Fall 2018
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 the page for Week 1 for details and turn-in instructions. | |
| 1: Sept 6 | Introduction to Internet Law and Architecture | 0: Mainstream Marketing brief (9/5) | |
| 2: Sept 13 | 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) | Introduce project topics |
| 3: Sept 20 | Internet Intermediary Liability; mock Congressional hearing | 3: OECD policy analysis memo(9/19) 4: Congressional hearing writing assignments (9/20) | Topics and groups assigned |
| 4: Sept 27 | Fourth Amendment Fundamentals | 5: Team PlanCommunication workshop #1 | 9/28: Team Plan due |
| 5: Oct4 | Electronic Surveillance, Internet Data and Pervasive Sensor Networks | Communication workshop #2 | |
| 6: Oct 11 | Consumer Privacy Protection in the United States | Communication workshop #3 | |
| 7: Oct 18 | Privacy Across Borders | 6: Project proposal (due 10/19) 7: Global Privacy: People or placesCommunication workshop #4 | 10/19: Project Proposal due |
| 8: Oct 25 | Cybersecurity – domestic | 8. Cybersecurity assignmentCommunication workshop #5 | |
| 9: Nov 1 | Cybersecurity – global | 9: First Draft (due 11/5)(in class presentations by each project group)Communication workshop #6 | 11/5: First draft due |
| 10: Nov 8 | Moot court on surveillance & cybersecurity | 10: Moot court brief/questionsCommunication workshop #7 | |
| 11: Nov 15 | Copyright fundamentals and online challenges | ||
| Thanksgiving (Nov 22-23) | 11: Complete draft (Monday 11/26) | ||
| 12: Nov 29 | Digital Platforms: Competition, Global Markets & Regulation | No writing assignment | 11/26: Full draft due |
| 13: Dec 6 | Final project presentations | 13: Final Draft (12/6) | Thursday 12/6: Final draft due at 11:59pm |
Student Papers
| Dheekshita Kumar, Emily Tang, Mary Zhong | Machine Learning Analysis on the Fairness of the Boston Police Department Stop and Frisk Practices |