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| 1. Tuesday 2022-03-15 |
Introduction | All Chapter readings include Interview found after questions unless otherwise indicated. | |
| 2. Friday 2022-03-18 |
Critical Thinking |
1. Chapter 1 - Catalysts for Change
2. Appendix A - Plagiarism 3. Appendix B - Introduction to Argumentation 4. Discussion Board: Movies 4. Sign up for individual presentation |
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| 3. Tuesday 2022-03-22 |
Ethics |
1. Chapter 2 - Introduction to Ethics
2. DRAFT: Paper 1: Computing Technology Timeline 3. Wiki: Computing Technology Timeline |
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| 4. Friday 2022-03-25 |
Freedom of Speech |
1. Chapter 3 - Networked Communications
2. FINAL: Paper 1: Technology Timeline |
1. Kaley Du - Regulating Social Media Manipulative Inciting Content
2. Maia Grant - Social Media Impede or Improve Communication? 3. |
| 5. Tuesday 2022-03-29 |
Intellectual Property |
1. Chapter 4 - Intellectual Property
SKIP Interview at end of chapter |
1. Caleb Scopetski - YouTube Copyright Abuse and Fair Use
2. 3. |
| 6. Friday 2022-04-01 |
Privacy |
1. Chapter 5 - Information Privacy
2. DRAFT: Paper 2: Self Search |
1. Serena Mower - Should We Microchip Our Kids?
2. Dylan Phillips - IoT and Your Privacy 3. Shivali Mani - AI Information Communication Manipulation |
| 7. Tuesday 2022-04-05 |
Privacy |
1. Chapter 6 - Privacy and the Government
2. Facial Recognition Debate Prep (draft paper optional) |
1. Casey Wohlers - The GDPR and You
2. Rosemary Shelton - Government's Rights Over Private Data 3. Noah Plasse - Criminal ID or Your Genertic Privacy? |
| 8. Friday 2022-04-08 |
Crime |
1. Chapter 7 - Computer and Network Security
2. Group Project web site through topics covered to date. 3. FINAL: Optional Paper: Facial Recognition 4. FINAL: Paper 2: Self Search (moved from previous class) |
1. Joe Dobbelaar - Ransomware and Government Response
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| 9. Tuesday 2022-04-12 |
Errors Failures Risks |
1. Chapter 8 - Computer Reliability
2. DRAFT: Paper 3: Code Testing |
1. Yveder Joseph - Sanctioned AI Human Harm
2. Kseniia Romanova - Revisiting Liability 3. David Datta - Self Driving Cars and Dangerous Bias 4. Hailey Anderson - Algorithmic Bias |
| 10. Friday 2022-04-15 |
Professional Ethics |
1. Chapter 9 - Professional Ethics
Read the newer Code of Ethics at: https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics instead. 2. Game Debate Notes (paper optional) 3. FINAL: Paper 3: Code Testing |
1. Francis Coghlan - Who Consents, Your BCI or You?
2. Neville Ingram - AI: Where to Draw the Line? 3. Juliana Porto - Dehumanizing Ubiquity 4. Ethan Reed - Ethical AI Use In Security and Defense |
| 11. Tuesday 2022-04-19 |
Work
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1. Chapter 10 - Work and Wealth
2. Group Presentation Draft 3. DRAFT: Paper 4: Automation 4. FINAL: Optional Paper: Game |
1. Jack Hanlon - Obsoleting Ourselves
2. Nestor Lopez - AI Controlled Economy Inevitable 3. Rachel McBrine - AI Medical Diagnostics |
| Friday 2022-04-22 |
NO CLASS | ||
| 12. Tuesday 2022-04-26 |
Group Presentations |
1. Non-presenter Questions
2. FINAL: Paper 4: Automation 1. Galaxy Quest (1999) - Nestor Lopez, Alexandra McFann, Joseph Dobbelaar, Rachel McBrine (KAP) 2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) - Kaley Du, Cara Salter, Maia Grant, Casey Wohlers, Noah Plasse (KAP) 3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) - Jack Hanlon, Serena Mower, Yveder Joseph, Ethan Reed, Francis Coghlan (KAP) |
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13. Friday 2022-04-29 |
Group Presentations |
1. Non-presenter Questions
1. Black Mirror: Shut Up And Dance (2016) - James Yi, Caleb Scopetski, Neville Ingram, Brandon Vuong, Rosemary Shelton (KAP) 2. Ocean's Eight (2018) - Kseniia Romanova, Juliana Porto, Hailey Anderson, David Datta, Nicholas MacHado (KAP) 3. The Adam Project (2022) - Shivali Mani, Matthew Amodea, Matthew Adrangna, Dylan Phillips, Brandon Luong (KAP) |
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14. Tuesday 2022-05-03 |
Student Choice |
1. Group Evaluations
2. Group Web Sites |
1. Matthew Adragna - Propaganda and Misinformation
2. Alexandra McFann - Planned Obsolescence 3. Matthew Amodea - Robot Surgeon For Me! |
Weekly Time Guideline 4 hours class time 4 hours reading (2 chapters ~90 pages @ 2 minutes per page) 8 hours practicing mastery of material - papers, group project, class activity preparation -- 16 hours / week
The Syllabus will change throughout the course as new interests are found and 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 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.
The Writing Center offers one-on-one consultations, both in-person and over Zoom, to help you improve as a writer. Writing Center tutors will read your written work, give you feedback about your document's strengths and weaknesses, and help you chart a path forward as you revise. Consultations are free and open to all WPI students for all classes and projects, and tutors will happily work with you at any stage of the writing process (early brainstorming, revising a draft, polishing sentences in a final draft). To see our appointment options for both in-person and synchronous online meetings, go to the Writing Center homepage: wpi.edu/+writing
WPI's Student Development & Counseling Center (SDCC) staff are available for students in need of support: contact them directly and confidentially by phone at 508-831-5540 or email at SDCC@wpi.edu; or stop by their office at 16 Einhorn Road.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a free, 24/7 service that can provide individuals with support, information, and local resources regarding suicide. Call them at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or visit www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org. There is also Suicide Awareness & Prevention information on the WPI website.
If there is a chance someone is in imminent danger of suicidal action, WPI Campus Police can be reached at 508-831-5555 (or call 911 if off campus).
Keith A. Pray
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