CS 485 Spring 2025

This Version Dated 1/12/2025

INSTRUCTOR: Jon Hanrath (hanrath@iit.edu)



Email : hanrath@iit.edu

Website:

www.cs.iit.edu/~cs105 (not a typo, actually use cs105 as entry point)

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COURSE GOALS:

TEXT:

Technologies, Social Media, and Society - *21st Edition*

Editor Caroline ShafferWesterfof

McGraw-Hill

ISBN:

1259349810 / 9781259349812



*Make sure you get the correct Edition. Every edition has different articles.*



Week

Monday

Wednesday

Task

Due

1

1/13 Orientation

1/15 Team planning (plan Team Powerpoint).

A) “Who Am I?”

B) Topic Lists

A) 1/14 (Tuesday)

B) 1/13 (Monday)

2

1/20 MLK Day (No Class)

1/22 Planning (Team PPT (75%). Scenarios (25%)).



3

1/27 Team PowerPoint

1/29 Scenarios Team Work

A) Team PPT Slides

B) Individual Comments

C) Book choice for report I due

A) 1/27 (Monday)

B) 1/31 (Friday)

C) 1/31 (Friday)

4

2/3 Scenarios I (1-5).

2/5 Scenarios Team Work

Scenario I Q/A

2/3 (Monday)

5

2/10 Scenarios II (6-10).

2/12 BR I Work Day

A) Scenario II Q/A

B) Book report I due

A) 2/10 (Monday)

B) 2/12 (Wednesday)

6

2/17 Team History Work

2/19 Team History Work



7

2/24 Team History Work

2/26 pre-1950, 1950-59

History Due

2/26 (Wednesday)

8

3/3 Team History Work

3/5 1960-69, 1970-79

History Due

3/5 (Wednesday)

9

3/10 Midterm Exam

3/12 BR II Work Day

Book report II due

3/14 (Friday)

10

3/17 Spring Break

3/19 Spring Break



11

3/24 Team History Work

3/26 History 1980-89, 1990-99, 2000-09

A) History Due

B) Outline due

A) 3/26 (Wednesday)

B) 3/28 (Friday)

12

3/31 Individual PowerPoint Due

4/2 History 2010-2019, 2020-present, Future

A) Ind PPT

B) History Due

A) 3/31 (Monday)

B) 4/2 (Wednesday)

13

4/7 Team Article Work

4/9 Articles I



14

4/14 Final Paper Work Day

4/16 Team Article Work

Final paper due

4/14 (Monday)

15

4/21 Makeup Day

4/23 Makeup Day



16

4/28 Articles II

4/30 Final Exam





Task Grading

Task

Points

Who am I?

20

Team PowerPoint

25

Scenario discussion

40

Book Report I

25

History I

35

History II

35

Individual PowerPoint

25

Book Report II

25

Midterm Exam

20

Article Discussions

100

Final Paper

30

Final Exam

20

Total

400







Final Grading

A

90 – 100%

B

80 – 89.9999%

C

70 – 79.9999%

D

60 – 69.9999%

E

0 – 59.9999%

Absence (-8 pts per)




NO LATE WORK GRADED

BUT SHOULD BE TURNED IN

Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with documented disabilities.  In order to receive accommodations, students must obtain a letter of accommodation from the Center for Disability Resources and make an appointment to speak with me as soon as possible. Contact the Center for Disability Resources. The Center for Disability Resources is located in the Life Sciences Building, room 218, 312-567-5744 or disabilities@iit.edu.



Due dates


Task

Team or Individual

01/13

Topic List

Individual

01/14

Who Am I?

Individual

01/27

Team PowerPoint Slides

Team

01/29

Individual Comments

Individual

01/29

Book Report I Choice

Individual

01/29

Scenario Q/A I

Team




02/03

Scenario Q/A II

Team

02/10

Book Report I

Individual

02/26

Team 1, 2 History I

Team




03/05

Team 3, 4 History I

Team

03/10

Midterm Exam

Individual

03/14

Book Report II

Individual

03/26

Team 5 History I,

Team 1, 2 History II

Team

03/28

Final Paper Outline

Individual

03/31

Individual PowerPoint

Individual




04/02

Team 3, 4, 5 History II

Team

04/14

Final Paper Due

Individual

04/30

Final Exam





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