Computing Ethics Class 10

We discussed the structure of arguments and examined common logical fallacies.

For this week's blog entry students should find examples of logical fallacies. I am especially interested in any logical fallacies used during the current election campaign.

SOFT6007 Images for Image Map Exercises

This is the image map we used in class last week. Students should download this and write the code to include it in a page. It is 500 x 500 pixels.


Below is the images used for the cities exercise. Beneath that is the same image with the hotspots color coded and a ruler attached to help identify co-ordinates. This image is for reference and should not be put on the page.

Computing Ethics Class 11 is Canceled

There will be no class on Wednesday 23 Feb. I have to attend a meeting of the academic council.

Computing Student Blogs - Week 03 now

The window of opportunity to earn marks for Week 01 and Week 02 blog entries is now closed.

Students should now concentrate on the Week 03 blog entry: Comment on the ACM code of ethics. Student should make an entry for Week 03 no later than noon this Friday.

SOFT6008 Class 15

Students continued working on the cookies exercise

SOFT6008 Class 14

We looked at check digits.

I asked students to check their PPSNs, a book, and credit card.

Students who want to take a break from cookies can try to code some check digit verification functions.

SOFT6008 Class 13

Students continuted to work on the cookies exercise. I gave some tips on how to get it working.

I hope will will move this class from C134x soon. Still no word on the second lab class.

Computing Ethics

Students might be able to find some interesting topics for the assignments using this recource provided by the text book publisher


http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=mininav&bcsId=5329&itemId=0470509503&assetId=195702&resourceId=18802&newwindow=true

There are also some other resources at that site associated with the textbook

SOFT6007 Class 12

We looked at image maps.

I gave students an exercise. We will complete it in the labs.

Computing Ethics Class 09

We looked at duty based ethics, viture ethics, moral relativism and some other ethics concepts.

Students should listen to this radio programme on moral relativism.

I gave out a printout of the ACM Code of Ethics and asked students to write about it for their Week 03 blog entry.

SOFT6007 Class 10 & 11 Lab A

[Class on Thursday]

Students continued working on the table timetable, but accounted for double classes using either rowspan or colpan.

I asked students who were finsihed to code the (mary ahd a little lamb) table used for the in-class exercise.

SOFT6008 Class 12

We talked some more about cookies

SOFT6007 Class 10 & 11 Lab B

Students continued working on the table timetable, but accounted for double classes using either rowspan or colpan.

I asked students who were finsihed to code the (mary ahd a little lamb) table used for the in-class exercise.

Computing Ethics Class 08

Only one student turned up to class.

I spoke with that student about the essay.

Bye this weekend students should have their week 01 and week 02 blog entries sorted. Week 02 posts will most likely concentrate on the trolley problem.

No Week 03 blog entry is expected.

SOFT6007 Class 09

This class was canceled

Computing Ethics Class 07

Today's class was canceled

SOFT6008 Class 11

Students continued to work on getting to grips with cookies.

I gave out a handout.

SOFT6008 Class 10

I asked students to take a look at this online class about cookies from the class podcast.

Podcast URL http://mcom.cit.ie/staff/computing/cmanning/soft6008.xml

SOFT6008 Class 09

We started to look at cookies. But it didn't go very well.  Lots of puzzles faces.

Things might be clearer after lunch.

Computing Ethics Class 06

Class was canceled do to a timetable clash. We were in fact 100% right and entitled to stay. But we were few and they were many.

The promised examples of supernaturalism in tech debate:
http://www.whatwouldjesusdrive.info/
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/06/70308