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Suggestions for topics reports and final projects (these
are not exhaustive - just meant to get you thinking - and some will need
to be narrowed further).
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Commercialization of the Internet
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Privacy and PGP
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Government surveillance on the Internet (e.g., Carnivore)
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The USA Patriot Act & civil rights online
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Music and the Internet - MP3, Napster, etc.
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The "Dot Com" Boom and/or Bust
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Gender and the Internet
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Race, Racism, and the Internet
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the "Digital Divide"
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Computers in the Classroom
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Classrooms in the Computer
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Interactive Performance on the Internet
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Ethical Issues relevant to the Internet (e.g., pseudonymity)
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Copyright & Intellectual Property on the Internet
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Freedom of Speech Online
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Pornography on the Internet
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The relation between the Military and the Internet
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"Cybersex"
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Sociality in MUDs and MOOs
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Technology and Embodiment
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DVD-CSS wars
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Security and Computer Hacking
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The Figure of the Cyborg
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Technology and the Environment
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Open Source issues, efforts
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Web and Television mergers/alliances (e.g. AOL & Time/Warner)
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Unskilled labor in the high tech industry
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Online Voting
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Performing Identity in Cyberspace
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Online Gaming
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Grassroots Organizing on the Internet
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Anti-trust case(s) against Microsoft
** Reference librarian Dr. Karin Duran
has offered her expertise to assist you.
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