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StuartVanorny
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Office:Woodridge,IL
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Hi,mynameisStuartVanornyandIamexcitedtobeyourinstructor
forthiscourse.Letmetellyoualittlebitaboutmyself.Ipromisetobe
brief.

I'moriginallyfromMonticello,Minnesota.Foryoubasketballfans,that's
thehometownof7'1''NBAcenter,JoelPrzybilla.There'sonlyabout
7,000peopleinthetown,soitwasabigdealwhenheturnedpro.I
graduatedwithhissister,whowasalsoquitetall.

In1997,IreceivedmyundergraduatedegreeinEnglishWritingfrom
WinonaStateinWinona,MN.Manyofyoumayknowthisalready,but
Winonawasthebirthplaceoffamousshoplifter,WinonaRyder.Iguess
thereareworsethingsforwhichtobeknown.

In2000,IreceivedmyMastersinHumanitiesfromtheUniversityof
Chicago.AfterImatriculated,IstayedonattheUniversityofChicago
for5yearsworkingforanotforprofitgroupcalledCUIP(ChicagoPublic
Schools|UniversityofChicagoInternetProject),whereItrainedboth
publicschoolteachersandtheirstudentsinhowtousetechnologyin
theclassroom.

Throughoutmyprofessionallife,Iveworkedinavarietyoffields
includingretail,publishing,instructionaldesign,technology,and
academics.

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GiftofFire,A:Social,Legal,andEthical
IssuesforComputingTechnology
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bySaraBaase.

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Course Society,Ethics,andTechnologyisaninterdisciplinarycoursethattakesa
Description liberalarts/socialsciencesapproachtotechnologyandfunctionsasa
capstoneforgeneraleducation.Itinvestigatestherelationshipbetween
society,culture,andtechnologythroughreadings,reflection,research,and
reports.Thecourseidentifiesconditionsthathavepromotedtechnological
developmentandassessesthesocial,political,environmental,cultural,and
economiceffectsofcurrenttechnology.Issuesofcontrolandethical
considerationsintheuseoftechnologyareprimary.Discussion,aswellas
oralandwrittenreports,drawstogetherstudentspriorlearninginboth
specialtyandgeneraleducationcourses.Prerequisites:Seniorstatus,and
successfulcompletionofallGeneralEducationrequirementsexceptcourses
withtheprefixCARD.

Terminal DeVryUniversitycoursecontentisconstructedfromcurriculumguides
Course developedforeachcoursethatareinalignmentwithspecificTerminal
Objectives CourseObjectives.TheTerminalCourseObjectives(TCOs)definethe
learningobjectivesthatthestudentwillberequiredtocomprehendand
demonstratebycoursecompletion.TheTCOsthatwillbecoveredindetail
eachweekcanbefoundintheObjectivessectionforthatparticularweek.
Wheneverpossible,areferencewillbemadefromaparticularassignment
ordiscussionbacktotheTCOthatitemphasizes.

Givenoneormoreexamplesofmajortechnologydevelopment
projectsbasedonscientifictheory,suchascontrolledheavierthanair
1 flightortheManhattanProjectorcloning,developadefinitionof
technologythatincludesaclarificationofitsrelationshiptoscience.

Givenahistoricalturningpoint,suchasthefalloftheRomanEmpire,
theCrusades,theProtestantReformation,thegrowthofcities,orthe
2 collapseoftheSovietUnion,establishtheroleoftechnologyin
triggeringtheeventandshapingitsoutcomes.

Givenanaccountofastylistictrendinanartsuchaspainting,music,
3 literature,theater,orfilm,determinewhattechnologieswereinvolved
andhowtheyaffectedtheevolutionoftherespectiveart.

Givenexamplesofthewidespreadadoptionofatechnologythat
changesthecultureofasociety(e.g.,cars,computers,cellphones,
4 etc.),analyzethetechnologyandthepatternsofitsadoptionto
identifythesourcesofthetechnology'sinfluence.

Givenadescriptionofaparticularideology,suchasmanifestdestiny,
communism,fascism,religiousorpoliticalterrorism,etc.,explainhow
5 technologywasinvolvedincreatingorexpressingtheideologyand
howtheideologymighthaveinfluencedthedevelopmentofthe
technology.

Givenanissueassociatedwiththedevelopmentoftechnology,
evaluatetheroleofpersonalresponsibilityandleadershipwithinthat
6 issue,ascomparedtotheresponsibilitybornebygovernments,
corporations,scientificorprofessionalsocieties,orsocietyasa
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whole.

Givenaphilosophicalquestionsuchas,"Whatisreality?""Whatis
knowledge?""Whatisidentity?or"Whatismoral?"reexaminethe
7 classicalanswersofphilosophyinrelationtothedevelopmentofsuch
technologiesasvirtualreality,robotics,theInternet,interactivemedia,
orbioengineering.

Givenaconsequentialtechnologicalinvention,suchastheprinting
press,thetelephone,theautomobile,themicrochip,ortheInternet,
8 assessthecultural,economic,orsocialchangesbroughtaboutbythe
invention.

Givenexamplesofbiomedicaltechnologiesthatholdpromiseof
9 stretchingthelimitationsofhumanlife,evaluatethemoralandsocial
implicationsoftheirapplication.

Givenaprojectionoftheexhaustionofcertainworldenergyresources
(e.g.,fossilfuels),assesstheroletechnologyplaysinthedepletionof
10 theseresources,aswellasinfindingalternativesourcestomeet
society'sneeds.

Givenaprocessfordefiningandlimitingatopic,participateina
researchprojectasamemberofastudentteamthatinvestigates,
formulates,andpresentsitsanalysisof(a)anissueassociatedwitha
11 technology,(b)thecharacteristicsofthetechnology'sdevelopment,
(c)itspresentandlikelyfutureimpact,and(d)theethicalormoral
issuesarisingfromthedevelopmentorimplementationofthat
technology.

Givenanemergingtechnology,evaluateitsfutureprospectsby
12 identifyingtheculturalandsocialfactorsthatmaypreventorpromote
itssuccessfulapplication.

Givenadomesticcaseofenvironmentalpollutionoraninternationalor
13 globalproblemsuchasacidrainorglobalwarming,proposeastrategy
andaspecificsetofbasicstepsthatcouldhelpaddresstheproblem.

Course
Schedule

Week,TCO,and
Readings Assignments
Topic

Week1 BaaseChapter1 TeamProjectTopicand

TCO1and11 OutlinewithAssigned
Sections(teamgrade)
Defining
Technology GradedDiscussions

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Week2 BaaseChapter7 ResourcesReviewforthe

TCOs2and8 ResearchPaper(individual
grade)
Historyand
Technology GradedDiscussions

Week3 BaaseChapter8 GradedDiscussions

TCOs4and12

Technologyand
ModernCulture

Week4 BaaseChapter4 GradedDiscussions

TCO3

Technologyand
theArts

Week5 BaaseChapter3 GradedDiscussions

TCOs5and6
MidtermExam
Technologyand
Politics

Week6 BaaseChapter9
TCOs7and9 SubmitDrafttoTurnitin
(notgraded)
Technology
and GradedDiscussions
itsPhilosophical
Implications

Week7 BaaseChapter6 FinalResearchTeam

TCOs10,11, Paper(teamgrade)
and13
GradedDiscussions
Technologyand
a
Changing
Environment

Week8
TCO11
TeamPresentationsandPeerEvaluation
Team
Presentations

iConnect ThiscoursecontainsiConnectLivesessionsthatprovidestudentswiththe
opportunitytoattendlivepresentations,whichcovercoursematerials,

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projects,andassignments.PleaseseetheiConnectLiveitemsforthedays
andtimesofthelivesessionsandforthelinktoentereachsession.You
willalsoreceiveemailreminderseachweek.

Ifyouareunabletoattendthelivesession,youcanwatchtherecorded
sessionbyclickingontherecordingslinkthatwillappearintheiConnect
Liveitemafterthelecturehasconcluded.Pleasecontactyourinstructor
withanyquestions.

Pleasenotethat,becauseofunavoidabletechnologicalissuesandpresenter
availability,thelivelecturesmaybesubstitutedwithprerecordedlectures.

DueDatesfor Unlessotherwisespecified,thefollowingapplies.
Assignments&
Exams AccesstomostweeksbeginsonSundayat12:01a.m.mountaintime
(MT).
AllassignmentsaretobesubmittedonorbeforeSundayattheendof
thespecifiedweekthattheyaredue,by11:59p.m.(MT).
AllquizzesandexamsaretobecompletedonorbeforeSundayatthe
endofthespecifiedweekthattheyopen,by11:59p.m.(MT).

Week8opensat12:01a.m.(MT)onSundayoftheeighthweek.Any

assignmentsorexamsmustbecompletedby11:59p.m.(MT)Saturdayofthe
eighthweek.

Assignment Themaximumscoreinthisclassis1,000points.Allofyourcourse
Valuesand requirementsaregradedusingpoints.Attheendofthecourse,thepoints
LetterGrades areconvertedtoalettergradeusingthescaleinthetablebelow.
Thecategories,whichcontributetoyourfinalgrade,areweightedas
follows:

Assignment Points Weighting

Threaded 280 28%

Discussions
(40points,Weeks
17)

MidtermExam 200 20%

CourseProject 520 52%

TopicandOutline
50pointsWeek
1
Resources
Review90points
Week2
ResearchPaper
200points
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Week7
Team
Presentation150
pointsWeek8
PeerEvaluation
30pointsWeek
8

TotalPoints 1,000 100%

Allofyourcourserequirementsaregradedusingpoints.Attheendofthe
course,thepointsareconvertedtoalettergradeusingthescaleinthe
tablebelow.
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A 9001,000 90%to100%

B 800899 80%to89%

C 700799 70%to79%

D 600699 60%to69%

F 599orbelow Below60%

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Studentswhonevercompleteanacademicevent(seeAcademicEvents)
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Attendanceistakenforalleightweeksofthesession.Attendanceis
recordeddailybasedoneachacademiceventtoensurethelastdateof
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Discussion IntheDiscussionareasofthecourse,you,asastudent,caninteractwith
Requirements yourinstructorandclassmatestoexplorequestionsandcommentsrelated
tothecontentofthiscourse.DiscussionswillalwayscloseonSunday,
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Discussionareastoenhanceyourlearningexperiencethroughouteach
week.

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2.qualitythecontentofyourcontributions.

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providingadditionalinformationtothediscussion
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presentingexplanationsofconceptsormethodstohelpfellow
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presentingreasonsfororagainstatopicinapersuasivefashion
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