Technology and social change

Schedule of lessons, exercises, and assessments

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The table below shows the weekly schedule of lessons and assessments.

WK

TOPIC

Due by the Friday at the end of the week and/or the following Monday
ASSIGNMENTS

DUE

1

Sept 7-13

Lesson 1
Tools
  • Read “Welcome” and Lesson 1

 

 

2

Sept 14-20

Lesson 2
Welcome to the Machine
  • Discussion post (3 marks)
  • Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Sept 18

Sept 21

3

Sept 21-27

Lesson 3
Global Village or Desert of the Real
  • Discussion post (3 marks)
  • Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Sept 25

Sept 28

4

Sept 28-

Oct 4

Lesson 4
War Games
  • Discussion post (3 marks)
  • Short discussion responses (2 marks)
  • Quiz on Lessons 1-4 (10 marks)

 

Oct 2

Oct 5

Oct 5

5

Oct 5-11

Lesson 5
Surveillance Society
  • Discussion post (3 marks)
  • Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Oct 9

Oct 12

 

6

Oct 12-18

Lesson 6
Democracy 2.0
  • Discussion post (3 marks)
  • Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Oct 16

Oct 19

7

Oct 19-25

MIDTERM EXAM
  • Midterm (10 marks)

TBA

READING WEEK

8

Nov 2-8

Lesson 7
Intelligence
  • Discussion post (3 marks)
  • Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Nov 6

Nov 9

9

Nov 9-15

Lesson 8
Second Lives
  • Discussion post (3 marks)
  • Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Nov 13

Nov 16

 

10

Nov 16-22

Lesson 9
Virtual Morality
  • Discussion post (3 marks)
  • Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Nov 20

Nov 23

11

Nov 23-29

Lesson 10
Virtual Identity
  • Discussion post (3 marks)
  • Short discussion responses (2 marks)
  • Quiz on Lessons 7-10 (10 marks)

Nov 27

Nov 30

Nov 30

12

Nov 30-Dec 6

Lesson 11
Love in the Time of Cybersex
  • Discussion post (3 marks)
  • Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Dec 4

Dec 7
13

Dec 7-13

Lesson 12
Posthuman
  • Discussion post (3 marks)
  • Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Dec 11

Dec 14

14

Dec 14-18

 FINAL EXAM
  • Final exam or exercise
 TBA