CSC 379

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Research Assignment Topics

Research Topics

Week 1 pages

• Week 1 Debate Topic

• Netiquette Best Practices: Online Communities (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 1, Group 1)
• Political Uses of Spam for Special Interests and Influencing Elections (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 1, Group 2)
• Spam (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 1, Group 3)
• The Effects of Spam-Countermeasures (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 1, Group 4)

Week 2 pages

• Week 2 Debate Topic

• Turn-it-in and MOSS (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 2, Group 1)
• Alternative Intellectual Property Models (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 2, Group 2)
• Search Engines (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 2, Group 3)
• File Sharing Countermeasures (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 2, Group 4)

Week 3 pages

• Week 3 Debate Topic

• Markets for Bug Reports (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 3, Group 1)
• Costs and Benefits of Malware Countermeasures (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 3, Group 2)
• Costs and Benefits Password Regulations (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 3, Group 3)
• Bundling Malware (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 3, Group 4)

Week 4 pages

• Week 4 Debate Topic

• Privacy Policies (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 4, Group 1)
• Open Government (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 4, Group 2)
• WAN Internet Filtering (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 4, Group 3)
• Hidden Tracking Codes (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 4, Group 4)

Week 5 pages

• Week 5 Debate Topic

• Avoiding the Need for Whistleblowing (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 5, Group 1)
• Open Non-Proprietary Technology vs. Closed Proprietary Technology (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 5, Group 2)
• Cyberstalking (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 5, Group 3)
• Decision Support Systems (CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 5, Group 4)