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Spring, 2003 Schedule

http://www.scn.org/edu/tesc-ds/2002-2003/spring/schedule.html

The Evergreen State College

Evening and Weekend Studies

CIS 2002-2003 Syllabus | CIS 2002-2003 Resources

Note: Unless noted differently, all Wednesday classes will be held in Lib 1706 and all Saturday classes will meet in Lib 1612. Our seminar breakout rooms for both Wednesday and Saturday are Lib 1505 and Lib 1507.

Note: There will be a semi-formal study session in the ACC each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM. Lance and/or others will be available to assist.

Modified: Added PHP assignment and changed due date

Modified: Made corrections to the schedule for April 16, 23, 26, and 30. Hopefully, we're back to being close to reality.

Modified: The address for the Spring Forum was incorrect

Modified: Added readings and journal question #1 to april 16 entry

Modified: Added journal question #2 to April 30 entry

Modified: Added Anita Ramasastry info

[Week 1]
Wednesday, April 2, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Assignments:

Register for Small World experiment

Read Six Degrees of Separation (http://backissues.worldlink.co.uk/articles/250100180310/22.htm)

diagnostic programming assignment (due Saturday)

Relevent but not required: Six Degrees of...

Assignments due:

Covenants and profiles from new students (done in class)

Handouts:

Diagnostic programming assignment

Saturday, April 5, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Assignments due:

Note: There is no journal entry for this seminar

Registered for "small world" experiment

Browsed small world web site; finish reading "Six Degrees of Separation."

Diagnostic programming assignment

Notes:

Doug and Randy will check in with each project

[Week 2]
Wednesday, April 9, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

5:00 - 6:00 PMFour credit meeting

Assignments:
Handouts:

XML Handout

[Week 3]
Wednesday, April 16, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Assignments:

Three readings:

  1. "Suddenly, it's U.S. and rest of the world" by Patrick E. Tyler (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035777854748&call_pageid=968332188492&col=96
  2. "The Second Superpower Rears its Beautiful Head" by James Moore ( http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/jmoore/secondsuperpower.html)
  3. "Anti-war slogan coined, repurposed and Googlewashed... in 42 days" by Andrew Orlowski (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/30087.html)

Journal question (Journal #1): How is Internet technology changing the way that society uses information? How are these changes helping or hindering our ability to address important problems? Be sure to use information from the articles in your discussion.

Notes: Randy will be gone
[Week 4]
Wednesday, April 23, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Saturday, April 26, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Assignments Due:

Read articles assigned April 16

Journal #1

Notes:

Doug and Randy will check in with each project

[Week 5]
Wednesday, April 30, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

5:00 - 6:00 PMFour credit meeting

Assignments:

PHP User management - this is out of Chapter 24 of the PHP/MySQL book. Here's the Word document that is the assignment. I haven't done an HTML version, since it usually mucks up the code listings.

Read parts I and II of Future of Ideas

Journal question (Journal #2): In Lessig's opinion innovation and choice are heavily intertwined with the future of the Internet 'commons'. To what degree do you agree/disagree that the 'commons' and innovation/choice sink or swim together? Are there other forces at work that Lessig might not be including?

[Week 6]
Wednesday, May 7, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

Note:Class will meet at the Governor's House Hotel (621 Capitol Way S) in Olympia this evening.

Saturday, May 10, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Assignments Due:

Read parts I and II of Future of Ideas

Journal question (Journal #2): (See April 30)

Notes:

Class may split

Doug and Randy will check in with each project

[Week 7]
Wednesday, May 14, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Assignments Due:

PHP User management

[Week 8]
Wednesday, May 21, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

5:00 - 6:00 PMFour credit meeting

Assignments:

Read part III of Future of Ideas

Journal question (Journal #3): In part III of his book, Lessig paints a dim picture of the state of innovation and choice when faced with rising levels of control in many areas. Do you agree/disagree with his analysis? Wny or why not? And are there other mechanisms you might suggest in place of, or in addition to, the 'creative commons' that might help alleviate the situation?

Notes:

Doug and Randy will check in with each project

[Week 9]
Wednesday, May 28, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.
Saturday, May 31, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Assignments Due:

Read part III of Future of Ideas

Journal question (Journal #3): (See May 21)

[Week 10]
Wednesday, June 4, Noon - 5:00PM
Note: We will be on the Library Mezzanine for the Expo and on the 4th floor later in the afternoon.