CS 1023 Cultural Implications of the Information Society
Essay 4, due Wednesday, 12 April 2000
Assignment:
Write a one-page essay based on workspace monitoring or on
agents to detect pollution and other crimes.
- Essay based on Workspace Monitoring:
Present reasons for or against (or both) the monitoring
of employees in the workplace -- monitoring their performance
and their activities at work, along with any possible misbehavior.
- Essay based on Agents to Detect Pollution and Other Crimes:
Present reasons for or against (or both) the use of agents to
monitor the world (outside individuals' private space) for pollution
and for other crimes, such as violence, theft, or vandalism.
Ground rules for your essay:
- Each essay must be entirely your own individual original work.
You may not even discuss your position with anyone else
in the class. Of course copying someone else's essay is completely
unacceptable.
- The essay must be neatly typed, preferably word processed
(and spell checked).
- You must focus on only one of the two areas
above, and you can either attack or defend the
chosen area, or you can present a balanced view of both sides.
- The essay must fit on one side of one 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of
paper with no crowding. You need only include your name and
"Essay 3" at the top. Do not repeat the information in this writeup.
- You should write in as simple, clear, and direct a manner as
possible. You should write most of a page.
Your essay should make specific points without rambling.
- Essays turned in on or before Friday (April 14)
will lose 10% of their grade, and
those turned in on or before the next Monday (April 17) will lose 25%.
Essays will not be accepted after class time on April 17.
Revision date: 4/7/00