News & Announcements

May 18, 2007
 Some additional information regarding the formatting and suggested organization of the research proposals have been posted in the Research Proposal Section. They are also available in the document: Formatting and Organization Guidelines for the Research Proposals.

May 8, 2007
 Please check out the site: Resources on Experimental Computer Science which provides links to a variety of papers, data sets, and tools. Thanks to Jacob Costello for locating this resource.

May 1, 2007
Take a look at the Race Horse Story (a joke by Eugene Spafford of Purdue University). What does this story teach you about doing research.

May 1, 2007
Note: the due date for the 2nd drafts of paper reviews will be May 12. You will receive the feedback for the first drafts by Friday, May 4.

April 28, 2007
Please plan on attending the CTI Research Symposium on Saturday, May 5. You can find more information and the full program at the CTIRS Web site.

April 7, 2007
Abstracts (problem statements) for research proposal are due on April 20. Be sure to review the slides 23-38 of "What is research" discussed in Week 1, and well as the "Notes on Research Proposal" from week 2.

April 7, 2007
The paper review assignment is available online. The due date for the first draft is April 28. 

March 28, 2007
Welcome to CSC 426, Values in Computer Technology. Please take some time to review the material available on this Web site and to familiarize yourself with the course organization and requirements. The Syllabus sections explains how the course is structured and discussed the course requirements. The Weekly Topics section gives the week-by-week topics, reading and supplemental material, and assignments due. The Resources section provides links to numerous online resources that will hopefully be useful to you in this course and in the future.