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Lecture Schedule

Lecture	Date	Theme	Assignment
Week 1
1.1	January 16	Course Introduction
1.2	January 18	Course Introduction	Reading Quiz 00
Week 2
	January 22		Reading Quiz 01
2.1	January 23	Anthropological Theory + Methods	Writing Reflection 00; Group Formation Deadline
2.2	January 25	Computer Science Theory + Methods
Week 3
	January 29		Reading Quiz 02
3.1	January 30	Phone Phreaking	Technical Homework 00
3.2	February 1	Information Networks
Week 4
	February 5		Reading Quiz 03
4.1	February 6	Bulletin Board Systems	Writing Reflection 01; Group Project Proposal
4.2	February 8	Textfiles
Week 5
	February 12		Reading Quiz 04
5.1	February 13	Zines	Technical Homework 01
5.2	February 15	Social Engineering
Week 6
	February 19		Reading Quiz 05
6.1	February 20	Video Game Hacking	Writing Reflection 02
6.2	February 22	Government and Law Enforcement
Week 7
	February 26		Reading Quiz 06
7.1	February 27	Internet Relay Chat	Technical Homework 02
7.2	February 29	The Internet
Week 8
	March 4		Reading Quiz 07
8.1	March 5	Hacker Conventions	Writing Reflection 03
8.2	March 7	Windows Security Vulnerabilities
Spring Break
	March 12
	March 14
Week 9
	March 18		Reading Quiz 08
9.1	March 19	Unix Security Vulnerabilities	Technical Homework 03
9.2	March 21	Exploit Development Suites
Week 10
	March 25		Reading Quiz 09
10.1	March 26	Cryptography	Writing Reflection 04; Interim Group Project Report
10.2	March 28	Software Piracy
Week 11
	April 1		Reading Quiz 10
11.1	April 2	Free Software	Technical Homework 04
11.2	April 4	Open Source Software
Week 12
	April 8		Reading Quiz 11
12.1	April 9	Cyberwarfare	Writing Reflection 05
12.2	April 11	Hacktivism
Week 13
	April 15		Reading Quiz 12
13.1	April 16	Hardware Hacking (+ Workshop with Mitch Altman)	Technical Homework 05
13.2	April 18	Hackerspaces (+ Workshop with Mitch Altman)
Week 14
	April 22		Reading Quiz 13
14.1	April 23	The Computer Security Industry	Writing Reflection 06
14.2	April 25	Future Hacking
Week 15
	April 29		Reading Quiz 14
15.1	April 30	Defining Hacking	Technical Homework 06
Final
	May 6		Group Project Deliverable; Writing Reflection 07

Coursework

Component	Points
Reading Quizzes	15 x 50
Writing Reflections	8 x 50
Technical Homeworks	7 x 50
Group Project	1000
Participation	500
Total	3000

Grading

Grade	Points	Grade	Points	Grade	Points
		A	2790-3000	A-	2700-2789
B+	2601-2699	B	2499-2600	B-	2400-2498
C+	2301-2399	C	2199-2300	C-	2100-2198
D	1950-2099	F	0-1949

Due Dates

Readings and Reading Quizzes: Readings should be done in advance of each week’s lectures. Reading quizzes are due Mondays at 5pm (unless otherwise specified).

Writing Reflections and Technical Homeworks: Writing reflections and Technical Homeworks are due Tuesdays at 5pm.

Group Projects: Group projects are due the date and time specified in the assignment.

Policies

Participation

Students are expected to attend and contribute regularly in class. This means answering questions in class, participating in discussions, and helping other students.

Foreseeable absences should be discussed with the instructor ahead of time.

Reading Quizzes

All Reading Quizzes must be completed individually and submitted via the appropriate Google Form.

Writing Reflections

Each write reflection should be prepared as a Google Doc. At the time of the first assignment, share a Google drive for this class with our TA Ellen. For each assignment, prepare a doc named using this convention: lastname_firstname_duedate. Ellen will collect each assignment directly from your drive after it is due.

Technical Homeworks

Each technical homework will have its own submission instructions, but will also be turned in via your shared Google drive. Ellen will collect each assignment directly from your drive after it is due.

Group Projects

Group project deliverables should be placed in a Google drive and shared with Ellen by one member of your group. After you form your group, nominate one of the members as the scribe who will handle deliverables for the semester. 

Students with Disabilities

Any student who has a documented disability and is registered with Sara Bea Accessibility Services should speak with the professor as soon as possible regarding accommodations. Students who are not registered should contact the Sara Bea Accessibility Services.

Academic Honesty

Any academic misconduct in this course is considered a serious offense, and the strongest possible academic penalties will be pursued for such behavior. Students may discuss high-level ideas with other students, but at the time of implementation (i.e., programming), each person must do his/her own work. Use of the Internet as a reference is allowed but directly copying code or other information is cheating. It is cheating to copy, to allow another person to copy, all or part of an exam or a assignment, or to fake program output. Use of Large Language Models (LLMs) to produce text for writing reflections is strictly prohibited. It is also a violation of the Undergraduate Academic Code of Honor to observe and then fail to report academic dishonesty. You are responsible for the security and integrity of your own work.

Late Work

In the case of a serious illness or other excused absence, as defined by university policies, coursework submissions will be accepted late by the same number of days as the excused absence.

Otherwise, a late penalty, as determined by the instructor, will be assessed to any late submission of an assignment. In general, the late penalty is 25% off for less than a week and 50% off for more than a week. The instructor reserves the right to refuse any unexcused late work.

Classroom Recording

Notre Dame has implemented a classroom recording system. This system allows us to record and distribute lectures to you in a secure environment. You can watch these recordings on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. The recordings can be accessed via a request made to the instructor.

Because we will be recording in the classroom on select occasions, your questions and comments may be recorded. (Video recordings typically only capture the front of the classroom.) If you have any concerns about your voice or image being recorded, please speak to me to determine an alternative means of participating. No content will be shared with individuals outside of your course without your permission except for faculty and staff that need access for support or specific academic purposes.

These recordings are jointly copyrighted by the University of Notre Dame and your instructor. Posting them to other websites, including YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, or elsewhere without express, written permission may result in disciplinary action and possible civil prosecution.

Guide to the Honor Code

For the assignments in this class, you may discuss with other students and consult printed and online resources. You may quote from books and online sources as long as you cite them properly. However, you may not look at another student's solution, and you may not copy solutions.

The following table summarizes how you may work with other students and use print/online sources:

	Resources	Solutions
Consulting	Allowed	Not Allowed
Copying	Cite	Not Allowed

For further guidance please refer to the CSE Honor Code, which we will be following this semester, or ask the instructor.