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Coursework

Component	Points
Reading Quizzes	15 x 50
Writing Reflections	11 x 50
Group Projects	4 x 300
Participation	500
Total	3000

Grading

Grade	Points	Grade	Points	Grade	Points
		A	2790-3000	A-	2700-2789
B+	2601-2699	B	2499-2600	B-	2400-2498
C+	2301-2399	C	2199-2300	C-	2100-2198
D	1950-2099	F	0-1949

Due Dates

Readings and Reading Quizzes: Readings should be done in advance of each week’s lectures. Reading quizzes are due Mondays at noon (unless otherwise specified).

Writing Reflections: Writing reflections are due Tuesdays at 5pm.

Group Projects: Group projects are due the date and time specified in the assignment.

Lecture and Assignment Schedule

Lecture	Date	Theme	Assignment
Week 1
	August 22	Course Introduction
	August 23		Reading Quiz 00
	August 24	Ethical Frameworks
Week 2
	August 28		Reading Quiz 01
	August 29	Virtue Ethics and Dialogue	Group Formation Deadline
	August 31	The Meritocracy
Week 3
	September 4		Reading Quiz 02
	September 5	Careers	Writing Reflection 00
	September 7	Hiring
Week 4
	September 11		Reading Quiz 03
	September 12	Immigration	Writing Reflection 01
	September 14	Negotiation, Promotion, Mobility
Week 5
	September 18		Reading Quiz 04
	September 19	Work-Life Balance	Writing Reflection 02
	September 21	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Week 6
	September 25		Reading Quiz 05
	September 26	Ethical Dilemmas in the Workplace	Writing Reflection 03
	September 28	The Current Internet Landscape	Project 00 Deliverable
Week 7
	October 2		Reading Quiz 06
	October 3	Surveillance Capitalism	Writing Reflection 04
	October 5	Anonymity, Trolling, Cyberbullying
Week 8
	October 9		Reading Quiz 07
	October 10	Fake News 1	Writing Reflection 05
	October 12	Fake News 2
Fall Break
	October 17
	October 19
Week 9
	October 23		Reading Quiz 08
	Ocotber 24	Memes, Disinformation
	October 26	Pornography, Shock Content
Week 10
	October 30		Reading Quiz 09
	October 31	Moderation, Censorship, Canceling	Writing Reflection 06
	November 2	Automation	Project 01 Deliverable
Week 11
	November 6		Reading Quiz 10
	November 7	Autonomous Vehicles	Writing Reflection 07
	November 9	AI-Driven Image Synthesis
Week 12
	November 13		Reading Quiz 11
	November 14	Face Recognition, Facial Analysis, Surveillance	Writing Reflection 08
	November 16	AI Technologies that Probably Will Not Work
Week 13
	November 20		Reading Quiz 12
	November 21	Privacy	Writing Reflection 09, Project 02 Deliverable
Thanksgiving Break
	November 23
Week 14
	November 27		Reading Quiz 13
	November 28	Computer Hacking
	November 30	Whistleblowing
Week 15
	December 4		Reading Quiz 14
	December 5	Course Wrap-Up	Writing Reflection 10
	December 7	Open Time to Work on Group Project
Final Project
	December 14		Project 03 Deliverable

Policies

Participation

Students are expected to attend and contribute regularly in class. This means answering questions in class, participating in discussions, and helping other students.

Foreseeable absences should be discussed with the instructor ahead of time.

Reading Quizzes

All Reading Quizzes must be completed individually and submitted via the appropriate Google Form.

Writing Reflections

Each write reflection should be prepared as a Google Doc. At the time of the first assignment, share a Google drive for this class with our TA Ellen. For each assignment, prepare a doc named using this convention: lastname_firstname_duedate. Ellen will collect each assignment directly from your drive after it is due.

Group Projects

Group project deliverables should be placed in a Google drive and shared with Ellen by one member of your group. After you form your group, nominate one of the members as the scribe who will handle deliverables for the semester. 

Students with Disabilities

Any student who has a documented disability and is registered with Sara Bea Accessibility Services should speak with the professor as soon as possible regarding accommodations. Students who are not registered should contact Sara Bea Accessibility Services.

Academic Honesty

Any academic misconduct in this course is considered a serious offense, and the strongest possible academic penalties will be pursued for such behavior. Students may discuss high-level ideas with other students, but at the time of implementation (i.e., programming), each person must do his/her own work. Use of the Internet as a reference is allowed but directly copying code or other information is cheating. It is cheating to copy, to allow another person to copy, all or part of an exam or a assignment, or to fake program output. Use of Large Language Models (LLMs) to produce text for writing reflections is strictly prohibited. It is also a violation of the Undergraduate Academic Code of Honor to observe and then fail to report academic dishonesty. You are responsible for the security and integrity of your own work.

Late Work

In the case of a serious illness or other excused absence, as defined by university policies, coursework submissions will be accepted late by the same number of days as the excused absence.

Otherwise, a late penalty, as determined by the instructor, will be assessed to any late submission of an assignment. In general, the late penalty is 25% off for less than a week and 50% off for more than a week. The instructor reserves the right to refuse any unexcused late work.

Classroom Recording

Notre Dame has implemented a classroom recording system. This system allows us to record and distribute lectures to you in a secure environment. You can watch these recordings on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. The recordings can be accessed via a request made to the instructor.

Because we will be recording in the classroom on select occasions, your questions and comments may be recorded. (Video recordings typically only capture the front of the classroom.) If you have any concerns about your voice or image being recorded, please speak to me to determine an alternative means of participating. No content will be shared with individuals outside of your course without your permission except for faculty and staff that need access for support or specific academic purposes.

These recordings are jointly copyrighted by the University of Notre Dame and your instructor. Posting them to other websites, including YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, or elsewhere without express, written permission may result in disciplinary action and possible civil prosecution.

CSE Guide to the Honor Code

For the assignments in this class, you may discuss with other students and consult printed and online resources. You may quote from books and online sources as long as you cite them properly. However, you may not look at another student's solution, and you may not copy solutions.

The following table summarizes how you may work with other students and use print/online sources:

	Resources	Solutions
Consulting	Allowed	Not Allowed
Copying	Cite	Not Allowed

For further guidance please refer to the CSE Honor Code or ask the instructor.