The readings for Tuesday, August 23rd are:
Although it is recommended you do all or most of the readings (they will all be referenced in lecture), you are expected to at the very least read the articles that are related to the question prompt you wish to respond to below.
If you find a relevant article or video, please share them in the Slack channel for everyone to see.
These videos are also relevant:
What Most Schools Don't Teach
Uncle Ben - With Great Power Coems Great Responsibilities
Karlie Kloss: Coding is a superpower
First, create a blog using whatever platform or service of your choice. You will be using this blog to post your reading responses throughout the semester.
Next, once you have completed the readings, please write responses to the following questions:
In your first blog post, please write a short introduction to who you are, what your interests are, why you are studying Computer Science (or whatever your major is), and what you hope to get out of this class.
Additionally, in your opinion, what are the most pressing ethical and moral issues facing Computer Scientists? Which ones are you particularly interested in discussing this semester?
For your second blog post, please write a response to one of the following questions?
Why study Ethics in the context of Computer Science and Engineering?
Is Computer Science an art, engineering, or science discipline? Explain your thoughts and the implications of your assessment.
Is programming a super-power? Why or why not? What are the implications if it is?
What is your interpretation of the Parable of the Talents? How does it apply to your life and your computing skills and talents?
Note, you are only required to response to one question prompt. Each response should be between 500 - 1000 words. Each post will be graded in terms of:
Does the post adequately address the prompt?
Does the post utilize the readings and other sources to support the writing?
Does the post exhibit thoughtfulness and creative expression?
Does the post utilize proper grammar and style?
Of course, you may choose to response to multiple prompts if your interested. You may also choose to respond to posts from other students (in a separate follow-up post).
To give you an idea of what the blog should look like and what each post should contain, here is a sample of blogs from the previous semester
Once you have setup your blog, please fill out the following form to let us know where to find it:
To view and submit the form below, you need to be logged into your Notre Dame Google account. The easiest way to do this is to login to gmail.nd.edu and then visit this page in the same browser session.