This schedule will be experimentally replaced this summer by a Calendar, provided by DevilNet. You are about to be transported there . . .

The schedule shows when assignments are due, when guest speakers will make presentations, and what topics we will cover. The weekly readings are linked from the dates on the left and are provided on the Week-by-Week page. See the color key at the bottom of the page for a fuller explanation of the chart (Netscape and MSIE 3.0 and above only). Please keep in mind that the below is subject to change depending on current Net events and class members' strengths and interests.

Class Assign Due Activity Topic Class 1: Jan 21 no Lecture and Discussion Introduction the the Internet, Ethics, and the Electronic Frontier: Does Anything Go? Class 2: Jan 28 (If you are unfamiliar with this week's topics, scan OIT's Intro Notes) Net Applications: Electronic Mail, Mailing Lists, Newsgroups, Bulletin Boards, and the World Wide Web Class 3: Feb 4 no Bruce Siceloff, New Media Editor of the N&O, and John Conway, Managing Editor of the WRAL-TV Website, will discuss online news delivery Get Real: Simulation, Computer-Mediated Communication, Virtual Communities, and Cyberculture Class 4: Feb 11 Student Presentations on Library Resources, Electronic Databases, and Services and Information Class 5: Feb 18 (If necessary, class presentations will continue) Past, Present, and Future: History of the Future, Media Convergence, and Long Term Trends Class 6: Feb 25 no Lecture and Discussion Bits and Bytes: Digitization, Interactivity, Hypermedia, and Multimedia Class 7: Mar 4 Snowcrash or Cyber Film Critical Essay Due Lecture and Discussion Policy and Politics: The Information Highway, the Electronic Town Hall, and Access Issues Class 8: Mar 11 no Lecture and Discussion The "Death" of the Book: The Future of Education and Distance Learning Mar 18 S P R I N G -- B R E A K Class 9: Mar 25 Technoprophet or Web Project Proposals Due Law student Amy Hubbard will present on intellectual property and entertainment law Intellectual Property: Copyright, Plagiarism, Content, and Commerce Class 10: Apr 1 no Michael Grubb, Duke Webmaster and Systems Programmer, will speak on Security and Encryption Fourth Amendment: Privacy, Confidentiality, and Search and Seizure Class 11: Apr 8 no Special Presentation on Heaven's Gate at 111 Biological Sciences. 7-8:15 pm, then Lecture and Discussion First Amendment: CDA, Censorship, Pornography, and Terrorism / Counterterrorism Class 12: Apr 15 no Lecture and Discussion Virtual Worlds: Virtual Reality, Online Life, Avatars and Agents, and perhaps the new 3D Myst Class 13: Apr 22 Student Presentations on Technoprophets and Web Projects: Projects and Papers Due Deb Aikat, Media Futurist and Asst Prof at the Journalism School of UNC-CH, will speak on media ethics and the Net Student Presentations on Technoprophets and Web Projects: Projects and Papers Due Class 14: Apr 29 no Lecture and Review What Is the Role of the Global Cybercitizen in the Digital Age? Wed, May 7, 2-5 pm F I N A L -- T A K E --H O M E-- E X A M --D U E

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Schedule Color Key Assignment Due Extra Assignment Info Lecture Format Presentations Weekly Readings Introduction to the Net and Digital Age Policy, Legal, and Ethical Implications Advanced Applications and Broader Questions