The repeat assessment for this module is two essays on a contemporary issue Web Technology or Culture.
Each essay must
- be between 3500 and 4500 words.
- be in English
- be in standard English with correct spelling and grammar
- contain an introduction and a conclusion
- provide references in the Chicago style, as either footnotes or endnotes
- be the student's own work
Essays that do not meet these minimum requirement will receive less than a passing grade.
Students should avail of the similarity report generated by Turnitin.
Essays are to be submitted via Turnitin.com by 1230 19 August 2018. Submit one essay in submission folder A and one in folder B.
You most likely already can already access this class using your turnitin account. If you cannot check your e-mail for registration the codes.
Essays are to be submitted via Turnitin.com by 1230 19 August 2018. Submit one essay in submission folder A and one in folder B.
You most likely already can already access this class using your turnitin account. If you cannot check your e-mail for registration the codes.
Topics:
1. Price Discrimination / Redlining:
- http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/03/redlining-for-the-21st-century/284235/
- http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/the-secret-of-airbnbs-pricing-algorithm
- What's the Price Now
2. Problems Posed by Ad-blockers
3. Big Data
https://www.propublica.org/article/what-algorithmic-injustice-looks-like-in-real-life
4. eGovernment
5. Prediction Markets
6. Ratings Culture
- (e.g. TOFU Episode 1 [Adult Content])
- https://gimletmedia.com/episode/40-the-flower-child/
- http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/09/yelp-hands-over-user-info-in-jewelry-store-defamation-case/
- Black Mirror S3, Ep1, "Nosedive"
7. Crowd Sourcing / Crowd Funding
8. App vs. Webpage
9. New Business Models for the Newspaper Industry
10. Online Dispute Resolution
11. Emerging Payment Systems
- http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21650546-wave-startups-changing-financefor-better-fintech-revolution
- Bitcoin Under the Hood
- http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35343561
13. The Impact of Twitter on Politics
14. News Aggregation
15. The Internet of Things
16. eMedicine
17. TV 2.0
18. The Filter Bubble
19. Ethics of AI
20. Voice Technology
http://www.economist.com/technology-quarterly/2017-05-01/language
21. The Block Chain
Interesting Sites / Blogs
Ars Technica
Atlantic Magazine
Wired Magazine
TED
Podcasts
On The Media
Journals available at CIT
IEEE Spectrum
IEEE Computer
IEEE Multimedia
IEEE Software
IEEE Internet Computing
IEEE MultimMedia
IEEE Consumer Electronic Magazine
ACM Computers in Entertainment (CIE)
ACM interactionsACM Ubiquity
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