CS 3604 PROFESSIONALISM IN COMPUTING

Calendar of Classes for Spring 2002

UNDER CONSTRUCTION (ALWAYS)

Index:

Special Events During the Semester

Careers

Click on the highlighted items in each day's schedule to get more information on that class, including the class objectives, class notes, readings, and references.

Week beginning	Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Jan. 14	Before Class complete this evaluation of your preparedness Register for WebCT Access and take this pre-test Course Outline Classroom Etiquette Use your VT PID as your login ID	Organization of Class Activities: Pre-Class activities In-Class activities Post-Class Activities Special Events Group Projects Service Learning	"The Ethics Challenge", A first experience with ethics in the workplace contributed by Lockheed-Martin Corporation.
Jan. 21	Career Services, Resumes Bring a draft of your résumé to class on both paper and post on your personal web site. (Part of Assignment #1) 5:00 pm The Career Reception Executive Committee meeting in McB655	Interviewing Skills Interview Tips and Negotiating Post-class activity: Interviewing	Team Building techniques In advance of class, complete the Behavioral Analysis Self Rating Form and bring the result to class.
Jan.28	Pre-class Readings [1] [2] Writing Post-class activity: Writing	Complete the pre-class project Graphical Presentations	Read the Toastmaster's Guidelines Speaking and Elocution
Feb. 4	Pre-class reading: Bowyer, Sections 1.1 through 1.4 Video: "What is Computer Ethics?" Principles of Ethical Argument Post-class activity: Ethical Arguments Assignment #1 Due	Pre-class reading: Bowyer, Sections 3.1, 3.3 Read the ACM Code of Conduct Codes of Ethics	Netiquette Post-class activity: Netiquette Read the article on Tolerance in preparation for Assignment #2.
Feb. 11	Pre-class reading: Bowyer, Ch. 2 Critical thinking case studies and preparation for debates and discussions Review the linked scenario in advance of the class.	Pre-class Reading Pre-class activity Community Values and The Rules We Live By Post-class activity: Values 7:30 PM, McB 655: Dining Etiquette	Netiquette cont'd: Pre-class Activity In-class project to define Netiquette Guidelines for Debates
Feb. 18	"The Cuckoo's Egg", a video of the story of tracking down a hacker by Cliff Stoll.	Pre-class reading: Bowyer, Ch. 4 Pre-class Activity Hacking Post-class activity: Hacking	Pre-class reading Stolen Identities In-class activity Video to be intespersed with discussion
Feb. 25	CSRC Panel Session: "What Employers Expect" Panel Questions Assignment #2 Due	Video: The History of Computing - Great Brains	Video: The History of Computing - Inventing the Future Participate in the Scavenger Hunt by printing off the questions, and then completing the quiz on WebCT
Mar. 4	SPRING BREAK
Mar. 11	The Impact of the Computer Post-class activity: Impact Review copy of Assignment #3 to be shared with colleague	Overview of mechanics of debates and particularly group assignments	Decision Making Exercise: Criteria for judging Debate Presentations Reviewed copy of assignment #3 to be returned to colleague. (Keep copies to hand in with your own version.) Dummy On-line debate commences at Noon
Mar. 18	Pre-class reading: Bowyer, Ch. 8 Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets Post-class activity: Copyrights Assignment #3 Due	Freedom of Speech Part I Post-class activity: Freedom of Speech	Pre-class activity Freedom of Speech Part II On-line debates commence for groups 1, 2 at Noon
Mar. 25	Pre-class reading Disability Issues: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Assistive Technologies Guest Speaker: Jenny Reilly, Dean of Students Office, VT. Start Class project (Assignment #4)	Pre-class reading: Bowyer, Ch. 7 Pre-class readings [1] and [2] Part I of the Challenger Malfunction (Video)	Pre-class reading: Bowyer, Ch. 7 Pre-class readings [3] and [4] Whistle Blowing and the Challenger Disaster (Video) On-line debates commence for groups , 3, 4 at Noon
Apr. 1	Pre-class reading: Bowyer, Ch. 7 "Representation and Misrepresentation: Tufte and the Morton Thiokol Engineers on the Challenger" (pdf) Whistle Blowing (cont'd)	Pre-class reading: Bowyer, Section 5.3 Pre-class readings [1] [2] Privacy Post-class activity: Privacy Start work on Assignment #5	Debate Summaries Presentations: Groups 1, 2 On-line debates commence for groups 5, 6 at Noon Post-class activity: Read: Censorship
Apr. 8	Pre-class reading: Bowyer, Ch. 10 Workplace Issues: Personal Relationships Discrimination	Community Values: Case Study and Discussion	Debate Summaries Presentations: Groups 3, 4 On-line debates commence for groups 7, 8 at Noon
Apr. 15	Pre-class reading: Bowyer, Section 2.3.1 Privacy: The Harvard Dean Case Assignment #4 Due	Review of class findings on ADA Conformance from Assignment #4 .	Debate Summaries Presentations: Groups 5, 6
Apr. 22	Before class complete the post-test International Aspects - Censorship (Presentations from groups 7,8)	International Aspects - Freedom of Speech (Presentations from groups 4,5,6)	Debate Summaries Presentations: Groups 7, 8 Complete survey
Apr. 29	International Aspects -Privacy (Presentations from groups 1,2,3) Final Assignments DUE Service Learning Final Reports DUE	Closing and Summary Course Evaluation Portfolios Due	NO CLASS
	FINAL EXAMINATION: Date: 06-MAY-02 Begin Time: 7:45AM End Time: 9:45AM The Make-up Time 08-MAY-02 Begin Time:1:05 PM End Time:3:05 PM Past Examinations

Notes: Prior to each class students are responsible for reading the class notes for the day, completing any web-assigned readings and/or projects, and browsing the particular directory to get a general feeling for the topic. You need to be ready to discuss the topic in class and be ready to participate in in-class projects.

DEBATE CALENDAR

On-line Debate Starts Click here to join the debate	Presentation Date	Debate Topic Click here to read the scenario	Groups
Mar. 15	None	Scalping Sugar Bowl Tickets	None
Mar. 22	Apr. 5	CEO Blasts Sister Who Asked for Diverse Board	1
Mar. 22	Apr. 5	Spread the word	2
Mar. 29	Apr. 12	Oops! You weren't supposed to know ...	3
Mar. 29	Apr. 12	Should colleges teach Computer Science students courses on HACKING?	4
Apr. 5	Apr. 19	Academic Freedom in Virginia at Stake.	5
Apr. 5	Apr. 19	Politicking on the WWW	6
Apr. 12	Apr. 26	Profit not participation	7
Apr. 12	Apr. 26	Freedom of Home Page Speech ...	8

Special Events During the Semester

Date	Event
By arrangement	Service-Learning
Feb. 26	Connections 2002 Intern and Coop Fair Sponsored by Career Services
TBA	Etiquette Dinner Career Services 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Feb 28	CareerFest Sponsored by CAMEO and NSBE 10 am - 4 pm Squires
Mar 12-13	Spring Career Fair College of Arts and Sciences, and Career Services 9 am - 4 pm Squires

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