Schedule of lessons, exercises, and assessments

1

May 5-11

Lesson 1
Tools

• Read “Welcome” and Lesson 1

2

May 12-18

Lesson 2
Welcome to the Machine

• Discussion post (2 marks)
• Short discussion responses (2 marks)

May 16

May 19

3

May 19-25

Lesson 3
Global Village or Desert of the Real

• Discussion post (2 marks)
• Short discussion responses (2 marks)
• Quiz on Lessons 2 and 3 (5 marks)

May 22

May 26

May 26

4

May 26- Jun 1

Lesson 4
War Games

• Discussion post (2 marks)
• Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Jun 5

Jun 8

5

Jun 2 - 8

Lesson 5
Surveillance Society

• Discussion post (2 marks)
• Short discussion responses (2 marks)
• Quiz on Lessons 4 and 5 (5 marks)

Jun 6

Jun 9

Jun 9

6

Jun 9 - 15

Lesson 6
Democracy 2.0

• Discussion post (2 marks)
• Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Jun 13

Jun 16

7

Jun 16 - 22

MIDTERM EXAM

• Midterm exam (online multiple choice) (20 marks)

Jun 23

8

Jun 30- Jul 6

Lesson 7
Intelligence

• Discussion post (2 marks)
• Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Jul 4

Jul 7

9

Jul 7 - 13

Lesson 8
Second Lives

• Discussion post (2 marks)
• Short discussion responses (2 marks)
• Quiz on Lessons 7 and 8 (5 marks)

Jul 11

Jul 14

Jul 14

10

Jul 14 - 20

Lesson 9
Virtual Morality

• Discussion post (2 marks)
• Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Jul 18

Jul 21

11

Jul 21 - 27

Lesson 10
Virtual Identity

• Discussion post (2 marks)
• Short discussion responses (2 marks)
• Quiz on Lessons 9 and 10 (5 marks)

Jul 25

Jul 28

Jul 28

12

Jul 28 - Aug 3

Lesson 11
Love in the Time of Cybersex

• Discussion post (2 marks)
• Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Aug 1

Aug 4

Aug 4 - 10

Lesson 12
Posthuman

• Discussion post (2 marks)
• Short discussion responses (2 marks)

Aug 8

Aug 11

15

Aug 11 - 17

• Final exam multiple choice (16 marks)