(4156) CSC309 Computers and Society Spring 2003 MILLERhttp://orca.st.usm.edu/~miller/ [email protected] 11:00 – 12:15 Monday/Wednesday WSB 229This will be the fourth semester that this course will be taught without a text. We had been using text "A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing" by Sara Baase, but not enough to justify having everyone purchase a text. We will be following the general outline of that text and using lots of outside sources (the web, the library, periodicals, newspapers, etc.). You should pick up information that will be very valuable to you in your career and in the big picture area called life. The central focus of the course is ethics, primarily as it applies to someone working in the computer field, but there will of necessity be fundamentals and examples given that are not limited to the computer field. There will be a fairly heavy dose of written assignments (planning on two) that will be graded by someone with English teaching credentials. Also, there will be a chance for everyone to be part of a presentation to the class (not as bad as it might sound at first). My standard has been 3 exams during the term and a final that counts for two exams. Test grade to come from best four out of five. The term papers (The writing assignments) will be major and will count for 15% of your grade. The presentation will be 5% (I assume everyonegets all of these points but you loose them if you are not in class when I call for it). "Little assignments" will also total 5%. Late assignments loose points at the discretion of the Prof. We will use standard cutoffs but I reserve right to fudge them lower if that seems to make sense: 90 = A, 80 = B, 70 = C, D = 60, and F below 60. (Do the math. A 92 test average and no other work done gives you a D.) There will also be a limited number of outside speakers (maybe none). Current plans are to cover everything that is on the web site, covera number of articles, and to work in more “current” events. Come to class and do the homework. If you e-mail me concerning the class, put 309 in the subject line to help me place you and the question. And when you get to my web site you will find old exams. No reason to get surprised on a test day.Grade feedback from Fall 2001:Drop grade was a missed exam.2D, 2FDidn’t turn in all papers. 2C, 4D, 3FMiss class five or more times (no points taken off here) B, 2C, 2D, 2F, 1IGrade distribution for class: 6A, 8B, 6C, 5D, 4F, 1I.Grade feedback from Spring 2002:Missed at most one class: 6A, 2B, 1CMissed more than one class: 3A, 7B, 5C, 2D, 8FWeek Begining1/6 Find classroom. Overview of course. Start in on Chapter 0. Overheads used in class will show up on my faculty web site. Look at scenarios.1/13 Little assignment 1 (Late 1/16) Using e-mail, send me an Internet address where I can find information concerning the current debate about homeland security and privacy. (I will use this to get my class e-mail roster.) Also make sure there is a name on what you send me that I might be able to identify as you and put a 309 in the subject line. Finish off “Chapter 0” and use “Chapter 1” to set the stage for topics to be covered. Assign first scenarios.1/20 Martin Luther Day on Monday (see you Tuesday) Lecture on doing the term papers. Chapter 21/27 Finish 2 and Start Chapter 3Encryption2/3 Finish Chapter 3 Wiretapping2/10 (And we will do a little something)2/17 (More something) First Major Exam to cover Chapters 0-3 and any articles we have covered on Thursday2/20 (Prof out of town)Chapter 4 Can we Trust the Computer?Chapter 5 Intellectual Property (Paper one due)Chapter 6 Constitutional IssuesArticlesSecond Major Exam to cover Chapters 4-6 and any articles.Chapter 7 Computer CrimeChapter 8 Computers and WorkChapter 9 Broader Issues (Paper two due)Chapter 10 Professional ethics and Responsibilities, ThanksgivingThird Major Exam to cover Chapters 7-10 and any articles.Final Exam (ComprehensiveRepresentative articles are:Kreie, Jennifer and Timothy Cronan “Making Ethical Decisions: How companies might influence the choices one makes”, Communications of the ACM, December 2000, Vol43, No.12, pp.66-71.Nissenbaum, Helen ”Computing and Accountability”, Communications of the ACM, January 1994, Vol.37, No.1Gallagher, Stephanie “Keep These Nine Digits to Yourself” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, August 1997, pp.