Schedule

Readings available on Sakai.

Introduction

1/20
In Class: Syllabus review, digital tool analysis

Some early roots

1/25
Read: E.M. Forster, "The Machine Stops"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

1/27
Read: Isaacson, "Ada, Countess of Lovelace"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

2/1
Read: Turing, "Computing Machinery and Intelligence"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

2/3
Read: Grace Hopper, "The Education of a Computer"; Isaacson, "Programming"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

2/8
Read: Vannevar Bush, "As We May Think"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

2/10 [Lab Day]
Read: Weizenbaum
In Class: ELIZA lab

2/12
ELIZA lab report due by 5:00pm

Networks

2/15
Read: Richard Granovetter, "The Strength of Weak Ties."
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

2/17
Read: Watts, Six Degrees, The Origins of a "New" Science
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

2/22
Read: Jeong, The Internet of Garbage, Parts I and II
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

2/24 [Lab Day]
Read: Google Fusion Tables
In Class: Google Fusion Tables Lab

2/16
Google Fusion Tables lab report due by 5:00pm

2/29
MIDTERM EXAM

Interfaces

3/2 [NO CLASS MEETING]
Read: Krueger, "Responsive Environments"
In Class: No Class.

3/4
Complete Krueger Quiz on Sakai by 5:00pm

3/7
Read: Kay and Goldberg, "Personal Dynamic Media"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

3/9
Read: Engelbart, "A Research Center for Augmenting Human Intellect"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

3/14
SPRING BREAK

3/16
SPRING BREAK

Code

3/21
Read: Six Selections by the Oulipo
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

3/23
Read: Marino, "Critical Code Studies"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

3/28
Read: 10 PRINT, "Introduction"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

3/30 [Lab Day] - 10 PRINT
Read: 10 PRINT, "REM Variations in Basic"
In Class: 10 PRINT lab

4/1
10 PRINT lab report due by 5:00pm

Digital Narrative

4/4
Read: Bogost, Procedural Rhetoric
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

4/6
Read: Brenda Laurel, "Computers as Theatre"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

4/11
Read: John Branch, "Snowfall"; Rebecca Greenfield, "What the New York Times's 'Snow Fall' Means to Online Journalism's Future"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

4/13 [Lab Day] - Twine
Read: Twine 2 Guide
In Class: Twine lab

4/15
Twine lab report due by 5:00pm

Physical Computing

4/18
Read: Igoe, Physical Computing: Sensing and Controlling the Physical World with Computers, "Introduction"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

4/20
Read: Mark Weisser, "The Computer for the 21st Century"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

4/25
Read: "Really Getting Started with Arduino"
In Class: Lecture, write midterm/final questions, reading discussion

4/27 [Lab Day] - Arduino
Read:Re-read "Really Getting Started with Arduino"
In Class: Arduino lab [LAB MATERIALS]

4/15
Arduino lab report due by 5:00pm

Final Exam Review

May 2
Read: Your notes
In Class: Review and exam prep

Final Exam

May 9