CompSci 1: Principles of Computer Science(Spring 2008)
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Order of Debates
Debates begin on April 2.
- Digital IP: Software should not be patentable.
- Supporting: (Adams, Larry, Drummer, Ronald), (Aktaran, Anil), (Hoyle, Elizabeth, Mota, Natalie)
- Dissenting: (Hyman, Gail, ), (Finch, Claire, Mitchell, Christine), (Craigwell-Graham, Justin)
- Data Mining/Security: The national security establishment should be allowed to mine personal data
to detect potential threats.
- Supporting: (Bleggi, Angela, Rubio, Fidel), (Williams, Cameron, Field, Taylor)
- Dissenting: (McLoughlin, Mallory, Mumma, Samantha), (Meyer, Samantha), (Cloninger, Erin, Duzon, Julia)
- Encryption:
In the context of a court case, individuals can be required to divulge
necessary passwords to decrypt relevant files to the case.
- Supporting: (Dong, Cheryl, Ritter, Naima), (James, Brittany, Bottoms, Hayden), (Kozin, Jennifer)
- Dissenting: (Koba, Catherine), (McEldowney, Nicola, Lee, Young), (Qiu, Zhiyao)
- E-Voting: Direct recording electronic (DRE) voting terminals as currently used in the
U.S. are
better than current hand ballot alternatives.
- Supporting: (Winebrenner, Caleb, Drury, Thomas), (, Silk, Stephanie), (Alexander, Deidre)
- Dissenting: (Noto, Katherine, Wilson, Sara), (Cooper, Molly), (Massie, John, Sutherland, William)
- Privacy: The benefits of biometric technology outweigh the risks to civil liberties.
- Supporting: (Grace, Ryan), (Escamilla, Patricia), (Kovant, Shelby, Wallingford, Susan), (Bull, Katharine)
- Dissenting: (White, Lindsay, Dawe, Natalie), (Taylor, Courtney), (Russell, Carolyn, Howell, Sarah)
- Network Neutrality:
The Internet should be end-to-end neutral.
- Supporting: (Fromm, Justin, Chew, Wei Leong), (Young, Charles, Shaughnessy, Peter)
- Dissenting: (Ribnick, Joel, Warner, Seth), (Deal, James, Parker, Sarah)
Position Statment
Each debate group will post a position statement on the Debates discussion forum by the end of the day on Tuesday, April 1. Your position statement should include:- Your names
- Your position (i.e. supporting or dissenting)
- Definitions of any terms
- Outline your argument
- References to relevant material
Debate Format
You will meet with the other groups on your side of your debate and construct an argument for the debate from the position statements that your debate group posted. The format of the debate follows:- 5 minutes: Affirmative Constructive Arguments: The for side
defines their interpretation of the debate proposition and provides
support for their position.
- 1 minutes: Time for negative side to review
- 4 minutes: Negative replies to Affirmative amd Negative Constructive Arguments: The against side gives their rebuttal to the for side and gives the argument for why . The negative side should make sure that their arguments directly address the arguments raised by the affirmative side. At that point, they can present new arguments as well.
- 1 question from Affirmative group
- 30 second response from Negative
- Judge vote
Note that each side will have no more than 5 minutes, so make sure to keep your presentations within that limit. Mail any slides, handouts, or other materials to Prof. Forbes at least 12 hours in advance of your debate.