Fall 2017
Class meetings: Thursday 1-4 Room 66-168
Instructors: Weitzner, Fischer, Edelman
Communication instructors: Stickgold-Sarah, Trice
TA: Alex LaGrassa
Course Calendar
| Week | Topic | Writing Assignment due | Research project milestones |
| 0: | Pre-semester assignment due before the first class: Before Sept. 6 at 11:59PM | See Assignment 0 on thepage for Week 1 for details and turn-in instructions. | |
| 1: Sept 7 | Introduction to Internet Law and Architecture | 0: Mainstream Marketing brief (9/6) | Introduce project topics |
| 2: Sept 14 | Internet Freedom of Expression | 1: Policy Analysis Memo on Obama’s Signals Intelligence Speech (9/12) 2: Read and brief Reno v. ACLU (9/12) | Students express topic preferences |
| 3: Sept 21 | Internet Intermediary Liability; mock Congressional hearing | 3: OECD policy analysis memo (9/19) 4: Congressional hearing writing assignments (9/21) | Topics and groups assigned HERE |
| 4: Sept 28 | Fourth Amendment Fundamentals | 5: Team Plan Communication workshop #1 | 9/29: Team Plan due |
| 5: Oct5 | Electronic Surveillance, Internet Data and Pervasive Sensor Networks | Communication workshop #2 | |
| 6: Oct 12 | Consumer Privacy Protection in the United States | Communication workshop #3 | |
| 7: Oct 19 | Privacy Across Borders | 6: Project proposal (due 10/17) 6a: Global Privacy: People or places Communication workshop #4 | 10/17: Project Proposal due |
| 8: Oct 26 | Moot court on new surveillance methods | Communication workshop #5 Assignment 6b: Moot court brief/questions | |
| 9: Nov 2 | Cybersecurity – domestic | 7: First Draft (due 11/4) (in class presentations by each project group) 7a. Cybersecurity assignment Communication workshop #6 | 11/4: First draft due |
| 10: Nov 9 | Cybersecurity – global | Communication workshop #7 | |
| 11: Nov 16 | Copyright fundamentals and online challenges | 8: SOPA Memo | |
| Thanksgiving (Nov 23-24) | 9: Complete draft (Monday 11/28) | ||
| 12: Nov 30 | Digital Platforms: Competition, Global Markets & Regulation | No writing assignment | 11/28: Full draft due |
| 13: Dec 7 | Final project presentations | 10: Final Draft | Thursday 12/7: Final draft due at 11:59pm |
Student Papers
| Francesca Schembri, Guilio Capoliino, Zoe Lu | Rules for the Driverless Road: Developing Safety Standards for Autonomous Vehicles |
| Wajeeha Ahmad, Ryan Berg, Sharon Kim | Combating Fake News with Digital Identity Verification |