CLASSES & ASSIGNMENTS

Following are the topics and assignments for a number of the class meetings. The remainder of the materials and assignments will be determined in part via class input on interests, and also ongoing evidence regarding 'common denominator' levels of students' familiarity with materials .

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Week 1, Class 1, Wednesday March 25, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 


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ASSIGNMENTS for Wednesday March 27, 2024

Due  prior to the (next) class meeting = Wed. March 27 :  

1. ASAP please fill out the  survey @ 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fe8tTl08w3_-ec7YrAdfh8PpjMEV3FCnMlSShjJdTI8/edit

I need your input to help finalize selection of materials and topics to be covered etc.  This is intended to help me to adjust - as best I can - topics to be covered and/or emphasized, and to finalize the selection of the materials (which I will provide) to best align with the interests and likely experience of the people who are enrolled this quarter. Thank you!

2. Watch​ the following two very short Khan Academy videos at least once. Please watch them TWICE if you haven't already mastered the material covered (and bring any questions you have about them to class).

a.  "What is the Internet" https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computers-and-internet/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:the-internet/xcae6f4a7ff015e7d:introducing-the-internet/v/what-is-the-internet

b. "Wires Cables & Wifi"  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ck0FnYqSscUkI6sG8TGf7PQ1i4fEOeGc/view

3. Read and be able to discuss in class all of the following short articles:

a. "What are Network Effects", byTim Stobierski, Harvard Business School Online, Nov. 12 2020 https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/what-are-network-effects#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20online%20course,or%20users%20who%20leverage%20it.

b. "Insight: Your connected car knows you. The tussle for that data's hitting high gear" by Nick Carey, Reuters, March 16 2022  https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/your-connected-car-knows-you-tussle-that-datas-hitting-high-gear-2022-03-14/

c. "Doing Schoolwork in the Parking Lot Is Not a Solution",  New York Times Editorial Board, 7/18/2022   https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/opinion/sunday/broadband-internet-access-civil-rights.html

d. "Strados Labs wins Best of Sensors 2022 for RESP Smart Sensor Platform" by Fierce Electronics 7/25/22 https://www.fierceelectronics.com/sensors/strados-labs-wins-best-sensors-2022-resp-smart-sensor-platform

e. "Bringing Blockchain, IoT, and Analytics to Supply Chains" by Vishal Gaur, Harvard Business Review 12/21/21; https://hbr.org/2021/12/bringing-blockchain-iot-and-analytics-to-supply-chains

f. "America’s Terrible Internet Is Making Quarantine Worse, Why millions of students still can’t get online" By Olga Khazan, The Atlantic 8/17/20;  https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/08/virtual-learning-when-you-dont-have-internet/615322/

g. "Millions of Americans could soon lose home internet access if lawmakers don’t act" by Brian Fung,  CNN  March 23 2024 https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/23/tech/acp-affordable-connectivity-program/index.htm

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Week 1, Class 2, Wednesday March 27, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 

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ASSIGNMENTS for Monday April 1, 2024

Prior to the next class meeting (i.e. before our Monday April  1 class meeting) :  

a."IP Addresses & DNS" @. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DQ07MUFCfHgQjObX-OLo_dbCpzyz4YV0/view?usp=sharing

b. Kahn Acad - "Packets, routers, and  reliability" @  https://youtu.be/aD_yi5VjF78

a. "6G, 5G-A Challenged by Spectrum Reality" sdxcentral 3/9/23. 

https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/analysis/6g-5g-a-challenged-by-spectrum-reality/2023/03/?campaign_uuid=a5aed155-a18a-4fd7-b5f2-e971a60a226d&utm_campaign=2023-03-15&utm_content=5g-topic&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletters

 b. "Where to Find a $4-an-Hour Math Tutor With a Ph.D.? Overseas", Wall Street Journal 8/6/23 https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-to-find-a-4-an-hour-math-tutor-with-a-ph-d-overseas-b5d9afce

c. "Car Industry Seeks to Crush AM Radio; CongressMay Rescue It"  https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/am-radio-car-industry-congress-rescue-ea786b8b

d. "Bandwidth Challenges Limit Grocery Chains’ Technology Initiatives" Wall Street Journal 1/26/23 https://www.wsj.com/articles/bandwidth-challenges-limit-grocery-chains-technology-initiatives-11674774793?mod=hp_minor_pos4

e."Automakers are sharing consumers driving behavior with insurance companies" New York Times 3/11/24 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html

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Week 2, Class 3, Monday April 1, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 


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ASSIGNMENTS for Wednesday April 3, 2024

Prior to the next class meeting (i.e. before our Monday April  1 class meeting) :  

a. "An Introduction to IXPs & Peering Part 1" , Nurani Nimpuno of LINX. It's on youtube @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJU3f6Ez52Q

   a.  “Internet access must become a human right or we risk ever widening inequality” - from PHYS.ORG 

           April 7 2023    https://phys.org/news/2023-04-internet-access-human-ever-widening-inequality.html#google_vignette

  

   b. "Chattanooga Was a Typical Postindustrial City. Then It Began Offering Municipal Broadband", The Nation          June 3 2016.

         https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/chattanooga-was-a-typical-post-industrial-city-then-it-began-offering-municipal-broadband/

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Week 2, Class 4, Wednesday April 3, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 


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ASSIGNMENTS for Monday April 8, 2024

Prior to the next class meeting :  


a.  "The broadband gap's dirty secret: Redlining still exists in digital form", Shara Tibken, CNN, June 28, 2021 https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/features/the-broadband-gaps-dirty-secret-redlining-still-exists-in 

b. "Sensor Network Warns of Stealth Tsunamis" By B. Fry, S.-J. McCurrach, K. Gledhill, W. Power, M. Williams, M. Angove, D. Arcas and C. Moore, EOS, 26 May 2020. https://eos.org/science-updates/sensor-network-warns-of-stealth-tsunamis

c.   "Amazon and Apple Built Vast Wireless Networks Using Your Devices. Here’s How They Work”. WSJ May 7 2021. https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-apple-wireless-networks-sidewalk-find-my-11620397704

d. "Your face is not your own" New York Times, Kashmir Hill, March 18, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/18/magazine/facial-recognition-clearview-ai.html

e. "U.S. Government Contractor Embedded Software in Apps to Track Phones",  Byron Tau, Wall Street Journal, Aug.  7 2020. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-government-contractor-embedded-software-in-apps-to-track-phones-11596808801


f. "Can Municipal Networks Solve America's Connectivity Problem?"  Christian Hetrick, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 26, 2021.  https://www.govtech.com/network/can-municipal-networks-solve-americas-connectivity-problem


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Week 3, Class 5, Monday April 8, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 


ASSIGNMENTS for Wednesday April 10, 2024


REMINDER: By April 15 (before 9pm), at the latest, send me an email sketching or outlining TWO topics you are considering for your Course Presentation.  I will send you feedback. See the course website for a description of the Course Presentation, and examples of appropriate topics 


And then, by April 22 (before 9pm) you need to choose and get my approval of your final Course Presentation topic. 

Prior to the next class meeting: 

Watch (and more than once if you aren't familiar with the topic!):       

a.  "Encryption & Public Keys" @  https://youtu.be/6-JjHa-qLPk  or  @

      https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R39HQhn7Rw94As0OYHOHsO_UapuTPuza/view?usp=sharing


 Read: 

a.  "Why Google Fiber will never come to Seattle", Bill Schrier. Crosscut, March 3, 2014

   https://crosscut.com/2014/03/google-fiber-never-come-seattle-broadband-internet


b. "This app dispatches CPR volunteers to help people having heart attacks" CNET, May 10 2021   

        https://www.cnet.com/health/this-app-dispatches-cpr-volunteers-to-help-people-having-heart-attacks/


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Week 3, Class 6, Wednesday April 10, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 

CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS !!! Hence, did not cover:

Review Assignments

Universal Service 

Some typical barriers to extending network access

Basics of Synchronous vs Asynchronous Encryption wrt networks

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ASSIGNMENTS for Monday April 15, 2024

1. By April 15 (before 9pm), at the latest, send me an email sketching or outlining TWO topics you are considering for your Course Presentation.  I will send you feedback. See the course website for a description of the Course Presentation, and examples of appropriate topics  NOTE, and by April 22 (before 9pm) you need to choose and get my approval of your final Course Presentation topic. 

2. Watch "Tech Talk: What is Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?" IBM  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ctat6RBrFo

3.   Read, and be prepared to summarize and discuss in class: 

a. Smart Tires Hit the Road - Wall Street Journal, June 16 2021  https://www.wsj.com/articles/smart-tires-hit-the-road-11623875808

b. "With an Internet of Animals, Scientists Aim to Track and Save Wildlife" from the NY Times  June 9 2020  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/science/space-station-wildlife.html#:~:text=26-,With%20an%20Internet%20of%20Animals%2C%20Scientists%20Aim%20to%20Track%20and,seeks%20to%20revolutionize%20animal%20tracking.

c. "Can Smart Thermometers Track the Spread of the Coronavirus”, New York Times March 8 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/health/coronavirus-fever-thermometers.html

     d. "Facebook and India, The inside story of Facebook’s biggest setback ", The Guardian, May 12, 2016 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/12/facebook-free-basics-india-zuckerberg

e. "Here’s What the ‘Matter’ Smart HomeStandard Is All About" Wired, Oct 23 2023, https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-matter/


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Week 4, Class 7, Monday April 15, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 

Review Assignments 

Universal Service - Intro with some history & examples

The 'Medium is the Message'


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ASSIGNMENTS for Wednesday April 17, 2024

1. By April 22 (before 9pm) choose, and get my email approval of your final Course Presentation topic.

2. Watch, and be prepared to summarize and discuss in class:

      a) 'Blockchain Explained' @  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nq01rcpx9gwtOxcbiPgoHTkzeGyv4sKY/view?usp=sharing

      b) 'IoT Intro video #1' MIT Executive Mgmt Program, Sanjay Sarma @         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bwziwEHVv19iMThik1XPhhdZghbVmBq6/view?usp=drive_link

c)  'Williams Racing IoT video' @ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qmOX2Ln1gnmgpfkAgHQzDc6AEmdS-dHK/view?usp=drive_link

3.   Read, and be prepared to summarize and discuss in class:

a) "The hidden cyber security risks of smart devices", Olivia Powell, Techradar, December 24, 2023. https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/the-hidden-cyber-security-risks-of-smart-devices

b) "U.S. Navy Heard What It Believed Was Titan Implosion Days Ago" - WSJ, June 23 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-navy-detected-titan-sub-implosion-days-ago-6844cb12


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Week 4, Class 8, Wednesday April 17, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS:  

 Review Assignments 

Intro to Standards & their importance

Networks & Asymmetrical vs Symmetrical encryption

IoT as 'design language'


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ASSIGNMENTS for Monday April 22, 2024

1. By April 22 (before 9pm) choose, and get my email approval of your final Course Presentation topic.

2. Watch the following videos and be prepared to summarize & discuss in class:

  a)  "Pernod Ricard's Absolut on the value of connected bottle" The Drum, Dec 7 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeksDpnccvU

  b) "How does a blockchain work" a < 6 minute video from Simply Explained @     https://youtu.be/SSo_EIwHSd4     [Note that this also focuses on public vs private blockchains, and open vs constrained/private ('members only')  blockchains.]

  c) "Understand blockchain in under 7 minutes: Don Tapscott with Lloyds Bank" @    https://youtu.be/isuAPyuqS7Y?list=PLYgkm0MK8DQGa5_-kK-836SoaOXqjD4rW

 d)  'IoT Intro video #2' MIT Executive Mgmt Program, Sanjay Sarma @ https://drive.google.com/file/d/10HKVoOAj7ZeyFkfFheXUcL7jYtt-0ns3/view?usp=drive_link


3. Read, and be prepared to summarize and discuss in class:

a) "Why the Internet of Things Will Lead to the Internet of Wines",  IBWSSusa, Feb. 14, 2020.   https://ibwsshow.com/en/blog/insights-64/why-the-internet-of-things-will-lead-to-the-internet-of-wines-311.htm

b)  "26 Top Blockchain Applications and Use Cases in 2023", LearnG2.com, June 19 2023.  https://learn.g2.com/blockchain-applications

c)  "Bringing Blockchain, IoT, and Analytics to Supply Chains",  Vishal Gaur,  Harvard Business Review, Dec. 21, 2021.   https://hbr.org/2021/12/bringing-blockchain-iot-and-analytics-to-supply-chains


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Week 5, Class 9, Monday April 22, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 

 Review Assignments 

PKI basics

encryption approach

Certificates

Issues with certs.; fraud, lax ID proccesses, DANE 

Blockchain - (btw inherently networked)

Basics

Private

What's the added value of blockchain over a traditional app.?

Public

Why use/do a public blockchain?

Challenges



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ASSIGNMENTS for Wednesday April 24, 2024

1. Watch the following videos - each of which is less than 2 minutes long - and be prepared to summarize them & discuss further in class:

a) "Living IoT - A Flying Wireless Platform on Live Insects" (1 min 10 sec.) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sJeOJPsun3Er93HrMqZCOEsBCX0wCI4i/view?usp=drive_link

b) "IoT_ How Biometrics Adds Science to Williams Martini Racing Pit Stops" (1 minute) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-YYKHbKeFhlu5tG8XJLLRzbHMIS_HugJ/view?usp=drive_link

c) "Networked Drone Swarms" (2 min) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sl6-ZqEMch9xeEyFiREYNngdWXfqtuI4/view?usp=drive_link


2. Read and be able to summarize and discuss further in class:

a)  “From Lightbulbs to 5G, China Battles West for Control of Vital Technology Standards” by Pop, Hua & Michaels – WSJ,  7 Feb. 2021   https://www.wsj.com/articles/from-lightbulbs-to-5g-china-battles-west-for-control-of-vital-technology-standards-11612722698 or if that is paywalled use https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PlWMNjZ182G6fMHJMDz-KjRmmDkbvZLZ/view?usp=drive_link


b) "The Network Monetization Map: Aligning Incentives with Revenue", Sameer Singh, Breadcrumb.vc, Oct 19, 2020. https://breadcrumb.vc/the-network-monetization-map-aligning-incentives-with-revenue-b73c362d1ad5 or if that is paywalled use  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IdeAIJgnXNgHITPREYHMOOcjvH0f_ptY/view?usp=drive_link


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Week 5, Class 10, Wednesday April 24, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 

 Review Assignments

Blockchain - 

'Proof ' of Work, Stake etc mechanisms

Public

Why a public blockchain?

Challenges

Private

What's the added value of a private blockchain over a traditional app.?

Blockchain applications

Why do blockchain at all?



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ASSIGNMENTS for Monday April 29, 2024

1. Before Noon RUN INTERNET 'Speed' Tests -  At two different times - separated by at least a few hours - use a computer (not a smart phone!) that is connected to the internet, and; 

   a) go to https://speed.cloudflare.com/

   b) run the network speed test that is there

   c) screen grab &/or record the results of each of the two tests, being sure to record:

       i. the place you do each test;  

ii. the time of day of the test;

       iii. the numbers the test provides for Download, Upload, Latency, Retransmission & Jitter.

   d) Before noon on Monday April 29 enter the results you get in the poll linked @ 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2E_I4Hh6BRZc6j-jVNKNEZqhFk4iysJIc1mcmZFPEwByCJA/viewform?usp=sharing


 2. Re-Read and be prepared to summarize and discuss in class:

   a) "The Network Monetization Map: Aligning Incentives with Revenue", Sameer Singh, Breadcrumb.vc, Oct 19, 2020. https://breadcrumb.vc/the-network-monetization-map-aligning-incentives-with-revenue-b73c362d1ad5 or if that is paywalled use  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IdeAIJgnXNgHITPREYHMOOcjvH0f_ptY/view?usp=drive_link


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Week 6, Class 11, Monday April 29, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 

Review Assignments 

VC insights wrt leveraging/'Monetizing Networks'

Network 'Speed'

Intro to Sensor nets & IoT


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ASSIGNMENTS for Wednesday May 1, 2024

1.   Watch the following videos TBD, possibilities include:

a) "FCC chair Ajit Pai explains why he wants to scrap net neutrality", PBS News (8 min ) -  [Note this was the previous Chair of the FCC ].   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1M6nk5j9Yg28e3VRqvinfNsEDUs1JHP/view?usp=drive_link

n83wIqDbG  or if that is paywalled use https://drive.google.com/file/d/1An_VE64ayzRLAnXhiqsEyxQpXZ7GsVn0/view?usp=drive_link

b) "Net Neutrality - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" HBO (12 min). htor if that is paywalled use tps://drive.google.com/file/d/1WxMV1iWgMI9v4mYP7h2oM5tUxkNxwBXV/view?usp=drive_link 

c) "Whopper Neutrality" (3 min.) https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/12dRt_PX15B7nfdLHT57_aeh

2.  Read  TBD, possibilities include

a) "The Wired Guide to Net Neutrality",   Klint Finley, WIRED, May 5 2020  @ https://www.wired.com/story/guide-net-neutrality/   or if that is paywalled use  https://drive.google.com/file/d/19zZcAYvOre_1FWuphdP9pKqh0JDu1d0C/view?usp=drive_link


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Week 6, Class 12, Wednesday May 1, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 

Highlight

Review Assignments 

The FCC

Regulatory Capture

Intro to Net Neutrality


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ASSIGNMENTS for Friday May 3, 2024

By May 3 (before 9pm)  send me a DRAFT Preliminary/Work-in-Progress, voice narrated  outline Powerpoint presentation of what will eventually become your Course Presentation.  This powerpoint should include a slide that cites some of the sources you are using, or will use, in doing your study and presentation. 

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ASSIGNMENTS for Monday May 6, 2024

1. Be prepared to give your 5 - 7 minute 'in progress' presentation in class on your course presentation topic. Students will be chosen at random during class to: 

a) stand up in front of the class and make the presnetation using the slides they have so far; and,

b) answer questions and respond to comments.  

Note that the random choice of students is driven by a randomizing function that selects at random from the class list, not from who happens to be in attendance the day their name is chosen by the randomizer. If a student is not in attendance when their name is selected, and they have not previously informed me they will not be present, then  that will diminish their participation grade. 

2.  Re-Watch the following video:

a) "Whopper Neutrality" (3 min.) @       https://drive.google.com/file/d/1An_VE64ayzRLAnXhiqsEyxQpXZ7GsVn0/view?usp=drive_link  and,  think up cases where it  would be a good idea for an ISP to either:

         i. slow down, or even block some network traffic, content or app.; and/or,

         ii. provide a 'fast lane' for other traffic. 

         iii Bring these ideas/suggestions to class for discussion!

2.  Read, and be able to summarize and discuss in class:

a) "FCC reinstates net neutrality, but it’s not as easy as it once was", Eva Dou, Washington Post, April 25, 2024,


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Week 7, Class 13, Monday May 6, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 

 Review Assignments 

Student 'in progress' 5-7 minute presentations done in class. Students will be selected at random during class.  If a student is not in attendance when their name is selected, and they have not previously informed me they will not be present,  that will diminish their participation grade.   

Network Neutrality Reinstated?! 

Intro to IoT


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ASSIGNMENTS for Wednesday May 8, 2024

1. Be prepared to give your 5 - 7 minute 'in progress' presentation in class on your course presentation topic. Students will be chosen at random during class to: 

a) stand up in front of the class and make the presentation using the slides they have so far; and,

b) answer questions and respond to comments.  

Note that the random choice of students is driven by a randomizing function that selects at random from the class list, not from who happens to be in attendance the day their name is chosen by the randomizer. If a student is not in attendance when their name is selected, and they have not previously informed me they will not be present, then that will diminish their participation grade. 


2. Read and be able to summarize and discuss in class

a) "Section 230" , EFF @ https://www.eff.org/issues/cda230

    b) "It’s Time to Update Section 230", Michael D. Smith and Marshall Van Alstyne. Harvard Business Review, Aug. 12, 2021 @ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gMrATeb5iuI_UGqD8K-5QNTAwpwllis6/view?usp=drive_link


 3. Watch and be able to summarize and discuss in class

a) Section 230 - House Rep. "Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act" - April 2024 - ( < 5 min video) @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=murpv3-mLjo , or if that is paywalled, then @ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RhgvuG9393aqWKjBog1guBe8cArr4RYR/view?usp=drive_link


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Week 7, Class 14, Wednesday May 6, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 


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ASSIGNMENTS for Monday May 13, 2024


1. Be prepared to give your 5 - 7 minute 'in progress' presentation in class on your course presentation topic. Students will be chosen at random during class to: 

a) stand up in front of the class and make the presentation using the slides they have so far; and,

b) answer questions and respond to comments.  

Note that the random choice of students is driven by a randomizing function that selects at random from the class list, not from who happens to be in attendance the day their name is chosen by the randomizer. If a student is not in attendance when their name is selected, and they have not previously informed me they will not be present, then that will diminish their participation grade.    


a) "Porter’s Five Forces: The Ultimate Competitive Strategy Blueprint" , The Strategy Institute, April 19, 2024 @ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eVUKccYYp-4-vYzznFEYnoUA642HJJVd/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112210162115032615207&rtpof=true&sd=true


3.   Watch the following video and be able to summarise it and discuss in class::

            a). Strategy - "Strategic Management- Porter's 5 Forces Plus" - Melissa Shilling (NYU) - Dec 28 2020, @ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FDzZj-feJ9ThbsoDHd9XAllo1DEIAYMU/view?usp=sharing

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Week 8, Class 15, Monday May 13, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 

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ASSIGNMENTS for Wednesday May 15, 2024

1. Be prepared to give your 5 - 7 minute 'in progress' presentation in class on your course presentation topic. Students will be chosen at random during class to: 

a) stand up in front of the class and make the presentation using the slides they have so far; and,

b) answer questions and respond to comments.  

Note that the random choice of students is driven by a randomizing function that selects at random from the class list, not from who happens to be in attendance the day their name is chosen by the randomizer. If a student is not in attendance when their name is selected, and they have not previously informed me they will not be present, then  that will diminish their participation grade. 

2.   Watch the following video and be prepared to summarise and discuss it in class:

         a) "The Rise of Digital Platforms" - Geoffrey Parker, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy - Feb 2016, (~ 16 minutes) @   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bAU5h3fF3MfxYib57jTvBVYcJ384AisG/view?usp=drive_link

3. Read, and be prepared to summarise and discuss in class:

      a) "Pipelines, Platforms, and the New Rules of Strategy Scale now trumps differentiation", Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Geoffrey G. Parker, and Sangeet Paul Choudary , Harvard Business Review  - April 2016 .https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pdDwLSSVoXSMXbdJfjbP6rg6c3leND1c/view?usp=drive_link




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Week 8, Class 16, Wednesday May 15, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 

 

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ASSIGNMENTS for Monday May 20, 2024

1. Be prepared to give your 5 - 7 minute 'in progress' presentation in class on your course presentation topic. Students will be chosen at random during class to: 

a) stand up in front of the class and make the presnetation using the slides they have so far; and,

b) answer questions and respond to comments.  

Note that the random choice of students is driven by a randomizing function that selects at random from the class list, not from who happens to be in attendance the day their name is chosen by the randomizer. If a student is not in attendance when their name is selected, and they have not previously informed me they will not be present, then that will diminish their participation grade. 

2.   Watch the following videos TBD, possibilities include:

3. Read  tbd


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Week 9, Class 17, Monday May 20, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 


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ASSIGNMENTS for Wednesday May 22, 2024

1. Be prepared to give your 5 - 7 minute 'in progress' presentation in class on your course presentation topic. Students will be chosen at random during class to: 

a) stand up in front of the class and make the presentation using the slides they have so far; and,

b) answer questions and respond to comments.  

Note that the random choice of students is driven by a randomizing function that selects at random from the class list, not from who happens to be in attendance the day their name is chosen by the randomizer. If a student is not in attendance when their name is selected, and they have not previously informed me they will not be present, then that will diminish their participation grade. 

2.   Watch the following videos TBD, possibilities include:

3. Read  TBD, possibilities include


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Week 9, Class 18, Wednesday May 22, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 


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NO ASSIGNMENTS for Monday May 27, 2024 which is a UW Holiday!

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NO CLASS ! UW HOLIDAY! Week 10, Class 19, Monday May 27, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 


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ASSIGNMENTS for LAST CLASS MEETING, Wednesday May 29, 2024

1. Be prepared to give your 5 - 7 minute 'in progress' presentation in class on your course presentation topic. Students will be chosen at random during class to: 

a) stand up in front of the class and make the presentation using the slides they have so far; and,

b) answer questions and respond to comments.  

Note that the random choice of students is driven by a randomizing function that selects at random from the class list, not from who happens to be in attendance the day their name is chosen by the randomizer. If a student is not in attendance when their name is selected, and they have not previously indicated they will not be present, then that will diminish their participation grade. 


2. Watch the following videos TBD, possibilities include:


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LAST CLASS Week 10, Class 19, Wednesday May 29, 2024

LECTURE/DISCUSSION TOPICS: 

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LAST ASSIGNMENT!

The final version of your voice annotated Powerpoint COURSE PRESENTATION is due NO LATER THAN Tuesday June 4 at 9pm PT.

FINAL SUBMISSION of your voice narrated Course Presentation in Powerpoint - not in some other format - must be accomplished as follows:

Thank you!

    Ron Johnson

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'Parking lot' for other optional readings  & videos.


Strategy & Platforms - "Pipelines, Platforms, and the New Rules of Strategy Scale now trumps differentiation", Marshall W. Van Alstyne, Geoffrey G. Parker, and Sangeet Paul Choudary, Harvard Business Review ,  April 2016.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pdDwLSSVoXSMXbdJfjbP6rg6c3leND1c/view?usp=drive_link


Strategy - "How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition". Michael Porter and James Heppelmann, Harvard Business Review, November 2014.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G8rl6tje1SYbYBzFVM46o6XxXp7iPI6N/view?usp=drive_link


"Unleashing the Power of Data with IoT and Augmented Reality" By Zia Yusuf, Vladimir Lukic, James Heppelmann, Craig Melrose, Neeru Ravi, Usama Gill, and Andres Rosello of BCG, March 13 2020  https://www.bcg.com/publications/2020/unleashing-the-power-of-data-with-iot-and-augmented-reality



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