CS 485 Spring 2020This Version Dated 1/13/2020

INSTRUCTOR: Jon Hanrath (hanrath@iit.edu)

hanrath@iit.edu Office hours: MW 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. SB112B

Website:

www.cs.iit.edu/~cs105 (not a typo, actually use cs105 as entry point)

Click on cs485

COURSE GOALS: Demonstrate an understanding of the social and professional context in which computing is done. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic cultural, social, legal, and ethical issues inherent in the

discipline. Discuss and evaluate the social implications of computing and technology, both at the present and in the

future. Identify milestones in the development and application of information technology. Evaluate the social implications of computing Ask serious questions about the social impact of computing, and evaluate proposed answers to those

questions. Demonstrate an awareness of the basic legal rights of software and hardware vendors and users, and the

ethical values that are the basis for those rights. Research the social and ethical issues of a computer-related topic from the list in the syllabus. Communicate, both orally and in written form, social and ethical issues of a computer-related topic

from the list in the syllabus.

TEXT:Technologies, Social Media, and Society - *21st Edition*

Editor Caroline ShafferWesterfofMcGraw-Hill

*Make sure you get the correct Edition. Every edition has different articles.*

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SCHEDULE:

Week Monday Wednesday Task Due1 1/13 Orientation,

Topic Selection1/15 Team planning (plan Team Powerpoint).

“Who Am I?” 1/14 (Tuesday)

2 1/20 MLK Day (No Class)

1/22 Team planning (plan Team PowerPoint (75%). Scenarios (25%)).

3 1/27 Team PowerPoint

1/29 Scenarios (1-4). A) Team PowerPoint Slides B) Book choice for report I due

1/27 A) (Monday)1/31 B) (Friday)

4 2/3 Scenarios (5-8). 2/5 Scenarios (9-12). 5 2/10 Team Planning

(plan History(I)).2/12 History (I). A) Book report I

due B) History Report (I) due

2/10 A) (Monday)2/12 B) (Wednesday)

6 2/17 Team Planning (plan History(II)).

2/19 History (II). History Report (II) due

2/19 (Wednesday)

7 2/24 Individual PowerPoint (1).

2/26 Individual PowerPoint (2).

8 3/2 Individual PowerPoint (3).

3/4 Individual PowerPoint (4).

9 3/9 Midterm Exam 3/11 Book Report II Work Day Book report II due 3/13 (Friday)

10 3/16 Spring Break (No Class)

3/18 Spring Break (No Class)

11 3/23 Individual PowerPoint (5).

3/25 Individual PowerPoint (6). Final paper outline due

3/27 (Friday)

12 3/30 Individual PowerPoint (7).

4/1 Team Planning (plan Articles).

13 4/6 Articles (1). 4/8 Articles (2).14 4/13 Final Paper

Work Day4/15 Team Planning (plan Articles).

Final paper due 4/13 (Monday)

15 4/20 Articles (3). 4/22 Articles (4).16 4/27 Final Exam 4/29

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Task Points

Who am I? 20Team PowerPoint 25Scenario discussion 40Book Report I 25History I 35History II 35Individual PowerPoint 25Book Report II 25Midterm Exam 20Article Discussions 100Final Paper 30Final Exam 20

Total 400

A 90 – 100%B 80 – 89.9999%C 70 – 79.9999%D 60 – 69.9999%E 0 – 59.9999%Absence (-8 pts per)

NO LATE WORK GRADED BUT SHOULD BE TURNED IN

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cs485 Task Summaries

WHO AM I? (20 points) (Due: Tuesday 1/14)A Word document named “LastnameFirstname.doc” (A pdf file is also acceptable) is to be emailed to the instructor by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday 1/14 (20 points). In the upper left corner, the first two lines of the document must be:Line 1 : WHO AM I

Line 2 : Lastname, Firstname.

The Document should tell something about yourself:1. a brief history of you 2. when you will graduate 3. are you going to grad school 4. what kind of work do you want to do5. what makes you happy and/or successful6. what are you hoping to get from this course7. etc.

TEAM POWERPOINT PRESENTATION: (25 points) (Due: Monday 1/27)Each team presentation (topic to be assigned from the list at the end of this document) will be demonstrated in class as a 15 minute PowerPoint presentation. Each presentation will answer the five questions below.

1) What is the history/background of the topic? (2 pts)2) What are the problems of society caused by or associated with this topic? (4 pts)3) What are the possible solutions to these problems? (4 pts)4) What will change in future years? (4 pts)5) What research sources were used? (1 pt)

The presentation should be very complete and demonstrate that the topic has been thoroughly researched and carefully analyzed. The Team PowerPoint slides should be emailed to the instructor by 11:59 p.m. on the day of the presentation.

Team presentation will be in class on 1/27.

SCENARIO DISCUSSION: (40 POINTS) Each team will prepare a 15 minute discussion on the scenario assigned. The discussion should focus on the ethical behavior of the people in the scenario. Discussions will be led in class 1/29, 2/3, and 2/5. The team should lead the discussion for the rest of the class. Teams should not direct the discussion in any particular direction, but instead allow the rest of the students in the class share their opinions. Teams should come up with at least 5 provocative questions to ask the class.

1/29 2/3 2/5Team 3 – Scenario 1 Team 4 – Scenario 5 Team 2 – Scenario 9 Team 4 – Scenario 2 Team 1 – Scenario 6 Team 3 – Scenario 10Team 1 – Scenario 3 Team 2 – Scenario 7 Team 4 – Scenario 11Team 2 – Scenario 4 Team 3 – Scenario 8 Team 1 – Scenario 12

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BOOK REPORT I: (25 POINTS) (Due: Choice 1/31; Report 2/10)The first book report must be on a “Science Fiction Book”. Sign up for your book by emailing your name, book title, date of publication, and author to the instructor. All books must be chosen before Friday 1/31.

The report, a single spaced Word document, and must contain the following:

1) Who is the author? (1/2 page), background, other works, etc.2) What is the main plot and characters in the book? Summary (1 to 2 pages). 3) How is the Society in the book different from present day Society? (1 to 2 pages)4) How is the Society in the book similar to present day Society? (1 to 2 pages)5) What was the main point(s)/theme(s) of the book? (1 to 2 pages)

The report is a Word document named “LastnameFirstnameBookreportI.doc” (a pdf is also acceptable) is to be emailed to the instructor by midnight Monday 2/10. In the upper left corner:Line 1: BOOK REPORT I Line 2: Lastname, Firstname Line 3: BOOK TITLELine 4: AUTHOR Line 5: FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION.

HISTORY OF COMPUTERS: (70 points: 35 points each) (Due: 2/12; and 2/19)Each team is assigned two Eras. Each team will prepare two Word Document single spaced reports (one for each Era assigned), four or more pages (20 points each) and two 15 minute each PowerPoint presentations (one for each Era assigned) (15 points each). PowerPoint presentations will be in class 2/12 and 2/19, on the history of computing during the assigned Era. One team member does each of the PowerPoint presentations. A PowerPoint presentation has no more than six lines on a slide and no more than six words on a line. Opening slide will have team number and Era. Email your report documents named “TeamNumberAssignedEra.doc” (i.e. “Team3 1961 to 1970.doc”) to the instructor by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday 2/12 (History I), and Wednesday 2/19 (History II). In the upper left corner:Line 1: HISTORY REPORT <Number>Line 2: TEAM NUMBER <Number>Line 3: <ERA>

Presented 2/12 2/19 Team 1 before 1950 Team 2 1981 – 1990 Team 2 1951 – 1960 Team 3 1991 – 2000

Team 3 1961 – 1970 Team 4 2001 – 2010 Team 4 1971 – 1980 Team 1 2011 – Present

Topics that are to be included in both the written documents and the PowerPoint presentations. All five topics must be covered.

1) Important people (2 pts)2) Hardware and software development (2 pts)3) Technology of the Era (2 pts)4) Impact on Society (2 pts)5) Research sources used (1 pts)

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INDIVIDUAL POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS: (25 points) (Due: Various)Each individual presentation (topic to be assigned from the list at the end of this document) will be demonstrated in class as a 15 minute PowerPoint presentation. Each presentation will answer the five questions below.

1) What is the history/background of the topic? (2 pts)2) What are the problems of society caused by or associated with this topic? (4 pts)3) What are the possible solutions to these problems? (4 pts)4) Will the problems change in future years? (4 pts)5) What research sources were used? (1 pt)

The presentation should be very complete and demonstrate that the topic has been thoroughly researched and carefully analyzed. The Individual PowerPoint slides should be emailed to the instructor by midnight on the day of the presentation. Individual presentations will be given in class on 2/24 through 3/30.

BOOK REPORT II: (25 Points) (Due Friday 3/13)

The second book report is to be a science fiction story you have written, using your assigned topic as the first line of the story. (General Length: 1000 < words < 4000…this is not a hard maximum).

The story is a Word document named “LastnameFirstnameBookreport2.doc (a pdf is also acceptable) is to be emailed to the instructor by 11:59 p.m. Friday 3/13. In the upper left corner:Line 1: BOOK REPORT IILine 2: <Lastname, Firstname>Line 3: <STORY TITLE> Line 4: Computers and <TOPIC >The opening sentence of your story will be:

“The impact on society becomes very visible upon the examination of computers and <topic>”

Have FUN!!!

UNIT ARTICLE DISCUSSIONS: (100 POINTS)Each team has been assigned articles in the text. The team will lead a 15 minute discussion about the articles assigned. Teams will come up with at least 5 provocative questions for each assigned article to ask the class. Questions for each article should be emailed to the instructor by each discussion date.

The dates of the discussions are listed below. All students are to have read the articles before class. (25 points each).

4/6 4/8 4/20 \Team 3 Article 1.1 Team 4 Article 2.2 Team 1 Article 3.3 Team 4 Article 1.2 Team 1 Article 2.3 Team 2 Article 3.4 Team 1 Article 1.3 Team 2 Article 3.1 Team 3 Article 3.5 Team 2 Article 2.1 Team 3 Article 3.2 Team 4 Article 4.1

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FINAL PAPER: (30 points) (Due: Outline 3/27; Paper 4/13)The research paper (3-8 pages) will be prepared to be published. The theme of the paper is your assigned topic. Paper will be prepared following the format in the handout (Preparation of Papers in Two Column Format). A detailed outline of the final paper will be emailed to the instructor by 3/27. The research paper is a document named “LastnameFirstnameFinalPaper.doc” (a pdf is also acceptable) is to be emailed to the instructor by 11:59 p.m. Monday 4/13.

The paper must answer the following questions as sections of the paper.1) What is the background/history of the topic? (4pts)2) What has changed in society because of this topic? (4pts)3) Has this change been good or bad for society? (4pts) 4) How will this topic look 10 years from now? (4pts)5) What problems do you think will arise? (4pts)6) What sources were used? (2pts)

EXAMS: (40 points) -

Both exams will be two essay questions regarding information covered in class.Both exams will be one hour in length.

Mid-term 3/9 (20 points)Final Exam, 4/27 (20 points)

Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with documented disabilities.  In order to receive accommodations, students must obtain a letter of accommodation from the Center for Disability Resources and make an appointment to speak with me as soon as possible. Contact the Center for Disability Resources. The Center for Disability Resources is located in the Life Sciences Building, room 218, 312-567-5744 or disabilities@iit.edu.

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Due datesDate Task Team or

Individual1/13 Topic List Individual1/14 Who Am I? Individual1/27 Team PowerPoint Slides Team1/31 Book Report I Choice Individual

2/10 Book Report I Individual2/12 History Report I Team2/19 History Report II Team

3/9 Midterm Exam Individual3/13 Book Report II Individual3/27 Final Paper Outline Individual

4/13 Final Paper Due Individual4/27 Final Exam

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Team and Individual PowerPoint Rubric (25 pts)

Answering Questions (15 pts):

2pts. 1) What is the history/background of the topic?4pts. 2) What are the problems of society caused by or associated with this topic?4pts. 3) What are the possible solutions to these problems? 4pts. 4) What will change in future years?1pt. 5) What research sources were used?

Presentation (10 pts):

Slides, Speaking, etc.

Scenarios Rubric (40 pts)

Describing Scenario (10 pts)

Scenario Questions (10 pts)

Leading Discussion (10 pts)

Team Participation (10 pts)

Book Report I Rubric (25 pts)

Answering Questions (15 pts):

3pts. 1) Who is the author? (1/2 page), background, other works, etc.3pts. 2) What is the main plot and characters of the book? (1 to 2 pages).3pts. 3) How is the Society in the book different from present day Society? (1 to 2 pages).3pts. 4) How is the Society in the book similar to present day Society? (1 to 2 pages).3pts. 5) What was the main point(s) or theme(s) of the book? (1 to 2 pages).

Communication Skills (10 pts):

Clarity, grammar, provocativeness, etc.

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Book Report II Rubric (25 pts)

Communication Skills (25 pts):

Clarity, grammar, provocativeness, imagination, etc.

History Reports Rubric (70 pts)

Papers (20 pts each):

Topic Coverage (9 pts):

(2 pts) 1) Important people(2 pts) 2) Hardware and software development (2 pts) 3) Technology of the era(2 pts) 4) Impact on society(1 pts) 5) What research sources were used?

Communications Skills (11 pts): Clarity, grammar, provocativeness, etc.

PowerPoint Presentations (15 pts each):

Topic Coverage (9pts):

(2 pts) 1) Important people(2 pts) 2) Hardware and software development (2 pts) 3) Technology of the era(2 pts) 4) Impact on society(1 pts) 5) What research sources were used?

Presentation (6 pts):

Slides, Speaking, etc.

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Articles Rubric (100 pts)

Each Article (25 pts):

Describing/Summarizing Article (5 pts)

Article Questions (15 pts)

Leading Discussion (5 pts)

Final Paper Rubric (30 pts)

Answering Questions (22 pts):

(4 pts) 1) What is the background/history of the topic?(4 pts) 2) What has changed in society because of this topic?(4 pts) 3) Has this change been good or bad for society? (4 pts) 4) How will this issue look 10 years from now?(4 pts) 5) What problems do you think will arise?(2 pts) 6) What sources were used?

Paper Format (8 pts)

Midterm and Final Exam Format (20 pts. Each)

Each Exam will be comprised of 2 essay questions (10 pts each) regarding information covered previously in class. The questions will ask you to use your judgment to support or oppose some position or scenario.

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The CS 485 Experience

What I learned in CS 485

CS 485 (Computers and Society), a mandatory class for those pursuing a degree in computer science at Illinois

Institute of Technology, aims to discuss the basic cultural, social, legal and ethical issues inherent in the disci-

pline as described in the syllabus. The class relies on research, discussions and teamwork in lieu of regular

course literature; this results in the course being fun, interesting, and fairly easy, should you keep up with at-

tendance and pay attention in class.

Literature on Various Topics

The class is very diverse in terms of the topics for discussions, assignments and presentations. Around 70 topics

were presented in various methods. I had a fair bit of knowledge about the ongoing work in most of the sub-

disciplines discussed, and I suppose many others in the class did too. However, I knew very little about the his-

tory of these topics; this class gave me the opportunity to learn about the technological progression in these

sub-disciplines of computer science including future possibilities.

Ethics Scenarios

The ethics scenarios were perhaps the most interesting part of the class for me. The ethical scenarios were am-

biguous; part of the challenge was to decipher the paragraphs as a team to find ethical conundrums and then

pose questions to the rest of the class facilitating discussions. These scenario discussions helped me to under-

stand that in our discipline seemingly innocent situations could contain ethical dilemmas, and that it is impor-

tant to address them in an appropriate manner.

Implicit Skill Development

CS 485 contains a lot of presentations and discussions, both individual and with your designated teams; hence,

as the class progresses, you will get more comfortable in delivering presentations and working with your

teams, while also implicitly improving upon these very important career skills.

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Presentation Skills

Public speaking is said to be one of the biggest fears people have. Unfortunately, I am one of these people.

However, I want to pursue my career in the business side of computer science; this means that I have to brush

up on my presentation and public speaking skills. CS 485, with a number of presentations and discussions, gives

you the perfect opportunity to develop these skills. I believe that I am more confident and relaxed in delivering

presentations than I was at the start of this class.

Teamwork

Teamwork is one of the most critical skills needed to succeed in the industry. We are assigned a team at the

start of the class for the entire semester. I learned a lot about my teammates, their strengths and their weak-

nesses, and had the opportunity to act as a leader and also as a follower. Working with teams in a presentation

heavy class gives you an insight on how teamwork might be in your career.

Advice to students for success and the greatest positive results in CS 485

Attendance and Participation

As the professor must have already told you, attendance is very important in the class! Not only because atten-

dance significantly impacts your grade, but also for other reasons. Missing classes means missing out on team

sessions; it also means that you miss a lot of content in the class. Watching and participating in discussions and

presentations of other teams gives you the opportunity to take pointers for your own assignments.

Team Coordination

For the greatest success in team assignments, it is vital that team has good communication. I would recom-

mend using a platform like Slack to communicate with team members, set up workspaces for different assign-

ments to discuss and share documents. You also might want to consider allocating time to meet for assign-

ments outside of class, physically or digitally.

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Presentations and Discussions

For team presentations and discussions, I believe that it is important to meet physically to coordinate timing,

prepare a powerpoint and practice together before delivering the final product. My team and I worked individ-

ually, relaying responsibilities for writing parts of team papers or preparing parts of team powerpoints. To coor-

dinate our timing and practice together we met an hour or two before the class. It is important to practice pre-

sentations before delivering them.

Individual work

I found it very beneficial to start early on individual assignments. Working in teams, one tends to underesti-

mate the time it takes to complete all the parts of an assignment individually. A lot of the individual assign-

ments such as the book report or the final require an extensive amount of time to research and cannot be

done at the last minute. In order to keep yourself relatively stress free, my advice would be to start early and

work in bits.

Summary

Honestly, CS 485 is probably one of the most enjoyable class that you will take in the pursuit of your degree.

You will get to learn a lot about the history, current projects and future of sub disciplines. You will also engage

in ethical discussions where there would seem to be no right answer. You will work in teams and individually.

Come to class regularly, allocate an appropriate time to spend outside of the class and have fun!

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CS 485 SPRING 2020 CLASS AGREEMENT

PRINT______________________________________________Last name first

I understand that:

Zero points for late submission.

Each absence from class will reduce my grade by 8 points (2%). The reason for the absence is not relevant.

As a Team member, I must fully participate in the Team assignments.

As an individual class member my assignments must be my own work.

SIGNED________________________________DATE________

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Topics for Final Paper , Book Report II, and Team and Individual PowerPoints1. Computers and Movies 51. Computers and Real Estate

2. Computers and Data Mining 52. Computers and The News3. Computers and Gender 53. Computers and Mathematics4. Computers and Data Security 54. Computers and Wearable Technology

5. Computers and Shopping 55. Computers and Television

6. Computers and Engineering 56. Computers and Old Age

7. Computers and Privacy 57. Computers and Airplanes

8. Computers and Law 58. Computers and Religion

9. Computers and Farming 59. Computers and 3D Movies10. Computers and Mobile Devices 60. Computers and Journalism11. Computers and Software Development 61. Computers and Connectivity12. Computers and Automobiles 62. Computers and Augmented Reality13. Computers and Networks 63. Computers and Art14. Computers and Animation 64. Computers and Neural Science15. Computers and Communication 65. Computers and Sports16. Computers and Weather 66. Computers and War17. Computers and Big Data 67. Computers and Retail Stores18. Computers and Space Travel 68. Computers and Nano-technology19. Computers and Social Networking 69. Computers and Transportation20. Computers and Race 70. Computers and Animals21. Computers and Government 71. Computers and Energy22. Computers and City Planning 72. Computers and Sustainability23. Computers and The Military 73. Computers and Addiction24. Computers and Graphic Design 74. Computers and Social Psychology25. Computers and Games 75. Computers and Nomophobia26. Computers and Music 76. Computers and Restaurants27. Computers and Automation 77. Computers and Law Enforcement28. Computers and Information Storage 78. Computers and Adolescence29. Computers and Artificial Intelligence 79. Computers and Global Warming30. Computers and Marketing 80. Computers and Cryptocurrency31. Computers and Crime32. Computers and Medicine33. Computers and Oceanography34. Computers and Genetics 35. Computers and Child Development36. Computers and Robotics37. Computers and Disabilities 38. Computers and Business39. Computers and Astronomy40. Computers and Homeland Security41. Computers and Humans42. Computers and Virtual Reality43. Computers and Censorship44. Computers and Developing Countries45. Computers and Education46. Computers and Software Piracy47. Computers and Manufacturing48. Computers and Transportation

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49. Computers and Health50. Computers and Economics

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Final paper, Book Report 2, Individual Powerpoint Choices

NAME (print)______________________________________________________________________________

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On the lines below list the ten topics you would prefer to use for your paper/report 2. Line one should be your first choice.

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Individual PowerPoint dates: 2/24, 2/26, 3/2, 3/4, 3/23, 3/25, 3/30

First Choice Individual PowerPoint Date: __________ Second choice: _____________

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