Due, Project Plan: April 17Due, Completed Project: May 2 and May 4 Your final assignment for the term is to research and reflect on the role of computing in a time of crisis. You can choose to either work alone or in teams of up to 3 people for this assignment. (Note: After you submit…
Category: Assignments
Algorithmic Bias
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COVID-19 and IoT
Due: April 20 and 22Discussion leader: Leah Read the following articles about how a smart thermometer is being used to track COVID-19 in the US. Also explore the Kinsa website and data visualizations. Come to class ready to discuss how smart devices, deployed at scale, may be able to provide epidemiological insights and also the…
Location Data & COVID-19
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Social Media and Civil Unrest
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Social Media and Speech
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Social Media
Due: March 2 and 4Read the following article and the following website, and watch the video below. Come to class ready to discuss how social media is impacting individuals and society. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/opinion/digital-technology-brain.htmlhttps://humanetech.com/problem/ (Note: you can watch the video on Humane Tech if you wish, but it is not required.) Official Article ReferenceTristan Harris. 2019. Opinion…
Cyber Warfare
Due: February 24 and 26Listen to the following podcast episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/podcasts/the-daily/trump-russia-cyber-grid.html and read the following article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2017/10/27/russia-field-tested-hybrid-warfare-ukraine-cyberthreat-matters-us/ Come to class ready to discuss national security and ethical issues surrounding cyber warfare. Official ReferencesMichael Barbaro. 2019. Hacking the Russian Power Grid. The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/podcasts/the-daily/trump-russia-cyber-grid.html Nolan Peterson. 2017. Russia Field-Tested…
Security, Privacy, and IoT (Optional)
Due: February 24 and 26 (Optional)Read the following article and watch the included video: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ring-camera-video-hack-security-mississippi-child-a9244326.html Official ReferenceChelsea Ritschel. 2019. Video shows hacker talking to eight-year-old child through Ring camera. The Independent. Retrieved February 17, 2020 from https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ring-camera-video-hack-security-mississippi-child-a9244326.html Additional Optional ReadingExplore the following twitter feed for more examples of IoT security (and other) problems.
Leading a Discussion
Due: 3 days before classMonday class: Friday at 6pmWednesday class: Sunday at 6pm Each student will lead one of the in-class discussions, with four partners. These assignments are announced in class and posted on the reading page for that week. There are two parts to this assignment: leading the discussion and preparing a detailed plan…