1

M

1/13

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W

1/15

Organization of in-class activities and team projects

Guest speaker: Ms. Sandra Birch

Service Learning, the CSRC Career Reception Committee, and Cs-Squared

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F

1/17

"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

Rules from previous semesters

Rules from Spring 2003

Classroom Etiquette

Lockheed-Martin Corporation.

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2

M

1/20

Guest speaker: Ms. Sandra Birch

Careers

Career Services,

Sample Résumé

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CS Career Night Planning Committee Meeting - Thursday, January 20 - 5 p.m. - McB655

W

1/22

Career topics:
Interviewing skills and negotiating

Guest speaker: Ms. Sandra Birch

Interviewing Skills

Negotiating

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Service Learning Orientation week: January 21 - 27th

F

1/24

Writing: General approach, sentence and paragraph structure

In-class activity:
My personal approach, writing is skill-based, my
"80-20" rules for writing, fixing sentence structure

Writing

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

DEADLINE TO SIGN-UP FOR SERVICE- LEARNING:
January 24 at 5 P.M.

3

M

1/27

Outlining, Bugs in writing

In-class activity: Outlining exercise, identifying bugs in writing

BUGS in Writing:

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

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W

1/29

Bugs in writing

In-class activity: Identifying bugs in writing

BUGS in Writing:

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

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January 30: A&S Etiquette Dinner (see message to class listserv)

F

1/31

Open

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

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4

M

2/3

Making presentations

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Making Presentations

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Career 2002, McLean, VA (seniors: watch for a listserv message)

W

2/5

Making presentations

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

2/7

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

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

Principles of Ethical Argument

Assignment #2a (draft of email message)

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5

M

2/10

CS Professional Ethics

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

ACM Code of Ethics & Conduct

Class notes on Codes of Ethics

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W

2/12

Netiquette I

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Assignment #2b (final of email message)

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F

2/14

Netiquette II

Netiquette guidelines for debate postings

Results from previous semesters

Last day to send email message proposing "package" for participation credit and debate exemption

CS Etiquette Dinner Sunday, February 16 - Owens Banquet Room - 6-8 p.m.

6

M

2/17

CSRC Company Representatives: Panel Discussion on being a CS professional, what employers expect

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CSRC

Panel Questions

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CS Career Night February 17, Squires Student Center, 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Connections Co-op
and Internship Job Fair
February 18 @
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Squires Student Center
http://www.
career.vt.edu/
CONNECTION/
Welcome.htm

W

2/19

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Critical thinking

Review this scenario

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CareerFest
February 20
Squires Student Center
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
http://filebox.vt.
edu/users/cameo/

Interviews for Connections Co-op
and Internship Job Fair

F

2/21

Catch-up day

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Assignment #3 (short "white paper")

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7

M

2/24

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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W

2/26

Hacking

"The Cuckoo's Egg"

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

The Cuckoo's Egg

Assignment #4 (memo to boss)

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F

2/28

Open.

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8

M

3/10

Hacking

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Hacking

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W

3/12

The Impact of the Computer

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All debate teams: topic selection deliverable due today

Rescheduled:
CS Career Night, Thursday March 13, Squires Student Center

F

3/14

Rescheduled:
CSRC Company Representatives: Panel Discussion on being a CS professional, what employers expect

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CSRC

Panel Questions

Assignment #5a (outline and content sketch for proposal)

Dummy On-line debate commences at Noon

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9

M

3/17

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

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

Powerpoint Presentation on IP by Mr. Mike Martin

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W

3/19

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

Professional Dissent on Ethical Grounds

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IEEE Draft Guidelines for Engineers Dissenting on Ethical Grounds

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F

3/21

Open

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10

M

3/24

Video, Part 1 of the Challenger Disaster Series: "An accident rooted in history" (42 min.)

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W

3/26

Whistle Blowing and the Challenger Disaster

Video, Part 2 of the Challenger Disaster Series: "The Flawed Decision"
(50 min.)

Whistle Blowing

Roger Boisjoly on the Challenger Disaster

Roger Boisjoly
Brief Biography

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F

3/28

Whistle Blowing and the Challenger Disaster

Video, Part 3 of the Challenger Disaster Series: "Disaster, deception and disclosure" (60 min.)

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11

M

3/31

Disability Issues: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
and Assistive Technologies

Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards, Section 508

In-class: Student presentation on Section 508 requirements

Campus Visionary: VT's Virgil Cook

Disability Issues: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
and Assistive Technologies

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W

4/2

Universal accessibility

Bobby demos

 

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F

4/4

Open

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Assignment #5c (peer review of proposal to your work group)

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12

M

4/7

Freedom of Speech Part I

Privacy and Censorship

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Freedom of Speech

The Right to Privacy Virginia Right to Privacy
Privacy

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W

4/9

Freedom of Speech Part II

Censorship

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The Hate Directory

Censorship

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Spring Career Fair
April 10-11
Squires Student Center
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
http://www.ncsievents.
com/vatech/index.html

F

4/11

Privacy, Censorship, and Freedom of Speech

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Privacy: The Harvard Dean Case

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13

M

4/14

Workplace Issues:
Personal Relationships
Discrimination
The Digital Divide

Workplace Issues
Personal Relationships
Discrimination

The Digital Divide

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W

4/16

Professional ethics applied

Professional ethics: Case study and discussion

 

Assignment #5d (final draft of proposal to your work group)

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F

4/18

Open

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14

M

4/21

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

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Debate Presentations: Teams 1, 2

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W

4/23

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

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Debate Presentations: Teams 3, 4

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F

4/25

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

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Debate
Presentations: Teams 5, 6

Debate Team Member Evaluations due (5% off individual debate grade for missing this due date)

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15

M

4/28

Attendance required today!!

Faculty evaluations for course

Review for final exam

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Service Learning Final Reports DUE

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4/30

Last day of class

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Tuesday

5/6

Final Exam, 8:45-9:45 AM, same room

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