Computers in Society:
2009-2010
Timetables
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Lecturer
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Alexandru Baltag
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Term
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Trinity Term 2010
(16 lectures)
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Lectures
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Tuesday,
15:00 - 16:00
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Weeks 1-8 )
Room 478
Thursday,
15:00 - 16:00
(
Weeks 1-8 )
Room 478
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Class exercises
<p><span>1) There will be TWO EXTERNAL LECTURES: </span></p><p><span><br />Prof Martyn Thomas, on Thursday 10 June at 12:00,
in Lecture Theater A ; </span></p><p><br />ABSTRACT:<br /> The first duty of any professional is to be competent, yet most
software development projects overrun significantly and around a quarter of them get cancelled before delivery. Does this
mean that most developers are incompetent?<br /> <br /> Martyn Thomas set up the software company Praxis, which is widely
regarded as a leader in software industry. He has also examined many failing and failed projects in his career as a consultant
and expert witness. In this talk, he describes the top issues he has found in failed projects, gives a few examples, and invites
discussion on what an ethical software engineer can do to improve the situation. </p><p><span>Prof Luciano Floridi, on Monday
14 June at 4:30, in Lecture Theater B.<br /><br />2) There will be NO other lectures in week 8: the two regular lectures in
week 8 are superseded by the above-mentioned external lectures, and by the oral exam.<br /> <br />3) The date and place of
the oral exam (``mock trial") will be announced later.</span></p>
