1. CPS 49S Google: The Computer Science Within and its Impact on Society
Shivnath Babu
Spring 2007

2. Outline for Today Why are we interested in Google?
What we will cover in this class
Logistics

3. Staff Instructor: Shivnath Babu TA: Azbayar Demberel
Assistant Professor of Computer Science 
TA: Azbayar Demberel

4. Google Why are you interested in Google?
Or, why are you interested in this class?
Or, both

5. Course Outline: Three Parts
Google’s cool technology
Backed by Computer Science
Science/technology  Successful business
Impact
How things have changed in the Google era

6. Course Logistics Recommended textbook:
The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture. By John Battelle. September, Portfolio Trade.
Paperback version available, e.g., at Amazon
The Bookstore will get the book by the middle of next week
Insightful and comprehensive book on the applications and impact of Web-search technology
Web site:

7. Work/Grading Class participation 20% Leading a discussion in class 20%
Two (short) quizzes 20%
Writing assignments 40%
Scribe notes
~5 homeworks/essays (2 pages)
1 long report (10-12 pages)

8. Work (contd.) Class participation Discussion in class
You are responsible for completing the assigned reading for each topic before we discuss the topic in class
Come prepared for discussion
Reading assignments will be posted on the course web page or hardcopies will be handed out
Have to attend >= 80% of classes
Discussion in class
Discussion leader
Scribe
Responsibilities will be posted on the web page

9. For Next Tuesday (1/16) 1-2 page writeup on:
Why you are interested in Google; What excites you most about Google
Give a prioritized list of five topics on which you would like to lead the class discussion
Based on these writeups I will come up with a schedule for discussions and scribing
Next: Responsibilities of the discussion leader

10. Responsibilities of the Discussion Leader
Before the discussion
Read the assigned and supplementary reading materials
1 week before the discussion: suggest modifications (if any) to the assigned reading material
1 day before the discussion: send me the discussion points/outline
During the discussion
Give minute talk to open the discussion
Lead the discussion
After the discussion
Create a report on the discussion

11. Responsibilities of the Scribe
Record important points raised during the discussion
Submit the scribe notes to me and to the discussion leader on the same day
Discussion leader has one more day to submit the discussion report to me

12. Assigned Readings For next Tuesday (1/16): For next Thursday (1/18)
First chapter in the Battelle book
Handout
For next Thursday (1/18)
Early paper by the “Google guys”
Also posted on the course readings web page