6 October Impact of Computers (Really)

Discussion: Computers in the Arts We’ve seen good and bad androids and robots, programs that take over the world, technologies that were well used and those that were abused Overall, is the introduction of computers in the arts helpful or harmful? Do people learn or are they scared? Do they become more aware?

Tuesday Virtual in-class test Posted on BlackBoard from 9:25 – 10:50 To be taken online, here or wherever you want Open book, notes, computer: not people I will be here and on AIM Partner and topic for next paper (more later)

Impacts that you recognize Personal Impact Community Impact National Impact Global Impact Future Impact

Personal Impact human interactions leisure time communications relations knowledge medicine schools products accessibility for the handicapped privacy and personal rights data banks, computer terminals, data security employment job opportunities, new careers, the need for retraining telecommuting, always at work replacement of jobs business transactions automated billing, credit cards, consumer spending

Community Impact employment traffic control urban planning law enforcement

National Impact medicine communications media the use of information for control broadcasting elections electronic funds transfer stock-market transactions defense surveillance national data banks employment: shifting patterns move to information economy crime

Global Impact reporting of current events world government international standards exploration of space and sea world wide access to data global economy

Future Impact computers in the home Gaming, learning, electronic mail, shopping, business transactions, information processing, storage and retrieval the home as a work center effect on the family unit travel computer communication as a replacement how we travel possible disappearance of hard copy the cashless society the use of robots in industry and in the home

Assignment: Impact of Computers Pick a partner and a topic Anything that I just talked about Examples: games, warfare, shopping, journalism, education, medicine, government, advertising, law Cover how computers have changed this area or unmet promises of what computers can do what has it replaced or what it has brought new to society facts to support your observations, but go beyond the facts and talk about the impact

Assignment Logistics Tell me the topic and both names (IM, or paper) Week of the 24 th or 31 st, I’ll meet with each team Outline of paper Sources Presentations 3 per day, November Scheduling based on topics