Technology and social change

Schedule of lessons, exercises, and assessments

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The table below shows the weekly schedule of lessons and assessments.

WK

TOPIC

Due by the Friday at the end of the week and/or the following Monday
ASSIGNMENTS

DUE

1

Sept 1-8

Lesson 1
Tools
  • Read “Welcome” and Lesson 1

 

 

2

Sept 9-15

Lesson 2
Welcome to the Machine
  • Short discussion responses (4 marks)

Sept 13

Sept 16

3

Sept 16-22

Lesson 3
Global Village or Desert of the Real
  • Short discussion responses (4 marks)
  • Quiz on Lessons 2 and 3 (5 marks)

Sept 20

Sept 23

4

Sept 23-29

Lesson 4
War Games
  • Short discussion responses (4 marks)

 

Sept 27

Sept 30

5

Sept 30-Oct 6

Lesson 5
Surveillance Society
  • Short discussion responses (4 marks)
  • Quiz on Lessons 4 and 5 (5 marks)

Oct 4

Oct 7

6

Oct 7-13

Lesson 6
Democracy 2.0
  • Short discussion responses (4 marks)

Oct 11

Oct 14

7

Oct 14-20

MIDTERM EXAM
  • Midterm exam (online multiple choice) (20 marks)

Oct 21

READING WEEK

8

Oct 28-Nov 3

Lesson 7
Intelligence
  • Short discussion responses (4 marks)

Nov 1

Nov 4

9

Nov 4-10

Lesson 8
Second Lives
  • Short discussion responses (4 marks)
  • Quiz on Lessons 7 and 8 (5 marks)

Nov 8

Nov 11

10

Nov 11-17

Lesson 9
Virtual Morality
  • Short discussion responses (4 marks)

Nov 15

Nov 18

11

Nov 18-24

Lesson 10
Virtual Identity
  • Short discussion responses (4 marks)
  • Quiz on Lessons 9 and 10 (5 marks)

Nov 22

Nov 25

12

Nov 25-Dec 1

Lesson 11
Love in the Time of Cybersex
  • Short discussion responses (4 marks)

Nov 29

Dec 2
13

Dec 2-8

Lesson 12
Posthuman
  • Final discussion post (5 marks)

Dec 6

14

Dec 9-15

 FINAL EXAM
  • Final exam multiple choice (15 marks)
 Dec 15