Sample of Previous Topics for the CS210 Final Presentation
The final presentation must be on a topic that concerns professionalism and computer
ethics, with a minimum of 10 minutes and the very maximum length of 13 minutes,
with five additional minutes for answering questions.
Evaluation will be based on the quality of the presentation, the quality of your responses
to questions from the class, and observing the time limit.
See the assessment form: http://www-courses.cs.uiuc.edu/~cs210/assessment.htm
If you do not use overheads/PowerPoint, prepare attractive handouts.
Possible topics. Email yours so you don't lose out to someone else--
only one(1) talk on a particular subject per section. Your choice doesn't
have to be on this list:
Stolen or Lost Laptops and Data Security University Sites and Personal Data Accidents All about detonating a "logic bomb" Google Patent Search
MediaHedge MS Vista Cybersquatters / Typosquatters Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Ownership of items and crimes in online games GPS uses and misuses YouTube Google Code Search
Software Patents Microsoft and Security Issues Ethics of Online Paperwork Planned Obsolescence
Patriot Act and Libraries Microsoft and GPL and Licensing Role of Computer Game Designers Spam
Fan Art Remixing Wikipedia Podcasting
Robot Rights Business policy about proprietary information such as reusing code and ideas Public information about sex offenders Mind Uploading-The transfer of human consciousness into machine
DRM - Legality of Software and DVD backups Blogging Ethics of Online Voting Cybercafes
Software Reverse Engineering Audio file formats. All the confusion about wma, iPod, Audible books, etc. Peer-to-Peer Networks Recycling computers
Computers and Gambling RFIDs National Ids Biometrics
Google's Gmail Creative Commons and alternative copyright Funding of a Web Service--Ethical Issues Censorship in China
Computer professionals in a time of high tech warfare Cryptography Corporate computer policy Grand Theft Auto "Hot Coffee"
CyberWarfare Fair Use and Mod Chips Injecting nanotechnology chips into people Real ID
Computer viruses Wiring cities for WiFi Online Dating Net Neutrality
Digital Divide Internet Witch Hunting Game Software Piracy Ownership of Items in Online Games
Public release of hacking info/tools Clean Slate Internet Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) Targeted Advertising
Infowar PATRIOT act and computing Search Engine Censoring Ethics and the Human-Computer Interface (HCI)
Anti-piracy systems, disassembling, debugging Ethics of Tech Support Online Music Stores Identity Theft and Identity Loss
system administrator liability Old-time hackers vs. today's online crime Handicapped accessibility HDTV DRM
Open Source Outsourcing DDoS Attacks (Distributed Denial of Service Transplants and Nanotechnology
International Business Etiquette Sex in Computer Games, including the GTA controversy Violence in Computer Games Steganography
Wardriving Unisys and .gif files DVD X Copy - backup software Soldiers' blogs and email