CIS2: 6. Intellectual Property

• understand concepts of plagiarism
• develop and understanding of the issues through discussion participation
• support discussion points based on reading and research

• What is intellectual property? Do you have any? What about your solutions to homework assignments? Essays for other courses?
• Do you respect other people's copyrights? Have you copied music or videos? Software? Is that ok?
• Do you understand the "fair-use" doctrine and when it applies?
• How big a problem is software piracy? In the US? Elsewhere in the world? Is piracy a disincentive for software developers? What can be done about piracy?
• Do you agree with Nicholas Negroponte that copyright law will disintegrate? Or do you agree that a balanced solution can be found as Pamela Samuelson suggests?
• Is Open Source the way of the future? Can this software development model survive? Or will people spoil the idea of sharing for their personal gain?

Plagiarism is not acceptable. Plagiarism refers to using other peoples� words and ideas as your own, either verbatim or by close paraphrasing without providing necessary quotation marks and/or citations. If you quote or closely paraphrase material from the textbook, Internet or other material, you must use quotation marks if appropriate and cite the source. You may cite the source by embedding it in the text of the paper. Do this by listing, in parentheses and immediately after the quoted or paraphrased material, either the text and pertinent page number(s) or the Internet URL. If you use a different source, then it needs to be cited in the content of your paper, and you must include a works cited page at the end of your paper.

DO NOT PLAGIARIZE; PLAGIARISM MERITS AN AUTOMATIC "F" OR "0" ON THE ASSIGNMENT. CONTINUED PLAGIARISM MERITS AN "F" GRADE IN THE COURSE. If you are not clear on what plagiarism is, I recommend this short essay with examples written by sociologist Earl Babbie and found at the following site: http://sociology.camden.rutgers.edu/curriculum/plagiarism.htm

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ASSIGNMENT: 6. Intellectual Property

1. Read 6. Intellectual Property notes for an overview for the topics that will be covered this week.

2. Read text book - Chapter 6: Intellectual Property

3. Take the quiz Chapter 6 review. Answer based on your reading from the textbook. Why is your selection important? What is the impact on society? Be sure to save each answer. When you have completed all the questions, submit your quiz for grading.

4. Search the web for sites that talk about computers and entertainment. Find 2 that you think are particularly interesting. See if you can find sites with different points of view on the same subject. Write 2-3 sentences about the social issues discussed. Answer the questions "So what? Why is this an important issue for society?" You must include some analysis and comment about the social issues for full points. Submit the web address of the pages you selected and your description as assignment Search - Entertainment.
   Post your links and descriptions in the Entertainment Links discussion topic.

5. Search the web for sites that talk about computers and education. Find 2 that you think are particularly interesting. Write 2-3 sentences about the social issues discussed. Be sure to include your thoughts on why this is important. Submit the web address of the pages you selected and your description as assignment Search - Education.
   Post your Search - Education links and descriptions to Computers and Education discussion topic for class discussion.

6. There are informative and thought-provoking programs that address many aspects of media and society, available from the National Radio Project. http://radioproject.org/archive/mediareform.html
   This week, select one program from the National Radio Project archive, and listen to it. Post a link to the program along with your observations to National Radio Project. What program did you choose? Why did you select this program? What issues are addressed? Do you think the coverage fairly represents multiple points of view on the subject? What additional questions would you have asked the program producers or guests? What is the impact on society?

7. Do you understand the concepts of plagiarism and how to properly handle quotes and references? Test your knowledge and learn more about academic citations at What is Plagiarism at Indiana University? A Short Quiz and Concept Lesson by Ted Frick http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/plagiarism/index2.html

8. Academic Integrity is an important concept in education. It covers many issues including plagiarism, cheating, and copyright violations. Find a web site that addresses these issues and write a short description of the information provided by the web site you chose. Don't be guilty of plagiarism - write an original description. Is academic integrity an issue at DeAnza? In your experience, what steps are being taking to ensure academic integrity in classes that you are taking at DeAnza and elsewhere? Post your notes and the web address of the site you selected to the discussion Academic Integrity . Read the posts of others and comment on two.

9. The Imagining the Internet Predictions Database examines the potential future of the Internet while simultaneously providing a peek back into its history. http://www.elon.edu/predictions
   Read the responses of survey participants to the 2004 survey of nearly 1,300 technology stakeholders who shared their visions for the next decade of development. http://www.elon.edu/predictions/survey_04.aspx
   Choose a topic that interests you. Each topic is a link to participant responses. Follow the link and review the survey summary for that topic.
   Write a discussion question for this topic of the survey. Read the questions already posted, and do not repeat a question asked by another student. Your question should relate directly to an issue discussed in the text, and should require a thoughtful response. Don't ask a question which can be answered by looking the answer up. Attitude, opinion, and application questions usually get thoughtful responses. Participation in a student led discussion consists of the following 4 steps:
   • Post your original question in 6. Student Discussion Questions. This must be done within the first two days the module is active. This will be your topic - you will be the discussion leader. Your job is to facilitate this discussion and get as much information from the other participants as you can that relates to the question you have asked.
   • Read the questions posted by the other students, and respond to at least three of them. Choose the topics you think will be the most interesting and beneficial to you. You will be a participant in these discussions.
   • Respond to every student who responds to you. Do this in your own topic as well as the other topics you are participating in.
   • Continue participating in the threads until the module is over. Note: If other students are not selecting your thread to participate in, perhaps it is because your question is too complex, confusing, or uninteresting. In this case, submit another question.

10. The Internet provides access to rich media sources that help us understand more about the world around us. For this assignment, find 2-3 media files - audio, video and pictures or graphics that provide important information about computers and society. For each file, post the web address of the media file, technical information required to view the media and a brief description of the "message" to the discussion Media Files.

11. Art and computers - Many artists are finding that computers and the internet help can their art and their income, as well create problems. Search for two sites that talk about these issues for artists. Post your sites and a discription of the social impact for the artist in the discussion Art and Computers. Respond to 2-3 discussions.

12. Reflection - Are you making use of the Notes in the Classroom section? Do these questions help you while you are reading the text? Is there other information that would help you? This should be one or two paragraphs. Suggest 1-2 questions that you would add to the study notes questions. Submit to I Think... assignment.

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