UNIT 1: WHEN DID THE FIRE START?
1/19
In Class: Syllabus review, course introduction
1/24
Read: Hicks - "When did the fire start?" (11-26)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
1/26
Read: "ELIZA" Wikipedia article
In Class: Lab Session, ELIZA
1/27
ELIZA lab report due
UNIT 2: IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK
1/31
Read: "Platforms are Infrastructures on Fire" (313-326)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
2/2
Read: "Platforms are Infrastructures on Fire" (326-336)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
2/7
Read: "Source Code Isn't" (273-286)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
2/9 no class meeting
Read: "Source Code Isn't" (286-295)
Watch: Lecture slides video on Canvas
2/14 no class meeting
Read: "Your AI is a Human" (51-67)
Extra Credit Exam Question Due by 5:00pm
2/16
Re-read: "Your AI is a Human" (51-67)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
2/21
Read: "Your Robot isn't Neutral" (199-212)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
2/23
Read: "You can't make games about much" (231-236)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
2/28
Read: "You can't make games about much" (236-249)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
3/2
Read: "Howling Dogs"
In Class: Lab session, Twine
3/3
Twine lab report due
3/7
MIDTERM REVIEW SESSION
Read: Your notes
In Class: Review session
3/9
MIDTERM EXAM
3/14-3/16. NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK
UNIT 3: GLOBAL DIGITAL STUDIES
3/21
Read: "The Internet will be Decolonized" (91-101)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
3/23
Read: "The Internet will be Decolonized" (101-115)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
3/28
Read: "Typing is Dead" (337-350)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
3/30
Read: "Typing is Dead" (350-360)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
4/4
No assigned reading
In Class: Lab Session - Taroko Gorge
4/6
Read: "Broken is Word" (213-230)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
4/7
Taroko Gorge lab report due
UNIT 4: DIGITAL INEQUALITY
4/11
Read: "Sexism is a feature, not a bug" (135-147)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
4/13
Read: "Sexism is a feature, not a bug" (147-158)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
4/18
Read: "Gender is a Corporate Tool" (159-170)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
4/20
Read: "Gender is a Corporate Tool" (170-178)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
4/25
Read: "Siri Disciplines" (179-197)
In Class: Lecture and reading discussion
4/27
Read: TBA
In Class: Lab Session, Joyce Weisbecker Paper Prototyping Lab
4/28
Joyce Weisbecker Paper Prototyping Lab Report Due
5/2
Read: Your notes
In Class: Final exam review and prep
5/11, 8:00am
FINAL EXAM
