,
which we will use for both sections.
Required Materials
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Computers and Ethics in the Cyberage, D. Micah Hester and Paul J. Ford, Prentice Hall, 2001. |
Objective
This course seeks to challenge you to think deeply about
the ethical dimensions of technology, as it relates to human life and your own livelihood.
In addition, we aim to help you learn to express
yourself better, both in writing and orally.
Grading
Project |
40% |
- Paper
20%
- Presentation 20%
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Attendance
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10%
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Assignments
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25%
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Quizes |
25%
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Regular attendance is mandatory; more
than two unexcused absences and you won't pass.
Project
The final project consists of a written report and a presentation. The paper
should be about 10 pages (no more than 15) and typeset. The presentation
should be 20 minutes. The presentations will be given during finals weeks and
during the last week of classes.
You are encouraged to work with a partner on the project
(in which case both the paper and the presentation are done jointly).
The draft slides for your talk are due two weeks before your talk is
scheduled. The draft should be reasonably refined (ie, very close to what you
plan to give). Be certain to budget time to hone
both your paper and your slides in response
to our comments on your draft slides.
Presentations should be prepared using presentation software
such as Microsoft PowerPoint or OpenOffice's Impress.
Your paper and slides must be posted to the course wiki three days
before your presentation so that everyone can read them.
Further information on the project is available.
Assignments
Homework must be typeset and submitted in class on the
date due. Each student must do his or her own work.
Late Policy
Late work will NOT be accepted without a doctor's excuse.
All work submitted will be returned in
lecture. All work not picked up in class will be available
during office hours.
Honor Code
Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. Certain assignments may
be submitted to the MOSS program at UC Berkeley for plagiarism
analysis. Any instance of suspected cheating or plagiarism will be
referred to the Office of Student Judicial Affairs for adjudication.
The Code of Academic Conduct
describes the relevant policies and procedures.
Regrades
If you believe a quiz or homework assignment was misgraded, you must
notify me within one week of the date on which it was returned, made
available, or posted to MyUCD, not the date on which you picked it up.