASTER BREAK

11      4/9          NO CLASS       EASTER BREAK
        4/11-4/13    Johnson 4      Privacy

12      4/16-4/20    Johnson 5      Intellectual Property
        4/19                        "The Social Network," 5 p.m.
        
13      4/23-4/27    Johnson 5,6    Intellectual Property, Online crime
        4/24                        Film: "Pray the Devil back to hell", Banquet, 5 p.m.

14      4/30-5/4     Johnson 6      Online crime

14      5/7          Johnson 6      Online crime

No Final Exam.

Constance Royden--croyden@mathcs.holycross.edu
Montserrat 113G--Ethics of Computing
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