Syllabus
| Date |
Topics |
Assigned Reading |
Presenters |
Tuesday
2014-03-18
|
Introduction |
|
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Friday
2014-03-21
|
Critical Thinking
Guest Speaker
|
Chapter 1 - Catalysts for Change
Appendix A
- Plagiarism
|
1. Laura Hanlan - WPI Librarian |
Tuesday
2014-03-25
|
Ethics |
Chapter 2 - Introduction to Ethics |
|
Friday
2014-03-28
|
Professional Ethics |
Chapter 9 - Professional Ethics |
1. Julie Ochoa-Canizares - Computing Professional Ethics in Cuba
2. Miguel Mor - Venezuelan Software Engineering Ethics
3.
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Tuesday
2014-04-01
|
Freedom of Speech |
Chapter 3 - Networked Communications |
1. Prateek Sahay - Virtual Reality Personal Interaction Impact
2. Mitchell Caisse - DNS Cache Poisoning Attacks
3.
4.
|
Friday
2014-04-04
|
Intellectual Property
Guest Speaker
|
Chapter 4 - Intellectual Property |
1. Frank Gerratana - IP Lawyer
2. Adam Degenhardt - Video Game Piracy Prevention
3. Sean McCrone - Movie Piracy Prevention
4. Jordan Wetzel - Music Online
|
Tuesday
2014-04-08
|
Privacy |
Chapter 5 - Information Privacy |
1. Greg Giola - SOPA and PIPA
2. Fiona Heaney - Cloud Client Privacy
3. Johnny Hernandez - Tor Network
4. Doran Smestad - Trusted Computing and Privacy
|
Friday
2014-04-11
|
Privacy |
Chapter 6 - Privacy and the Government |
1. Mi Tian - Edward Snowden NSA Scandal
2. Tushar Narayan - Privacy and Security Tradeoffs
3. Keaton Smith - Russian Privacy Laws and Policies
4. Yihao Zhou - Domestic Surveillance Drones
|
Tuesday
2014-04-15
|
Crime |
Chapter 7 - Computer and Network Security |
1. Kyle Davidson - XS1 Linux Powered Sniper Rifle
2. Saraf Rahman - TCP/IP Vulnerabilities
3. Elina Saint-Elme - Mind Control of Robotic Devices
4. James Anouna - Heuristic Virus Scanning
|
Friday
2014-04-18
|
Errors Failures Risks
Guest Speaker |
Chapter 8 - Computer Reliability |
1. Justin Hess - Reliability of Surgical Robots
2. Nick McMahon - Connected Vehicles and Semi-Autonomous Cars
3. Ted Armstrong - Robotic Soldiers
4. Karl Kuhn - DDOS
5. Brannen Hough - Patriot Missile Engineer
5. Elina Saint-Elme - Mind Control of Robotic Devices
|
Tuesday
2014-04-22
|
No Class |
Catch up on reading! |
Make progress on Group Projects! |
Friday
2014-04-25
|
Work |
Chapter 10 - Work and Wealth |
1. Quan Peng - Industrial Robots and Unemployment in China
2. Sean Halloran - Crowdfunding
3. Matt Costi - Massively Open Online Classes
4. Penny Over - Microfinance Mission Drift
|
Tuesday
2014-04-29
|
Group Presentations |
1. The Matrix (1999)
2. The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
3. Cloud Atlas (2012)
4. The Internship (2013)
|
1. KAP, DCM Watched
2. KAP Watched
3. KAP, DCM Watched
4. KAP Watched
|
Friday
2014-05-02
|
Group Presentations |
1. Real Genius (1985)
2. Back To The Future II (1989)
3. Robot and Frank (2012)
4. Oblivion (2013)
|
1. KAP Watched
2. KAP Watched
3. KAP Watched
4. KAP Watched
|
Tuesday
2014-05-06
|
Student Topic Choice
- Rain Date: IP Guest Speaker
- Rain Date: Errors, Failures, Risks Guest Speaker
|
|
1. Brannen Hough - Patriot Missile Engineer
2. Xia Li - Privacy and Information Security in China
|
The Syllabus will change throughout the course as new
interests are found and as material is covered ahead or behind
schedule. Changes will be made in class and recorded in the class slides.
You will be responsible for the material in the assigned reading.
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a
disability, or if you have medical information to share with me,
please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.
If you have not already done so, students with disabilities, who believe
that they may need accommodations in this class, are encouraged to contact the
Disability Services Office (DSO), as soon as possible to ensure that
such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. The DSO is
located in the Student Development and Counseling Center, (508) 831-4908.