"Foreword" and Chapter 11 from Amusing Ourselves to Death (Neil Postman)
"A Tale of Two Dystopias" (Francis Fukuyama)
"Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change" (Neil Postman)
An Overview of Philosophical Ethics
"Artificial Humanity" by Julia Gorin
“Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us” by Bill Joy
"Can Robots Rule the World? Not Yet" by Kenneth Chang
"Terrorism and the Global Digital Divide" by Peter Yu
"Wired Up for Wealth" by Mark Ward
"Report Cautions on 'Digital Divide'" by Brian Thomson
Writing and Rhetoric
Basics of Writing; Or What I Should Have Learned in English 101
Formal Requirements for Essays
Using Text in Essays (handout)
Ethos, Logos, Pathos: Three Ways to Persuade
Walvoord and McCarthy on Good/Better/Best
Organizing an Essay: Using Representative Cases
Organizing an Essay: Cause and Effect
What to Avoid and What to Do (Developing an Essay)
Writing Research Papers
Grading Scales
Sample Diederich Grading Scale
Commonly Used Grading Criteria