CS3162.092 Professional Responsibility Spring 2025

Instructor: John Cole

This schedule is tentative and subject to change.  Readings are from the textbook.  Homework will be assigned on or about the dates shown but you will always have at least 6 days to complete them.

Tentative schedule of topics.  This is subject to change.

Week

Date

Topic

Assignments

1

Mar 25

Course Introduction -- Chapter1: The Rapid Pace of Change

 

 

Mar 27

Bill Joy & Chapter 2: Privacy

Homework 1

2

Apr 1

Chapter 9 -- Scenarios

 

 

Apr 3

What is Human?   Video and paper.

Homework 2

3

Apr 8

Chapter 3 -- Freedom of Speech

 

 

Apr 10

Chapter 4 -- Intellectual Property Homework 3
4

Apr 15

Chapter 5 -- Crime and Security

 

 

Apr 17

Chapter 6 -- Work Homework 4

5

Apr 22

Chapter 7 -- Evaluating and Controlling Technology

 

 

Apr 24

Chapter 8 -- Errors, Failures, and Risk Homework 5
6

Apr 29

Transhumanism -- Paper by Nick Bostrom
 

 

May 1

Chapter 9 -- Professional Ethics and Responsibilities, again

 Homework 6

7 May 6 ACM & IEEE Codes of Ethics
Test review
  May 8 Test -- In Class on eLearning