1. ICS 131: Social Analysis of Computerization Professor Bill Tomlinson Winter 2005

2. Key Ideas Technical content operates in a non-technical context. Social context is central to technology.

3. Not as Precise But arguably more important. Not helpful, responsible or necessary to dismiss it.

4. Opportunity Understanding and working with the social/non-technical context can make your work better.

5. This Course Should give you a chance to recognize situations where social/non-technical issues arise. Should help you see all sides of these issues. Should help you use this understanding to make better work.

6. Ground Rules

7. Respect Discussion based Differing opinions Mutual

8. Attendance Mandatory

9. Attention 8 hours of sleep

10. Syllabus Hand out.

11. Instructors Professor Bill Tomlinson TA: Justin Harris

12. Meeting Times Lectures: MWF, 3:00-3:50pm, ELH 100 Sections; M 4:00-4:50pm W 4:00-4:50pm F 1:00-1:50pm

13. Discussion Sections Week by week. No sections this week.

14. Add/Drop Deadline to drop: Friday, January 14

15. Academic Honesty http://www.editor.uci.edu/catalogue/appx/a ppx.2.htm

16. Cell Phones, Notebook Computers, etc. Please turn off cell phones. Please do not browse the web, email, IM, etc.

17. Grading Short assignments: 20% Long assignments: 40% Class participation/quizzes: 10% Midterm: 10% Final: 20%

18. Basis of Lecture/Course Materials 1-2 readings per lecture. Available online (web site, library site).

19. Short Assignments 2 paragraph response to each reading. Completed before the class when the reading will be discussed. Turned in every 1-2 weeks.

20. Long Assignments 2 papers. 1500-2000 words each.

21. Class Participation 20 minutes at the end of each class. Randomly chosen from the class.

22. Quizzes In class, from time to time.

23. Midterm and final One midterm examination. One final examination. Will cover material from both lectures and readings.

24. Notebooks Keep an archive of all of your written assignments.

25. Note These are guidelines intended to help students plan their work in this course. However, the instructor reserves the right to make changes to this syllabus over the course of the quarter.

26. Course Outline Four main topics: –Social Aspects of Technical Questions –Computing and the Law –Computers, Work and Learning –Computing and Everyday Life

27. Readings Posted on course web site or library web site.

28. Strunk and White Useful reference for good writing style.

29. Questions?

30. Questions Later Syllabus - there’s a lot in there. Web site - updated. TA: Justin Harris. Me!

31. Next class Friday: Identifying and analyzing social issues

32. Assignment Reading: Simon, H., Sciences of the Artificial, 2nd Edition, The MIT Press, Cambridge, 1986, Chapter 6, pp. 160-191. http://www.ics.uci.edu/~redmiles/ics131- FQ04/week01Basis/Simon81Chapter6.pdf …and sleep!

33. Introduce Justin Harris

34. Thanks! I hope you find this quarter interesting.

39. In building later classes, every week announce whether or not there will be sections.

43. Readings

44. Picard

45. Breazeal?

46. Reeves & Nass

47. Weizenbaum

50. Lecture 2

51. Background Biology - undergrad Animation - MFA Media Arts & Sciences - PhD Interdisciplinary - Informatics & Drama

52. 100 Statements that I believe in: Computers (C.) can help people be more productive. C. can help people stay in touch with each other. The way in which C’s help people stay in touch changes the form of their relationships. An OS changes the way in which people expect to use a c. Software specifies the ways in which people can use c. Software can be used in ways not intended by the coder. The process of adoption of technology can change how a piece of technology integrates w/ society. Software can enable people to break the law. Software can prevent people from doing certain things that break the law. Software can prevent people from doing things that are not against the law. Software enables faster and more fluid interactions (exchange of info). Certain laws were designed for slower and more viscous kinds of interactions. People are willing to form social relationships with computer systems. Social are willing to form social relationships with each other through computing systems. People could be interested in/benefit from characters that form relationships with each other. The rise in computing systems in service industry changes role of humans to that of consultants. Computing can change the way people learn content in classrooms. Computing can change the way people learn content outside of classrooms. Computers make it possible for people to invade each others’ privacy in new ways. Computers create new data that people might want to keep private. People present themselves differently in computationally mediated settings. Computers can be used to help people share information about many content domains (e.g. ecology). Computers can be used as a tool for environmental stewardship. Computers can be used as a tool for environmental education. Computer games and the internet are Topics; Computerization and Working Productivity Paradox Systems Risks Computerization and Living Privacy Virtual Communities Computerization and Learning Formal Informal Impact of the World on Computing - Design Impact of Computing on the World How the process of getting there affects how something is used Who Cares, and What Are They Going To Do About It How Operating Systems Affect How Computers Are Used Schedule Class DateTopic Wed, Jan 5Introduction – Logistics Fri, Jan 7Introduction – Social Impacts Mon, Jan 10Guest Lecture – Julia Gelfand Wed, Jan 12Social Effects of Software – Operating Systems Fri, Jan 14Social Effects of Software – Search (Talk Show) Mon, Jan 17Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Wed, Jan 19Social Effects of Software – HCI/Design Fri, Jan 21 Mon, Jan 24Computing and the Law Wed, Jan 26Computing and the Law Fri, Jan 28Computing and the Law Mon, Jan 31Computing and the Law Wed, Feb 2Guest Lecture – David Kay Fri, Feb 4Guest Lecture – David Kay Mon, Feb 7 Wed, Feb 9 Fri, Feb 11Midterm Mon, Feb 14Computers, Work and Learning Wed, Feb 16Guest Lecture – Beatriz da Costa Fri, Feb 18Computers, Work and Learning Mon, Feb 21Presidents’ Day Holiday Wed, Feb 23Computers, Work and Learning Fri, Feb 25Computers, Work and Learning Mon, Feb 28Computing and Social Relationships Wed, Mar 2Computing and Social Relationships Fri, Mar 4Computing and Social Relationships Mon, Mar 7Computing and Social Relationships Wed, Mar 9Guest Lecture? Fri, Mar 11Guest Lecture? Project Reports Mon, Mar 14Project Reports Wed Mar 16Summary and Review Topics (24): “Who cares?” “What are you going to do about it?” Government Work Learning Play Spam/Gmail filtering Proliferation of programs Julia Gelfand The Social Effects of Software Design Search – how google affects the world – run some search competitions Operating systems – Windows/MacOS/Linux, the desktop metaphor CHI - Design Implicit assumptions of Java How is an OS different in a different language? UbiComp - Mobile devices – game – how fast can we get everybody’s phone to ring? Computing and the Law Intellectual Property – some Lawrence lessig action Privacy – packet sniffing demo eVoting ethics/liability reliability (Java not for nuclear facilities) Computing and Social Relationships Networked Computer Games Synthetic Social Relationships – AlphaWolf, Eliza Virtual Communities – some sherry turkle? CMC - Blogging/IM – game – whisper down the lane by IM? Computers, Work and Learning CSCW CSCL Productivity paradox Systems risks GET SOMETHING ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT IN HERE. Social Contexts for Computing – What is a social context Guest lecturers: Beatriz, Bonnie, David Kay Don’t forget Talk show Things I’d like them to come away from this course understanding: How you design software can have far reaching effects. People use systems in ways that the designers did not intend. People will make communities when given the tools to do so.