Week 11 Finals

I have scored several papers already but have many more to go. I expect to be done by Friday evening but generally don't meet my personal deadline and need until Monday to post all the grades.

In the mean time, please fill in the course evaluation inside your OSU account area. I can't post final grades until that is done.

You've been a fantastic class to work with this term. In general, students who take this class are articulate and professional and I am proud to have crossed paths with you. Many of you have already expressed how much you learned this term and that feedback is helpful. I hope you'll have a chance to provide more detail about what could be improved in the Student Evaluation of Teaching.

I hope to be comptuer-free during the break, so if you have questions about your scores, please ask before Sunday evening.

Enjoy life!

Week 10 ~ Last week!

Here are the activities to accomplish this week:

Week 9 Work and Wealth

Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground. © 2002-2011 WGBH Educational Foundation.

Week 8 Professional Ethics


Week 7 Computer Reliability

Here are the activities to accomplish this week:

The Lightbulb Conspiracy

Re: Planned obsolescence. © Art France 2010


Week 6 Computer & Network Security

Here are the activities to accomplish this week:


Week 5 Privacy

Deter, Detect, Defend your ID

Deter. Detect. Defend. Federal Trade Commission's education on ID theft. © US Government Get Plugins.

Here are the activities to accomplish this week:


Week 4 Intellectual Property Rights

Here is what I'd like you to accomplish this week:


Week 3 Networked Communications

Graph of spam volume, global estimated spam sent, billions of messages per day, 15th June 2010 to 14th June 2011.

Martin Lee of Symantec Corporation discusses the drop in spam emails this summer. "The high water mark for spam was reached in July 2010 when approximately 230 billion spam messages were in circulation each day, accounting for 90% of all email traffic. This has now declined to 39.2 billion messages per day, accounting for only 72.9% of all email. The question is why?" (Lee 2011)

Eighty percent of you are working hard and making progress. Most of you took the quiz and did very well on it. Most of you have participated in the required online discussion, which I will score today and tomorrow (look for a general recap right here mid week). And I at least one person has submitted a topic for their Persuasive Paper already!

Here is what I'd like you to accomplish this week:

Are you addicted to the Internet? Take this quiz to find out your score.


Week 2 Introduction to Ethics

Congrats! You made it through week 1. Most of you took the quiz and did very well on it. Most of you have participated in the required online discussion, which I will score on Tuesday (look for a general recap right here mid week). And I bet most of you are thinking about the topic of your research.

Here is what I'd like you to accomplish this week:

Recap of the weekly discussion

Most of you did a fantastic job in the forum last week! Your writing was though-provoking, ripe with research, and positively responsive to others' threads. Thank you! You've made the task of scoring a pleasure. This is the first term that students have had easy access to the scoring rubrics while they post in the Forums. I think it helped, as not one of you complained yet about why I scored your threads the way I did. You should be able to see your score AND notes about how I reduced points, based on the instructions and rubric. Read them so you can make improvements this week. Be sure to review the instructions before you get started each week. Not all weeks' activities are the same.

Here are a few reminders to improve readability:

My only reminder about the content of your writing is: Keep up the GREAT work!

Welcome!

Introduction

For many in the advanced field of computer science, the technological progress seems painfully slow. And yet, there are many who argue that the forces of technology are already too strong and changing the face of the earth too fast for society to cope. Clearly, there seems to be a need to pause and confront the social, legal, and ethical issues presented to us by the problems and advances in computer science if we are to be socially responsible producers and consumers of this technology.

Be informed. . . Read the Syllabus!

Communications

This course will be delivered via Blackboard, which allows students to read project objectives, introductions, scoring criteria, instructions, tutorials, and submit work to be scored. It also provides a forum for the Discussion of Readings. In addition, Bb allows you to email me for help.

Read the Email Etiquette page to learn best practices for communicating with the instructor.

Technical Assistance

If you experience computer difficulties, need help downloading a browser or plug-in, assistance logging into the course, or if you experience any errors or problems while in your online course, contact the OSU Help Desk for assistance. You can call (541) 737-3474, email osuhelpdesk@oregonstate.edu or visit the OSU Computer Helpdesk online.

Getting Started

  1. Start by reading the Syllabus. Every detail is important so read it twice. It was last updated on June 10, 2011.
  2. Purchase your textbook right away; you'll need it for the weekly discussions and to learn material for the quizzes.
    • Choose between a hard copy and electronic copy.
  3. Instead of a midterm and final, you'll be writing a paper related to computer science in your chosen field of study. Read the instructions now, to get started with research.
  4. Need to ask a question (I expect you to ask often), then write me an email using this form.

Have a great term!

Ms Van Londen