CS 306 Computers In Society - Fall 2009

Instructor: Jacques Chansavang

Week_9: Calendar

Monday, October 19th - Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Current_Events: Due weekly on Monday (in class for Hardcopy) or submit through Blackboard Vista by 11:59 P.M. Late assignment will be penalized or no longer accepted.

Research Term paper: Here is a sample!

Text Book Gift of Fire:

Read Chapter 6: Work Pages 307 - 339

Operating Systems presentation

Internet_Hardware - Wireless presentation

System_&_Components

Text Book Computer In Society

Unit_3: Work and Work Place

Group Discussion: - (Handouts)

9.National_ID - 10.Dibert of The World - 11.Computer Software Eng - 12.How Deep Can you Probe - 13.Privacy Legislation, and Surveillance Software - 14.Computer Evolution

Individual: Hand in

Key Terms: Reading and Digging Deeper

Securing the Web

Why desktop multiprocessing has speed limits

The Web's Inventor Regrets One Small Thing

Seeking Privacy in the Clouds

Chapter 6 Work
6.1 Fears and Questions
6.2 The Impact on Employment
6.2.1 Job Destruction and Creation
6.2.2 Changing Skill Levels
6.2.3 A Global Workforce
6.2.4 Getting a Job
6.3 The Work Environment
6.3.1 Job Dispersal and Telecommuting
6.3.2 Changing Business Structures
6.4 Employee Crime
6.5 Employee Monitoring
6.5.1 Background
6.5.2 Data Entry, Phone Work, and Retail
6.5.3 Location Monitoring
6.5.4 E-mail, Blogging, and Web Use