CPS 49S Google: The Computer Science Within and its Impact on Society Shivnath Babu Spring 2007

Outline for Today Why are we interested in Google? What we will cover in this class Logistics

Staff Instructor: Shivnath Babu TA: Azbayar Demberel Assistant Professor of Computer Science shivnath@gmail.com  TA: Azbayar Demberel asic@cs.duke.edu

Google Why are you interested in Google? Or, why are you interested in this class? Or, both

Course Outline: Three Parts Google’s cool technology Backed by Computer Science Science/technology  Successful business Impact How things have changed in the Google era

Course Logistics Recommended textbook: The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture. By John Battelle. September, 2005. Portfolio Trade. Paperback version available, e.g., at Amazon The Bookstore will get the book by the middle of next week Insightful and comprehensive book on the applications and impact of Web-search technology Web site: http://www.cs.duke.edu/courses/spring07/cps049s

Work/Grading Class participation 20% Leading a discussion in class 20% Two (short) quizzes 20% Writing assignments 40% Scribe notes ~5 homeworks/essays (2 pages) 1 long report (10-12 pages)

Work (contd.) Class participation Discussion in class You are responsible for completing the assigned reading for each topic before we discuss the topic in class Come prepared for discussion Reading assignments will be posted on the course web page or hardcopies will be handed out Have to attend >= 80% of classes Discussion in class Discussion leader Scribe Responsibilities will be posted on the web page

For Next Tuesday (1/16) 1-2 page writeup on: Why you are interested in Google; What excites you most about Google Give a prioritized list of five topics on which you would like to lead the class discussion Based on these writeups I will come up with a schedule for discussions and scribing Next: Responsibilities of the discussion leader

Responsibilities of the Discussion Leader Before the discussion Read the assigned and supplementary reading materials 1 week before the discussion: suggest modifications (if any) to the assigned reading material 1 day before the discussion: send me the discussion points/outline During the discussion Give 10-15 minute talk to open the discussion Lead the discussion After the discussion Create a report on the discussion

Responsibilities of the Scribe Record important points raised during the discussion Submit the scribe notes to me and to the discussion leader on the same day Discussion leader has one more day to submit the discussion report to me

Assigned Readings For next Tuesday (1/16): For next Thursday (1/18) First chapter in the Battelle book Handout For next Thursday (1/18) Early paper by the “Google guys” Also posted on the course readings web page