ICS 131: Social Analysis of Computerization

1. ICS 131: Social Analysis of Computerization Professor Bill Tomlinson Winter 2005

2. Key Ideas • Technical content operates in a non-technical context. • Social context is central to technology.

3. Not as Precise • But arguably more important. • Not helpful, responsible or necessary to dismiss it.

4. Opportunity • Understanding and working with the social/non-technical context can make your work better.

5. This Course • Should give you a chance to recognize situations where social/non-technical issues arise. • Should help you see all sides of these issues. • Should help you use this understanding to make better work.

6. Ground Rules

7. Respect • Discussion based • Differing opinions • Mutual

8. Attendance • Mandatory

9. Attention • 8 hours of sleep

10. Syllabus • Hand out.

11. Instructors • Professor Bill Tomlinson • TA: Justin Harris

12. Meeting Times • Lectures: MWF, 3:00-3:50pm, ELH 100 • Sections; M 4:00-4:50pm W 4:00-4:50pm F 1:00-1:50pm

13. Discussion Sections • Week by week. • No sections this week.

14. Add/Drop • Deadline to drop: Friday, January 14

15. Academic Honesty • http://www.editor.uci.edu/catalogue/appx/appx.2.htm

16. Cell Phones, Notebook Computers, etc. • Please turn off cell phones. • Please do not browse the web, email, IM, etc.

17. Grading • Short assignments: 20% • Long assignments: 40% • Class participation/quizzes: 10% • Midterm: 10% • Final: 20%

18. Basis of Lecture/Course Materials • 1-2 readings per lecture. • Available online (web site, library site).

19. Short Assignments • 2 paragraph response to each reading. • Completed before the class when the reading will be discussed. • Turned in every 1-2 weeks.

20. Long Assignments • 2 papers. • 1500-2000 words each.

21. Class Participation • 20 minutes at the end of each class. • Randomly chosen from the class.

22. Quizzes • In class, from time to time.

23. Midterm and final • One midterm examination. • One final examination. • Will cover material from both lectures and readings.

24. Notebooks • Keep an archive of all of your written assignments.

25. Note • These are guidelines intended to help students plan their work in this course. However, the instructor reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus over the course of the quarter.

26. Course Outline • Four main topics: • Social Aspects of Technical Questions • Computing and the Law • Computers, Work and Learning • Computing and Everyday Life

27. Readings • Posted on course web site or library web site.

28. Strunk and White • Useful reference for good writing style.

29. Questions?

30. Questions Later • Syllabus - there’s a lot in there. • Web site - updated. • TA: Justin Harris. • Me!

31. Next class • Friday: Identifying and analyzing social issues

32. Assignment • Reading: Simon, H., Sciences of the Artificial, 2nd Edition, The MIT Press, Cambridge, 1986, Chapter 6, pp. 160-191. http://www.ics.uci.edu/~redmiles/ics131-FQ04/week01Basis/Simon81Chapter6.pdf • …and sleep!

33. Introduce Justin Harris

34. Thanks! • I hope you find this quarter interesting.

39. In building later classes, every week announce whether or not there will be sections.

43. Readings

44. Picard

45. Breazeal?

46. Reeves & Nass

47. Weizenbaum

50. Lecture 2