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Week 1 Jan 13
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Introduction
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Guinn, Meinhold
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The
Two Codes
Divided States of America, Parts I and II, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/divided-states-of-america/
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Week 2 Jan 27
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Security and Surveillance in a Democratic Society
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Guinn (ppt)
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Required Documentary: Citizenfour is
available for free download at the Internet Archive
Required Reading (watch the movie first)
Background and
details of the Snowden case: THE
NSA AND EDWARD SNOWDEN: SURVEILLANCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Snowden Quiz on Canvas, Due by Sunday, Jan
26, 11:59pm
Suggested Reading
Aftermath of Snowdens
revelations: U.S.
CYBERSURVEILLANCE IN THE POST-SNOWDEN ERA
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Week 3 Feb 3
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Civil Society and/or The
Internet?
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Meinhold
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Going Bowling, https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1074874?storyId=1074874
The Internet and Civil Society,
https://peterlevine.ws/levine_internet&civil_society.pdf
Computer Use in the United States 2016, https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2018/acs/ACS-39.pdf
Constitutional Change, https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/resource/our-constitution/constitution-chapter-4-constitution-changed-time/
Reflective Essay #1 Due February 6
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Week 4 Feb 10
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Face Recognition and AI Biases
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Guinn (ppt)
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Who
is Using Your Face? The Ugly Truth about Face Recognition
Addressing
Fairness in the Context of Artificial Intelligence (includes embedded
video w/ Dr. Ricanek)
AI is
Biased. Here's How Scientists are Trying to Fix It
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Week 5 Feb 17
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Freedom of Information and Information Overload
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Guinn (ppt)
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The
Crisis of Social Media
The
Effect of Information Overload in Digital Media News Content
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Week 6 Feb 24
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Voting and Elections
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Meinhold
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-vulnerabilities-of-our-voting-machines
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Week 7 Mar 2
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The First Amendment and Social
Media
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Meinhold
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The Facebook Dilemma, Parts I and II, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/facebook-dilemma/
Free Speech and the Internet, https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/town-hall-video/live-npr-intelligence-squared-u.s-debate-can-constitutional-free-speech-principles-save-social-media-from-itself
Disinformation and what we can do about it, https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/town-hall-video/disinformation-and-what-we-can-do-about-it
Dueling Platform Policies and Free Speech Online , https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/podcast/dueling-platform-policies-and-free-speech-online
When Does Twitter Blocking Violate the First Amendment https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/podcast/when-does-twitter-blocking-violate-the-first-amendment
Should Big Tech Be Broken Up https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/podcast/should-big-tech-be-broken-up
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Week 8 Mar 16
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Extra Long
Spring Break
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Week 9 Mar 23
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Misinformation and Fake News
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Guinn
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News
Literacy Playbook
Breaking
the Spin Cycle
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Week 10 March 30
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Privacy and the Fourth
Amendment
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Meinhold
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Fourth Amendment Video https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/town-hall-video/the-fourth-amendment-and-privacy-historical-perspectives
Fourth Amendment Podcast https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/podcast/the-fourth-amendment-past-and-present
Reflective Essay #2 Due April 3
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Week 11 April 6
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Employment and the Coming Automation Crisis
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Guinn
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Will
Robots and AI Take Your Job
Automation
and Job Loss Statistics
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Week 12 April 13
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Redistricting and
Gerrymandering
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Meinhold
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The 2020 Census: Deconstructed https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/the-2020-census-deconstructed/
The 2020 Census: Significance https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/the-2020-census-significance/
The 2020 Census: Controversies https://www.commoncause.org/democracy-wire/2020-census-controversies/
Gerrymandering Explained, 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGLRJ12uqmk
Gerrymandering Explained, 2
https://www.npr.org/2016/06/15/482150951/understanding-congressional-gerrymandering-its-moneyball-applied-to-politics
The End to Political
Gerrymandering, https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/town-hall-video/the-end-to-political-gerrymandering
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Week 13 April 20
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AI in Healthcare, Medical Privacy
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EFF Statement on
Medical Privacy
Privacy
Assessment of IoT in Healthcare
Could
AI Do More Harm Than Good in Healthcare
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Week 14 April 27
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Political Participation in the 21st Century
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Meinhold
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Social Media and Political Engagement, https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2012/10/19/social-media-and-political-engagement/
Activism in the Social Media Age, https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2018/07/11/public-attitudes-toward-political-engagement-on-social-media/
Reflective Essay #3 Due April 23
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