Syllabus • Schedule • Academic Integrity

Unless specifically stated otherwise, reading journals are always due at 11:59 PM the day before class!

This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please check it frequently!

date topic/slides readings (before class) homework/activity links/handouts/etc
2/1 Introduction & overview,
academic integrity
 the integrity policy
2/3 Group formation,
topic selection
the integrity policy Group topic list (due Sunday 11:59PM)
2/8 Responsibility
ETE Chap. 1 Analysis guidelines
2/10 Ethical theories
ETE Chap. 3 Finding readings assignment
Due 2/20 at 11:59PM
Submission link
2/15 Codes of Conduct
Ethical analysis framework		 ETE Chap. 2 In class: Start ethical analysis 1
Due 2/18 at 11:59 PM		 Ethical analysis worksheet
2/17 Ethical Analysis ETE Chap. 4 In class: Continue Ethical Analysis 1
2/22 Ethical argumentation
Moor's Just Consequentalism and Computing
2/24 App development
Turn[ing] Players into Payers
Girls Around Me
Apps and privacy
3/1 Employment and AI
What jobs can AI do?
The fourth industrial revolution
AI, jobs, and the pandemic (or read here)
3/3 Cyber warfare
The WIRED Guide to Cyberwar
Ethics of Cyberwar Attacks
Cyberwarfare and Cyberterrorism: In Brief
3/8 Bias in AI
 Sources and Solutions
How AI Bias happens
Great promise but potential for peril
Are We Automating Racism?
3/10 Under-Represented Groups in STEM
 Same Resume, Different name
Why diversity matters
Ethnic minorities in tech
Timnit Gebru 		Ethical analysis 2
Due 3/18 at 11:59 PM
3/15 Internet of Things
 Foundational ethical issues
IoT Hacks
The IoT and data flow
3/17 Cryptocurrency and NFTs
 Web 3.0
Crypto debate
NFT Criticisms
NFTs and climate 		A very critical article
3/22 Spring Break
3/24 Spring Break
3/29 Cyberstalking and cyberbullying
 Psychology of Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying and Laws
What is cyberstalking
Cyberstalking and security
3/31 Midterm
Ethical analysis 3
Due 4/8 at 11:59 PM
4/5 Deepfakes
 Intro to Deepfakes
Deepfakes in politics
Deepfakes and pornography
Positive uses 		Paper topic
Due 4/12 at 11:59 PM
Individuals or pairs		 About the final paper
4/7 Video games
 Violence in games
More on virtual violence
Sexism in gaming
Racial bias in games 		One game discussed
Top 10 racist games
4/12 Facial recognition and analysis
Facial recognition overview
Facial recognition and race
... and arrests
...and hiring
4/14 Self-Driving Cars
 A social dilemma
Testing Self-driving cars
Assigning responsibility
4/19 Social media and (mis)information
 Facebook and fake news
Banning Fake News
Responsibility and Overconfidence
Social media and journalism 		What platforms are doing what?
4/21 No class - professor sick
4/26 Data privacy
 Facebook (shadow) profiles
Ethics of online privacy
Watch: Data Brokers - Last Week Tonight
Or you may read: Data brokers 		Ethical analysis 4
Due 4/29 at 11:59 PM		 More on Facebook data
4/28 Review, paper/Presentation prep,
in-class exercises
5/3 Paper workshop day
Bring paper draft to class in shareable form Due: rough draft PDF
5/5 Student presentations
 Hurst/Gude - AI & employment
Nguyen - AI and law enforcement
Al Jneibi - self-driving cars
Currey/Currey - IoT Security
5/10 Student presentations
 Chambers/Tack - social media
Smith/Surisarn - image filters
Fonkou - social media
Becerra - representation in STEM
5/12 Student presentations
 John - cryptocurrency
Maxey - cryptocurrency
Weng - NFTs
Dell - web 3.0
Final paper due 5/15 at 11:59 PM
5/17 Student presentations
 Jenkins - intellectual property
Luton - AI art & copyright
Hezel/Martin - game emulation
Polon/Rubinstein - video games
5/19 Student presentations
(Final exam slot)
Thurs. May 19, 10:30-12:30 		Mejia Reyes/Wallace - internet vigilantism
Dyson/Henderson - tech monopolies
Dodd/Harwood - right to repair
Lazer - working in defense
Ward - privatizing infrastructure