Class Schedule - FALL 2231

(2-day Tue/Thr)









Week Topics Activities Assignments (P)roject or
(R)esearch Deliverables
Reading/Watching/Listening
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*Quizzes are typically FIRST session of the week and in review of material seen previous week but can include assigned readings. *Unless otherwise stated are due at the END of class. *Unless otherwise indicated these are to be completed BEFORE the NEXT class after they were introduced. *Deadlines will vary. Reading/Watching/Listening

*Unless otherwise indicated readings are to be completed BEFORE the FIRST class of the week in which they appear.


1
AUG 28
Introductions and Course Overview

Historical Perspective
Activity #1:
Good or Bad Hashtags
Twitter Howto



Team Formation - preferences






Codes of Ethics and Case Study Summaries
(before-class exercise due >Sep 6)

[in-class viewing]
..Effective Altruism

Preface
(EFE) Chapter 1: Engineering Ethics Introduction
(EFE) Chapter 3: Brief History of Engineering

.Singularity (video)
2
SEPT 4
[LABOR DAY]
NO classes Monday

Codes of Ethics Project Kickoff
Teams Established














Revisit #hashtags






reminder:
(i) See "Before-Class Exercise" on this week's lecture.

(i) Inspirational Video


Team intros in Slack Workspace









(P1) Risks and Rules of Engagement


(EFE) Chapter 2: Professional Codes of Ethics
ACM Code of Ethics
IEEE Code of Ethics
NSPE Code of Ethics
American Medical Association Code of Ethics
American Bar Association Code of Ethics
3

SEPT 11
>>> Quiz 1

Ethical challenges in Requirements elicitation




Activity #2:
Requirements Gathering
Part I -
(Individual)


Requirements Gathering
Part I -
(Group)
(P1) Requirements
(individual)



(P1) Motto and values
(individual)

+>> (P1) Problem Statement and Vision Document







*Must login via RIT library databases first
Engineering Ethics by Gail Baura
[stop prior to Engineering Ethics codes]
(pgs. 6-13)
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4
SEPT 18
Intelligence Paradigms Requirements Gathering Part II - (Group)



Intelligence Types - show and tell




(P2) Project Context Diagram
(individual)




(P2) Stakeholders and Scope

*myCourses->Content
Emerging Uses of Technology for Development: A New Intelligence Paradigm
Four Intelligences: Manifestations, and Illustrative Applications for Development
(pgs. 6-18)


DeepMind vs. Average human programmer

[at-home MUST view BEFORE next class]
Age of AI (FRONTLINE video)
5
SEPT 25
Quiz 2
[^^^^Remember: MUST do readings and view assigned video BEFORE CLASS]



Artificial Intelligence Basics
















(P2) Goals and Influence
(individual)
(P2) Acceptance Criteria(individual)





(P2) Conflicts and Pitfalls




*myCourses->Content
Emerging Uses of Technology for Development: A New Intelligence Paradigm
The Potential Upside: Value and Benefits
(pgs. 19-23)


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6
OCT 2
Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in AI





.maybe Quiz
COMPASS Recidivism Prediction Case Study COMPASS - Revised Problem Rectification Presentation


"Field Trip"
(Registration and Attendance are required)
Fram Signature Lecture | October 5 | Ingle Auditorium
COMPASS Machine Bias - Case Study(MUST complete fictional story: prior to 1st class of this week)

GAO AI Accountability Framework - Summary

The Problem with AI Ethics
7
OCT 9
[FALL BREAK]
NO classes Monday and TUESDAY

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Midterm Exam (Thursday => now next TUESday)
(R) Initial Research Topics and Proposal (individual)



(P3) Recall scenarios (individual)
(P2) Mock: contention/mitigation (x)

8
OCT 16
=>Ethical implications to the Software Lifecycle



Research Groups finalized




(P3) Process failure (individual)
(P3) Outcomes of action/in-action



(EFE) Chapter 7: Whistle-blowing: Should you ever break with protocol

Conclusion: Making the Intelligence Paradigm Operational (pgs. 34-41)
9
OCT 23
Quiz 3

Artificial Ethics and perceptions of reality







* Guest Speaker(s)







..One Big Lie (starter video) One Big Lie (9:25 mins)



Illusion and implications of DeepFake - guest speakers



*Preparation for next week:
must request assigned roles



(R) Abstract and Outline submitted
NET Neutrality (flashback)
NET Neutrality (revived)

(EFE) Chapter 8: Conflicts of Interest: When is it permissible to influence the actions of others?



[in-class viewing (videos)]
.. .. The Big Lie - 1 (10:19 mins)

.. ..The Big Lie - 2 (3:52 mins)

.. ..The Big Lie - 3 (first 4:10 mins)

.. ..Little? Lie - 1
10
OCT 30
Multi-Stakeholder Conflicts

Activity:
Lie Investigation Algorithm

.Multi-Stakeholder Conflicts -
Round 0 - prep







.Multi-Stakeholder Conflicts -
Round 1 + prep









.(P3) Compliance strategy


Short article: How Do Modern Corporations Deal With Agency Problems?

Wikipedia: Principal Agent Problem
(MUST complete above readings prior to 1st class of this week)


(EFE) Chapter 9: Cost-benefit Analysis: do the ends justify the means


(Postponed)
*Must watch video before next class


11
NOV 6
Quiz 4









(Cancelled)
* Guest Speaker
Process, Quality and Non-functionals

Multi-Stakeholder Conflict -
Round 2





Multi-Stakeholder Conflicts - Discussion after Video in Class
=>(brief)Conclusion



Surveillance Diary (introduced - start it today!)








(R) Check point
(schedule it now)







(P4) Compliance assessment(individual)
(Deprecated)


(P4) Organizational vulnerabilities
(Deprecated)
(EFE) Chapter 10: Risk and Uncertainty: How safe is safe enough?













12
NOV 13
Quiz 5

Privacy and Surveilance



Inside - Outside Discussion: Luxury Surveillance Fortress & Prison Dilemma
- Write Up
(Deprecated)
(R) Check point
(conducted by end of week)







.
(EFE) Chapter 11: Privacy: What is it and why should it be
Privacy as Contextual Integrity
Luxury Surveillance
13
NOV 20
[THANKSGIVING BREAK]
NO classes Wednesday, THURSDAY and Friday
(R) Final submission Research (paper,powerpoint and video)
(now Sunday Dec 3rd)


(P5) Privacy Policy


Data Sharing Models
(suplemental)



14
NOV 27





Project Final Presentations (=>NEXT week TUESDAY)

Terms of Use/Service (Karaoke)
(Deprecated)




(P5) Terms of Use/Service (in class- NOT homework)
(Deprecated)






(P5) Deployment Manifest (in class TUESDAY- NOT homework)



(Thursday) Project Team time
- classroom available
15
DEC 4
Project Final Presentations Complete Today in Class

Research Project Final Presentations
Start Today in Class
(random order)

Final Reflection - Peer Review
(P5) Public Release (individual)
(Deprecated)
16
DEC 11
Final Exams Begin
Final Exam Date/Time: TUESDAY 12/19/2023 from 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Golisano Hall (GOL)-1550

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