COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
Spring 2008 -- SPCM 280, Prof. Sandvig
 
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(***) Important Announcements (most recent first)
* The Final Exam Review Sheet (PDF, 3 pages) is now online!
* The Extra Credit Blog Post is Due before the Final Exam Starts
* Final Exam will be held at 8am on Thu. 5/8 in 103 Talbot
Your 5 revised blog posts are due at that time.
* Last minute ask Mark Silverman IN PERSON:
Wed. 5/7 at 7-9 in UGL (back corner near Writer's Workshop)
* Extra finals office hours for the final exam:
Mon. 5/5 at 10-1 (Shaw), 1-4 (Rodriguez) in 7 YMCA
Tue. 5/6 at 10-12 (Sandvig) in 133 Lincoln
* Optional Final Exam Review Session:
Sun. 5/4 from 4-6 in 213 Gregory
* This syllabus last changed on Thursday, May 1


(***) Essentials

Lectures: 103 Talbot Laboratory: 12:00 - 12:50 p.m. Mon./Wed.
(Note that the lecture room has changed.)

Sections begin during week two.
Section AD1: 1-1:50 p.m. Thurs.: G13 FLB
Section AD2: 2-2:50 p.m. Thurs.: G13 FLB
Section AD3: 9-9:50 a.m. Fri.: G13 FLB
Section AD4: 10-10:50 a.m. Fri.: G13 FLB


(***) Image Credits

From top: (1) Sonic the Hedgehog, from the game of the same name first released in 1991 for the Sega Genesis. Sonic the Hedgehog is a trademark of Sega Corporation. (2) The statue "The Spirit of Communications," by sculptor Evelyn Beatrice Longman (originally named "The Genius of Electricity"). From: Boettinger, H. M. (1977). The Telephone Book: Bell, Watson, Vail and American Life. Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Riverwood Publishers. Image reproduced by The Bell System Memorial. (3) A portion of the ARPANET as planned c. 1980, from ARPANET Completion Report: Heart, F., McKenzie, A., McQuillian, J., and Walden, D., (January 4, 1978). Bolt, Beranek and Newman: Burlington, MA.



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