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Organization of Class Activities:
Pre-Class activities
In-Class activities
Post-Class Activities
Group Projects

Pre-class activities:
Register for WebCT Access (Use your VT PID as your login ID)

Plus, take our pretest (follow this link to log in to our WebCT page, click on the Online Quizzes and Surveys link and click on the first item in the list (Pre-test)

In-class:
Discuss all writing assignments

Guest speaker: Ms. Sandra Birch

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1/18

"The Ethics Challenge", A first experience with ethics in the workplace contributed by Lockheed-Martin Corporation.

 

In-class activity:
group exercise in consensus building re. classroom etiquette

Classroom Etiquette

Lockheed-Martin Corporation.

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1/21

Pre-class activity:
Bring a draft of your résumé to class on paper and post on your personal web site.
(Part of Assignment #1)

Careers

Career Services,

Résumé

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5:00 pm 11th Annual CS Career Night Executive Committee meeting in McB655

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1/23

Career topics:
Interviewing skills and negotiating

Post-class activity: Interviewing

Interviewing Skills

Interview tips

Negotiating

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Service learning meeting this week

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1/25

Writing: General approach, outlining, sentence and paragraph structure

In-class activity: Outlining exercise, fixing sentence structure

Post-class activity: Writing

Writing

Assignment #1a (draft of résumé, cover letter, career plans statement)

Sat., January 26, 9 am - 4 pm: CS-Squared service project in Roanoke, repairing computers

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1/28

Bugs in writing

In-class activity: Identifying bugs in writing

Post-class activity:
Mark up writing samples handed out in class

BUGS in Writing:

READ ME plus Chapters 1,4-8, 12-13, 38, 51, 112, 127

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1/30

Bugs in writing

Pre-class activity:
Mark up writing samples handed out in class

In-class activity: Identifying bugs in writing

Post-class activity:
Mark up writing samples handed out in class

BUGS in Writing:

READ ME plus Chapters 1,4-8, 12-13, 38, 51, 112, 127

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2/1

Open

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Assignment #1b (final version of résumé, cover letter, career plans statement)

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4

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2/4

Graphical Presentations

Post-class activity: Print out selected guidelines for making slides and for public speaking and bring to class on Wednesday

Graphical Presentations

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2/6

Speaking and Elocution

Pre-class project: A presentation slide (include a few talking points, not just a VT logo, for example)

In-class activity: Practice at public speaking and critiques

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F

2/8

Possible in-class activity: walk-thru of CPSR site

Post-class activity: Ethical Arguments (Give it a try.)

See the CPSR site at: http://www.cpsr.org/

Principles of Ethical Argument

Assignment #2a (draft of email message)

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5

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2/11

CS Professional Ethics

In-class activity:
Video: "What is Computer Ethics?"

ACM Code of Conduct

Codes of Ethics

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W

2/13

Netiquette I

Post-class activity: Netiquette

Assignment #2b (final of email message)

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F

2/15

Open

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6

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2/18

Netiquette II

Pre-class activity, read and be ready to discuss and respond to:
Cyberspace voo-doo

In-class project to define Netiquette Guidelines for Debates

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2/20

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Critical thinking

Review this scenario

Assignment #3 (review/edit article)

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F

2/22

Community Values and
The Rules We Live By

Pre-class activity:
A survey of driving values
Post-class activity: Values

Short video clip, interview with Cliff Stoll, erstwhile hacker tracker

Community Values Awareness Program

Community Values and
The Rules We Live By

Dining Etiquette

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Sunday night, February 24:
CSRC sponsored etiquette dinner (just for CS majors)
(tentative only so far, contingent upon finding a sponsor)

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2/25

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CSRC

Panel Questions

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February 25, 6 - 9 p.m.:11th Annual CS Career Night, Squires

Feb. 26: Connections 2002 Intern and Coop Fair, Sponsored by Career Services

W

2/27

Hacking

"The Cuckoo's Egg"

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"The Cuckoo's Egg", a video of the story of tracking down a hacker by Cliff Stoll

Assignment #4 (memo to boss)

Feb. 28: CareerFest, Sponsored by CAMEO and NSBE,
10 am - 4 pm

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3/1

Open.

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8

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3/11

Hacking

Pre-class activity: Hacking and Security

Hacking

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Mar. 12-13: Spring career Fair, College of Arts and Sciences and career Services,
9 am - 4 pm, Squires

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3/13

The Impact of the Computer

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All debate teams: topic selection deliverable due today

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F

3/15

Preparing for the debates:
Overview of mechanics of debates and particularly group assignments-

Decision Making Exercise

In-class activity:
Group decision-making exercise

Criteria for judging
Debate Presentations

Assignment #5a (metadocument for proposal writing)

Dummy On-line debate commences at Noon

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9

M

3/18

Intellectual Property Rights: Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets

In-class activity: Guest speaker Mr. Mike Martin, VP of VT Intellectual Properties

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W

3/20

Freedom of Speech Part I

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3/22

Freedom of Speech Part II

Pre-class activity:
The Hate Directory

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10

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3/25

In-class: Student presentation on Section 508 requirements

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3/27

Universal accessibility

Bobby demos

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On-line debates commence for all groups

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F

3/29

Professional Dissent on Ethical Grounds

In-class activity:
Video--Part I of the Challenger Malfunction

Video Review: "A Major Malfunction...The Story Behind the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster''

IEEE Draft Guidelines for Engineers Dissenting on Ethical Grounds

Log of Challenger Spacecraft Disaster Events

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4/1

Whistle Blowing and the Challenger Disaster I

Whistle Blowing and the Challenger Disaster (Video: An accident rooted in history)

Whistle Blowing

Roger Boisjoly on the Challenger Disaster

Roger Boisjoly
Brief Biography

Review of the Challenger video

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4/3

Whistle Blowing and the Challenger Disaster II

Whistle Blowing and the Challenger Disaster (Video: The flawed decision)

(Video: Disaster, deception and disclosure')

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4/5

Open

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Assignment #5c (peer review of proposal)

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12

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4/8

Privacy, Censorship, and Freedom of Speech

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The Right to Privacy Virginia Right to Privacy
Privacy

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W

4/10

Censorship

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Censorship

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4/12

Privacy, Censorship, and Freedom of Speech

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Privacy: The Harvard Dean Case 

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13

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4/15

Workplace Issues:
Personal Relationships
Discrimination

Workplace Issues
Personal Relationships
Discrimination

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W

4/17

Professional ethics: Case study and discussion

All individual debate postings must be completed by noon today.

Assignment #5d (final draft of proposal)

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4/19

Open

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14

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4/22

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In-class activity:
Debate Summaries
Presentations: Groups 1, 2

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Debate Presentations: Groups 1, 2

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4/24

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In-class activity:
Debate Summaries
Presentations: Groups 3, 4

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Debate Presentations: Groups 3, 4

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4/26

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In-class activity:
Debate Summaries
Presentations: Groups 5, 6

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Debate
Presentations: Groups 5, 6

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15

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4/29

Attendance required today!!

Short presentation

Faculty evaluations for course

Review for final exam

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5/1

Last day of class

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Saturday

5/4

Final Exam, 8:45-9:45 AM (Whoa!!), same room

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