Project 2 Reflection

Option 4: Profile Underrepresented STEM Role Model Why is it challenging for women and minorities to break into STEM fields? What sort of obstacles do they face? Is this a problem that needs to be addressed or an inevitable reality we should accept? Are role models important? Growing up, did you have any role models?…

Reading 14

After reading the articles, do you believe that coding is the new literacy? Should everyone be exposed or required to take a computer science or coding class? What are the arguments for and against introducing everyone to computing or programming? What challenges will schools face as this CS4All push moves forward? How should computer science…

Reading 12

What is the motivation for developing and building self-driving cars? What are the arguments for and against self-driving cars? Would they make our roads safer? How should programmers address the “social dilemma of autonomous vehicles”? How should an artificial intelligence approach life-and-death situations? Who is liable for when an accident happens? What do you believe…

Reading 11

From the readings, how is automation impacting employment? What are the social, political, and economic implications of replacing human labor with automation on a massive scale? Were the Luddites right about technology and jobs? Should we halt development of automation technology or at least temper it to ensure employment of human laborers, or does automation free humans…

Reading 10

From the readings and from your experience, what exactly is trolling? How does this behavior manifest itself and what are its causes and effects? Likewise, what is cyberbullying and how is it different from regular bullying? What ethical or moral obligations do technology companies have in regards to preventing or suppressing online harassment (such as trolling or stalking)?…

Project 3 Reflection

Privacy Paradox Reflection Questions: After having gone through the challenges, have you decided to make any changes in your technology habits? If so, what are they? In choosing between your personal privacy and technological convenience, which side do you choose? Is this an easy choice or a touch decision (or it doesn’t really matter to…

Reading 09

From the readings, what exactly is Net Neutrality? Explain in your own words the arguments for and against Net Neutrality. After examining the topic, where do you stand on the issues surrounding Net Neutrality? If you are in favor of Net Neutrality, explain how you would implement or enforce it. How would you respond to concerns about possible over-regulation,…

Reading 08

First, what exactly is the concept of Corporate Personhood and what are its legal, social, and ethical ramifications? Next, explain the ethical controversy or moral dilemma presented in your chosen case study: For the IBM and the Holocaust case study, do you believe IBM was ethical in doing business with Nazi Germany? Should corporations be responsible for immoral or…

Reading Response 06

From the readings and in your opinion, is Edward Snowden a hero or a traitor? Should the US government pardon him for any possible crimes or should they pursue extradition and prosecution for treason? What exactly did he leak and how did he expose that information? Regardless of the legality of his actions, is what he did…

Reading Response 05

From the readings, what were the root causes of the Challenger disaster? Was Roger Boisjoly ethical in sharing information with the public? Was his company justified in retaliating against him? What good is whistleblowing if “[i]t destroy[s] [your] career, [your] life, everything else”? The root cause of the Challenger disaster was bad company culture at both NASA and Morton…