Interested in similar classes to this one?

My partner, Mike Strong (email: StrongM@umkc.edu), and I work on a number of classes set up very similar to this one. (More About Us) If you are interested in these classes, contact the Continuing Education office at 235-2736 or email one of us for more info. You can also check their Website at CE for more info. Below is a list of the Intersession classes in that will be currently taught by us.

Intersession Classes: Intersession 2005-2006

(Available during each Intersession: August, January, & May Intersessions)

Arts & Sciences Continuing Education Additional Course Sections

• A&S 400D, NET,
• ST: Topic: Dataveillance and the New Big Brother Surveillance (Orwell vs. Kafka Models of Surveillance)
• 1 Hour/M. Strong
• Reference Number: 35012
• Undergraduate Fee: $227.50
• Online Coursework
• Note: Required organizational meeting: Mon., Aug. 1, 6 - 8 p.m.;
• 4825 Troost Bldg., room 216.
• Contact the instructor for more information: StrongM@umkc.edu.

This course is designed to teach students about the technology of data collection and how to protect themselves from privacy invasion. Students will be exposed to the issues involved in new information technologies being developed for data collection, their strengths and vulnerabilities, and the possible threats to personal privacy. Comparisons will be made of the implications of data-tracking contrasted with visual surveillance. Government policies will be evaluated. All materials available online or for check-out at PACE Office.

• A&S 400E, NET,
• ST: Topic: Digital Divide: Social Inequities in Technology
• 1 Hour/M. Strong
• Reference Number: 35014
• Undergraduate Fee: $227.50
• Online Coursework
• Note: Required organizational meeting: Tues., Aug. 2, 6 - 8 p.m.;
• 4825 Troost Bldg., room 216.
• Contact the instructor for more information: StrongM@umkc.edu.

This course is designed to teach students about the socio-cultural influences of technology on social equality issues. With so much emphasis on digital/information technology in today’s economy, social inequities arise if there is not equal access to technology among vulnerable groups. This class surveys the issues and dimensions of the digital divide arguments and alternative solutions. All materials available online or for check-out at PACE Office.

• A&S 400F, NET,
• ST: Topic: Hackers and Crackers: Hacker Culture in Social Context
• 1 Hour/M. Strong
• Reference Number: 35016
• Undergraduate Fee: $227.50
• Online Coursework
• Note: Required organizational meeting: Wed., Aug. 3, 6 - 8 p.m.;
• 4825 Troost Bldg., room 216.
• Contact the instructor for more information: StrongM@umkc.edu.

Hackers and Crackers have captured the imagination of popular culture for decades. They have inspired many books and films as characters and are often used as plot devices. Some view these characters as counter-culture folk heroes, resisting control by the Establishment. Critics view them as vandals at best, and as dangerous criminals at worst. Students will explore the Hacker/Cracker phenomena in society, including an overview of how hacking developed, the differences between hacking and cracking, prominent figures in hacker culture, hacker gang wars, common cracker crimes, how cracking can be avoided, and critiquing portrayals of hacking in film and literature. All materials available online or for check-out at PACE Office.

• A&S 400G, NET,
• ST: Topic: The Impact of the Electronic Games on Society
• 1 Hour/N. English
• Reference Number: 35018
• Undergraduate Fee: $227.50
• Online Coursework
• Note: Required organizational meeting: Mon., Aug. 8, 6 - 8 p.m.;
• 4825 Troost Bldg., room 216.
• Contact the instructor for more information: EnglishN@umkc.edu.

Electronic games have become prolific and ubiquitous in our society. Some see this as a natural development of New Media, but others see these games as dysfunctional or damaging to cognitive functioning. Are electronic games the New Media literature? Are interactive, role-playing games a new presentation of narrative? Do playing games increase our skill sets or atrophy our attention? What are online games and what is their appeal? How does game design develop? Who plays games and why? What is game theory? What influence do games have in popular culture? These and other topics will be examined as students explore the role and function that electronic games play in our culture. All materials available online or for check-out at PACE Office.

• A&S 400H, NET,
• ST: Topic: Disability Technology (and the Social Construction of Disability)
• 1 Hour/N. English
• Reference Number: 35020
• Undergraduate Fee: $227.50
• Online Coursework
• Note: Required organizational meeting: Tues., Aug. 9, 6 - 8 p.m.;
• 4825 Troost Bldg., room 216.
• Contact the instructor for more information: EnglishN@umkc.edu.

Technology can be very helpful in assisting the disabled live fuller, more independent lives. Most people are unaware of the technology options available to the disabled, or of how it can change their lives. With assistive technology, the blind, deaf, or paralyzed can surf the Web, type essays, dictate letters, read newspapers, participate in discussions, play games, join online groups, and participate in other such activities. Learning about these options and how humans can adjust to adversity is an optimistic, inspiring, amazing, and hope-fulfilling journey. Students will explore the technologies available, observe case studies, and examine public policies that support the use of these technologies. Videos will be made available for checkout or on the Web. All materials available online or for check-out at PACE Office.

• A&S 400?, NET,
• ST: Topic: Power Structures and the Internet
• 1 Hour/M. Strong
• Reference Number:
• Undergraduate Fee: $227.50
• Online Coursework
• Note: Required organizational meeting: Tues., Aug. 9, 6 - 8 p.m.;
• 4825 Troost Bldg., room 216.
• Contact the instructor for more information: StrongM@umkc.edu.

More info on this class coming soon. This class investigates the social power structures in place that put pressure on or try to control the Internet. The class will also explore how these social power structures attempt to use Internet technology to not only control the masses, but to reinforce their own dominant structures. The class will lay a theoretical foundation for power structures in society, and how it applies in the Digital Age.

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