| Date |
Title |
Readings and Assignments |
Activities |
| 8/28 |
Course Introduction
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| 8/30 |
Ethical Frameworks
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Short Essay: Understanding Systems of Ethics
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| 9/2 |
Labor Day
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| 9/4 |
Ethical Frameworks
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| 9/6 |
Unintended Consequences
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| 9/9 |
Writing and Communication
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Short Essay: Writing Analysis
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| 9/11 |
Writing and Communication
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| 9/13 |
Copyright and Patents
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| 9/16 |
Copyright and Patents
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Short Essay: Examining Copyright
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| 9/18 |
Software Liability
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| 9/20 |
Software Liability
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| 9/23 |
Creating Ethical Products
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Short Essay: The Future of Business
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| 9/25 |
Creating Ethical Products
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| 9/27 |
Responsibility to Employees
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| 9/30 |
Responsibility to Consumers
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| 10/2 |
Technology and Policy
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| 10/4 |
Net Neutrality
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Revised "Future of Business" Essay Due
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| 10/7 |
Privacy from Government
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Short Essay: Technology and Government
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| 10/9 |
Surveillance and Whistle Blowing
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| 10/11 |
National Security
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Midterm Paper Available
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| 10/14 |
Cyberwarfare
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| 10/16 |
Unmanned Warfare
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| 10/18 |
Environmental Policies
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Revised "Government and Technology" Essay Due
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| 10/21 |
Environmental Policies
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Midterm Sample Due
Short Essay: Understanding Our Impact
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| 10/23 |
Wealth Discrepancy
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| 10/25 |
Ethical Consumerism
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| 10/28 |
Ethical Consumerism
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| 10/30 |
Privacy
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Midterm Complete Draft Due
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| 11/1 |
Privacy
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Revised "Understanding Our Impact" Essay Due
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| 11/4 |
Cyberbullying and Harrassment
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| 11/6 |
Cyberbullying and Harrassment
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Midterm Peer-Reviewed Feedback Due
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| 11/8 |
Internet Toxicity
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| 11/11 |
Changing Social Contracts
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| 11/13 |
Impact of AI
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Midterm Paper Due
Final Project Available
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| 11/15 |
Impact of AI
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| 11/18 |
Impact of AI
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Short Essay: The Role of AI
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| 11/20 |
Impact of AI
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| 11/22 |
Project Proposals
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Group Formation
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| 11/25 |
Transhumanism
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Final Project Outline Due
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| 11/27-11/30 |
Thanksgiving Holiday
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| 12/2 |
Class Presentations
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| 12/4 |
Class Presentations
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| 12/6 |
Class Presentations
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| 12/9 |
Class Presentations
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