CS 162 Beyond Calculation
Final Paper
Before December 21th @ 4:00pm
Points - 30
Introduction
This is a research paper and opinion paper.
It must be complete, well done, etc.
Waiting until the last day and writing a
quick paper is sure to lead to a low grade...
Some Aspect of Computing in the Future is your topic area,
not what might exist in the Laboratory, but rather what
will be generally available in society.
These papers must combine all of
the aspects covered in the Historical and Current State of
Computing discussions, e.g., scientific, economic, and social.
For example, you may look at some societal issue, computing
for the disabled, and expand on the technical features along
with societal.
Parameters
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10 to 12 'normal' pages, single sided
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Make a prediction about some aspect of computing and society
in 15, 20 or 25 years (anything after 25 years is really a WAG).
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Use your knowledge of history (Kelly and Aspray) to justify
your time line.
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Use your knowledge of "Beyond Calculation" to justify your
technology view.
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Use your knowledge of "The Age of Access" to justify your
societal view.
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You can continue something from your classroom presentation,
but it better go much further in detail.
Of course your view is just a guess, but to me the issue is to be
able to justify your view. The book "Beyond Calculation" had numerous
predictions that depended only on technology. In class, we have seen
that technology is not enough, there are social and government issues
that can speed up or slow down the influx of technology.
We have seen some immediate changes in the name of security -
identify technology
that was in the research lab is quickly being implemented.
Things your Paper MUST satisfy
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spelling and grammar. I am tired of finding papers that no one
has read before turning them in.
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Annotated Bibliography.
You are to not only create a bibliography, but also write 2 or 3
sentences on each reference indicating what it is about and its
usefulness.
Last modified Dec 4, 2001 by mike@cs.hmc.edu