ATTENTION!!!
The final exam (PARTIEL) will NOT be in room 382.
CHANGE OF CLASSROOMS FOR THE FINAL CLASS!
FINAL EXAM ON 4 MAY 2010, Amphi Josserand.
13h à 14h Groupes 5 et 6
14h à 15h Groupes 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 (et personnes ayant l’autorisation d’un tiers de temps en plus).
Reminder: websites are DUE on the same day. They must be handed in on some kind of physical "material" (like a CD, DVD or USB flash drive) which is well marked with your name. You should also put your name on your website and on the folder in which you have your files for your website.
QUICK REVIEW OF TOPICS:
Don't forget that the beginning of the semester dealt with the history and sociology of the Internet.
- What / Who and When about early computers and internet… Can you write up a timeline of the development of computers and internet history?
- What is the “Hackers' ethic” according to Manuel Castells?
- Who wrote about early virtual communities? What was his definition? How will the internet change our lives?
- What were some early virtual communities? How did people exchange information?
- What are some virtual communities that exist today?
- Who is Generation Y and how were they shaped? How do they fit into today’s job market (or not)?
- Can you write about several of these topics? (Not just your own)
1) Helpful uses for Google Tools or Google Earth (in other fields other than simple geography or cartography), explain some real applications.
b) Google in China
2) Citizen journalism. Other than Youtube, what is user generated TV? Is it serious?
3) The “virtual office”: How is today’s mobile employee organized and how is (team?) work achieved?
4) Mobile phone use in Japan or India (choose ONE)
5) How did OLPC inspire a new kind of computer?
6) Anti-Plagiarism. How American universities and schools are fighting for intellectual honesty.
7) Privacy & the Internet: How much information do we or should we give out? What are the consequences?
8) The music industry: attitudes towards different legal and/or illegal solutions?
9) Internet governance. Who runs the Internet and how?
10) Old or New? How we perceive progress: sometimes the newest technologies have inspiration from the past. Choose one object and explain.
- What are some important steps to take when creating a website (before and during)?
- Can you write the CODE (programming language) for a web page in HTML that has a list, table, colors, font, images and links?
Did you read all the required articles in the brochure?
- ALBERGANTI Michel, « Internet, an 01 »
- Interview with CASTELLS, Manuel
- RAINDROP, B. & MEYN, S., An overview of website the creation process
- RHEINGOLD, Howard, Virtual Communities, Introduction.
- TRESSER, T., “Generation Now”, Seattle Conscious Choice, August 2007
Now, using the links I have provided in previous classes and your own web searches, keep working on your websites!
