CS898 - Fall 2019 - Readings for the Topic Areas For each of the topic areas, there will be readings. Students are expected to have read these papers and be ready to discuss in class, for the due dates indicated in the timetable. Class participation marks will be determined in part on the basis of the discussions taking place on these dates (as well as on the basis of discussion of the guest speaker's presentation and from questions being asked following presentations done by others in the class). Some papers have more technical detail and these can be simply skimmed. The readings will also assist groups in motivating the work being done for each of the required group projects. These readings are primarily focused on informing students about "the problem"; working in groups, students will then move forward to try to develop technological "solutions". On September 16 we will have a Guest Speaker for the first hour and will have time during the second hour for some reflection on the future of computer science research. At the end of this Reading List are two papers which will be helpful to read, towards that discussion. Topic 1 - Cyberbullying 1) MPs to debate NDP anti-bullying motion http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mps-to-debate-ndp-anti-bullying-motion-1.1127561 2) N.S. cyberbullying investigative unit a 1st in Canada http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/n-s-cyberbullying-investigative-unit-a-1st-in-canada-1.1359308 3) Nova Scotia cyberbullying law struck down https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cyberbullying-law-struck-down-1.33606 12 4) Tracking the perpetrators of cyberbullying http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/amanda-todd-coban-extradition-1.3655619 5) Prevention, not tougher punishment key to ending cyberbullying http://www.unicef.ca/en/blog/prevention-not-tougher-punishment-key-to-ending-cyber-bullying 6) Amanda Todd: 'cyberbullying' doesn't begin to describe it http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/amanda-todd-cyberbullying-doesnt-begin-to-describe-it/ 7) Cyber bullying on social media is at 'a breaking point', says NDP MP championing private member's bill http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/15/cyber-bullying-on-social-media-is-at-a-breaking-point-says-ndp-mp-championing-private-members-bill/ 8) Using technology to predict cyberbullies http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/algorithm-monitors-social-media-mental-health-issues-risk-1.3471223 9) Psychosocial risk factors associated with cyberbullying among adolescents archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=210833 10) Increasing prevalence of cyberbullying with smartphones https://www.cbc.ca/life/wellness/your-kids-smartphones-may-be-putting-them-at-a-higher-risk-for-cyberbullying-1.4348254 11) Current prevalence of cyberbullying https://www.pewinternet.org/2018/09/27/a-majority-of-teens-have-experienced-some-form-of-cyberbullying/ Topic 2 - Improving Social Media Environments 1) What is Fake News and How Can you Spot it? https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/what-is-fake-news-and-how-can-you-spot-it-1.4482 438 2) The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online https://www.pewinternet.org/2017/10/19/the-future-of-truth-and-misinformation-on line/ 3) Health Misinformation through Twitter https://arxiv.org/abs/1707.03778 3b) Mixed uptake from health professionals using social media https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/89/11/11-031111/en/ 4) Misinformation in Healthcare Discussion Boards https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3079462 5) How bad social media is for mental health https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2018/11/16/new-research-shows-just-how-bad-social-media-can-be-for-mental-health/#51cedbc27af4 6) How Real a Risk is Social Media Addiction? www.cbsnews.com/news/how-real-a-risk-is-social-media-addiction/ 7) Quantifying evidence of overload in social media https://www.mpi-sws.org/~gummadi/papers/icwsm2014-overload.pdf 8) Online deception in social media http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2629612 9) Fake reviews to boost reputation https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fake-online-reviews-4-ways-companies-can-deceive-you-1.2825080 10) Arming the public with AI to counter social bots https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.00912 Topic 3 - The Digital Divide 1) Senior citizens' acceptance of information systems: a study in the context of e-government services http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=1715647&url=http%3A%2F%2Fi eeexplore.ieee.org%2Fiel5%2F17%2F36110%2F01715647.pdf%3Farnumber%3D1715647 2) Older-adult HCI: why should we care? https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2486242 3) A digital pen and paper email system for older adults https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3131785.3131827 4) On the audio representation of distance for blind users http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1518984 5) Motivation and design of a content distribution architecture for rural areas http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2160610 6) Social media tools for the bottom of the pyramid www.cse.iitd.ernet.in/~aseth/ruralmediacewit.pdf 7) Improving the safety of homeless young people with mobile phones: values, form and function http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1978942.1979191 8) Using social networks to aid homeless youth through information spread https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/uosc-cap080817.php 9) The impact of internet use on the other side of the digital divide http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1005819 10) Visually impaired users in social networks dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2557415 11) Computer-vision based analysis of web pages for assistive interfaces https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2899506&dl=ACM&coll=DL 12) STEM Disciplines and the Gender Gap: Where are the Women? http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-progress/2012/06/20/stem-fields-and-the-gend er-gap-where-are-the-women/#79bb523733a9 13) How one college is closing the computer science gender gap https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/05/01/178810710/How-One-College-Is-Closing-The-Tech-Gender-Gap 14) How computer science at CMU is attracting and retaining women https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3300226 Topic 4 - Digital Literacy for Today's Students 1) Stanford researchers find that students have trouble judging the credibility of information online https://ed.stanford.edu/news/stanford-researchers-find-students-have-trouble-jud ging-credibility-information-online (Read the attached report: Evaluating information: the cornerstone of civic online reasoning) 2) Civic Online Reasoning: Stanford Education Group https://sheg.stanford.edu/civic-online-reasoning 3) Digital Literacy Fundamentals http://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/general-information/digital-media-l iteracy-fundamentals/digital-literacy-fundamentals For our Open Discussion on Sep 16, please skim the following two papers: 1) Envisioning systemic effects on persons and society through interactive system design http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.182.7093 2) Computing within limits https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3183582