Week One Foundations and Historical Perspective
Frederick S. Lane, American Privacy: The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right
A one-page review of this book will be due on July 7 at 12:00pm.
Week Two Legal Perspective
Dan Solove, Understanding Privacy.
Guest lecture, Wednesday July 13. Ben Cole, of KnowMe, M.S. Computer Science, Cambridge University
Guest lecture, Thursday July 14. Liva Piotto of JCU Library, on Library Research Methods
A one-page review of this book will be due on July 14 at 12:00pm
Week Three and Four Technical and Policy Perspectives on both Government Electronic Surveillance and Consumer Privacy
Bruce Schneier, Data and Goliath
Mitrano, Tracy, “Civil Privacy and National Security Legislation: A Three-Dimensional View,” 2003, EDUCAUSE Review, http://er.educause.edu/articles/2003/1/civil-privacy-and-national-security-legislation-a-threedimensional-view
Mitrano, Tracy, “Students, Data, and Blurred Lines: A Closer Look at Google’s Attempt to Organize U.S. Youth and Student Information,” 2015, Medium,
https://medium.com/@icpl.cornell.edu/students-data-and-blurred-lines-a-closer-look- at-google-s-aim-to-organize-u-s-youth-and-student-3e78bca9cbd#.3ccivmupv
Assignment: Debate over the iPhone case.
Week Five Class Presentations and Conclusion
Final paper, in lieu of a final exam, is due on August 5 by 12:00pm
Grading
There are no uniform exams for this course. Each student should be prepared to engage in Socratic dialogue with the instructor based on readings and the development of course content and to contribute on-going and original thought in class discussion. Group work will be incorporated into class exercises as well as student-student evaluation as an integral component of course work.
Students will also identify in consultation with the instructor a research topic. On-going consultation with the professor is encouraged throughout the duration of the research. Final product will be in the form of standard term paper and presentation of the material to the class. These presentations will be made throughout the course and do not have to coincide with the final paper. Students are further encouraged to consider topics early in the course. Scheduling of the presentations will be made within the first couple weeks of the course and dependent on class size and weekly topics.
Grading will be based on all of these components of the course.