CS 492/CS 692, Social Implications of Computing, S18 Home Page

THIS WHOLE WEBSITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION UNTIL 10:00am MONDAY MAY 7, 2018. Generally, if a page still says "Winter 2018" or "W18", it's still under construction. Alternatively, a page may say that something in it may be changed.

**NOTE: Assignment 1 in CS492 is due Thursday May 10, 2018. Students who enroll in this course late will still be required to submit this assignment.
It is strongly urged for all CS492 students to complete enrollment by May 10.

Course Organization

• Overview of course structure
• Timetable for S18
• Written assignments
• Role-playing exercise descriptions
• Archive of all E-mail sent to whole class
• Explanation of written assignment marks and comments

Course Personnel

• Instructor: Daniel Berry, DC3329, no telephone: use-email, dberry@uwaterloo.ca.
  Please call him "Dan".
• PLEASE cc ALL correspondence with Dan to the course e-mail address cs492@student.cs.uwaterloo.ca
• Instructor's office hours: walk-in whenever the door is open or by appointment in person or by e-mail
• Teaching assistants:
  • Ben Armstrong
    • b8armstr@uwaterloo.ca
    • slots students into RPEs (receives RPE requests)
    • runs RPEs
    • grades the oral presentations at the RPEs
    • grades Assignment 6
    • grades the position papers and joint communiques of the RPEs
  • Jonathan Perrie
    • j2perrie@uwaterloo.ca
    • tracks participation on newsgroup
    • tracks participation at RPEs
    • tracks attendence at RPEs
    • assists in grading Assignment 5 and Assignment 5B

Course Information

• Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00 -- 11:20 in MC 4041
• CS 492/CS 692 Course Newsgroup on Piazza
  • Important notes on how the newsgroup is used should be read here.
  • Please sign up: piazza cs 492 signup
• Readings
  • Papers as indicated on the timetable.

Auxiliary Materials

• Prabhakar Ragde's Useful Links
• Advice on Referencing

Historic

• W18 offering (Robin Cohen)
• W17 offering (Robin Cohen)
• S16 offering (Robin Cohen)
• W14 offering (Robin Cohen)
• W13 offering (Robin Cohen)
• W12 offering (Robin Cohen)
• W11 offering (Robin Cohen)
• W10 offering (Robin Cohen)
• W09 offering (Robin Cohen)
• W08 offering (Daniel Berry)
• W07 offering (Daniel Berry)
• W06 offering (Robin Cohen)
• W05 offering (Robin Cohen)
• W04 offering (Robin Cohen)
• W03 offering (Robin Cohen)

University Policies

Academic Integrity: In order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of the University of Waterloo community are expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility. All members of the UW community are expected to hold to the highest standard of academic integrity in their studies, teaching, and research. The Office of Academic Integrity's website (www.uwaterloo.ca/academicintegrity) contains detailed information on UW policy for students and faculty. This site explains why academic integrity is important and how students can avoid academic misconduct. It also identifies resources available on campus for students and faculty to help achieve academic integrity in  and out  of the classroom.

Grievance:  A student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of his/her university life has been unfair or unreasonable may have grounds for initiating a grievance. Read Policy 70 - Student Petitions and Grievances, Section 4, http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy70.htm

Discipline: A student is expected to know what constitutes academic integrity, to avoid committing academic offenses, and to take responsibility for his/her actions. A student who is unsure whether an action constitutes an offense, or who needs help in learning how to avoid offenses (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or about rules for group work/collaboration should seek guidance from the course professor, academic advisor, or the Undergraduate Associate Dean. When misconduct has been found to have occurred, disciplinary penalties will be imposed under Policy 71  Student Discipline. For information on categories of offenses and types of penalties, students should refer to Policy 71 - Student Discipline, http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.htm

Avoiding Academic Offenses:  Most students are unaware of the line between acceptable and unacceptable academic behaviour, especially when discussing assignments with classmates and using the work of other students.  For information on commonly misunderstood academic offenses and how to avoid them, students should refer to the Faculty of Mathematics Cheating and Student Academic Discipline Policy, https://uwaterloo.ca/math/current-undergraduates/regulations-and-procedures/cheating-and-student-academic-discipline-guidelines

Appeals: A student may appeal the finding and/or penalty in a decision made under Policy 70 - Student Petitions and Grievances (other than regarding a petition) or Policy 71 - Student Discipline if a ground for an appeal can be established. Read Policy 72 - Student Appeals, http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy72.htm