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FYS 22: Internet Controversies
- The course meets on Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30 to 12:50 in
Merril 403. Some classes will meet in Seeley Mudd 002 for computer lab work,
and one class will meet in the Library. Here is a list
of lab days.
- The course is taught by Professor
Catherine McGeoch.
- Texts:
- Get a copy of Lawrence Lessig,
The Future of Ideas, available at the Jeffrey Amherst Book Store
- Other than the Lessig book, all the readings are available
online. If you are enrolled in this class, you will find the
online readings available in your My Amherst account.
- Grades: There will be three graded writing
assignments that make up 3/4 of your grade.
The one of the assignments will involve creating a website.
Your class participation and a small collection of short (in-class)
writing assignments will count for the other 1/4 of your grade.
It should go without saying that keeping up with the readings,
attending every class, and participating in the discussions is mandatory.
A discussion class cannot work without full participation of its members.
You can miss two classes this semester without explanation, and
without penalty.
Otherwise, if you must miss a class due to illness or emergency, please let
me know as soon as is convenient.
This course is about social and legal issues arising from the growing
ubiquity of the Internet. If you are not a student in this course,
you can't access the readings, but you can look at this
public version of the syllabus.
Links
This is a list of handouts provided for the class.
Contact Information
Prof. Catherine C. McGeoch
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Amherst College, Box 2239
Amherst MA 01002-5000
413-542-7913
Or send me email at either of these addresses:
ccm at cs dot amherst dot edu
ccmcgeoch at amherst dot edu