CS 195: Social Implications of Computer Technology
UC Berkeley, Fall 2024
Announcements
General Announcements
Check out Ed for announcements!
For released readings, click on the corresponding lecture title.
Schedule
Week 01
- Tue 08/27
-
- (no class)
- RequiredWelcome Survey, Due Fri 9/6 11:59pm
Week 02
- Tue 09/03
- Lecture Free Speech
Week 03
- Tue 09/10
-
- Lecture Social Connection and Time Well-Spent
- Week 03 Survey, Optional
- Fri 09/13
-
- Project 1 Podcast 1 Released
- Required Group matching form, Due Tue 9/17 11:59pm
Week 04
- Tue 09/17
-
- Lecture Data Privacy
- Week 04 Survey, Optional
Week 05
- Tue 09/24
-
- Lecture Software Risks and Professional Ethics
- RequiredWeek 05 Survey, Due Tue 10/1 11:59pm
Week 06
- Tue 10/01
-
- Lecture Technosolutionism
- RequiredWeek 06 Survey, Due Tue 10/8 11:59pm
Week 07
- Tue 10/08
- Lecture Government Censorship and Surveillance
- Project 1 Podcast 1 Due
Week 08
- Tue 10/15
-
- Lecture Generative AI, Part I
- RequiredWeek 08 Survey, Due Tue 10/22 11:59pm
- Fri 10/18
- Project 1 Peer Reviews 1 Due
Week 09
- Tue 10/22
- Lecture Generative AI, Part II
Week 10
- Tue 10/29
- Lecture [Jake Snow, ACLU] The Real World of Privacy Legislation
Week 11
- Tue 11/05
-
- Election Day Lecture AMA
- Week 11 Survey, Optional
- Fri 11/08
- Project 2 Podcast 2 Released
Week 12
- Tue 11/12
-
- Lecture Silicon Valley and the U.S.
- RequiredWeek 12 Survey, Due Tue 11/19 11:59pm
Week 13
- Tue 11/19
- Lecture [guest] Mishal Khan and Kung Feng, UC Berkeley Labor Center: Future of Work & Workers
- Project 2 Podcast 2 Due
Week 14
- Tue 11/26
- Lecture Memes, Misinformation, and Information Literacy
- Thu 11/28
- Thanksgiving break (no class)
Week 15
- Tue 12/03
-
- Lecture Closing and Next Steps
- RequiredWeek 15 Survey, Due Fri 12/6 11:59pm
- Project 2 Peer Reviews 2 Due
RRR Week
- Tue 12/10
- RRR week (no class)
- Thu 12/12
- RRR week (no class)
Finals Week
- Tue 12/17
- Finals week (no class)
- Thu 12/19
- Finals week (no class)