E-SPEAIT

ATTENTION! THE PAGES ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - WE ARE MIGRATING HERE FROM WIKIVERSITY.

In Short

• The course is an English-language counterpart to the Estonian-language original that has been running on Wikiversity since 2009. Originally born of necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020 (before, it was only offered by conventional means), it will likely go on (as an option) in future as well.
• In the Spring term 2021, the course will be offered to the students of Cyber Security Engineering B.Sc. programme at the IT College of Tallinn University of Technology (Tallinn, Estonia).
• The typical form is almost pure e-course with a face-to-face kick-off meeting (to explain the course system and answer potential questions right away) and face-to-face exams at the end (see the course guide below). During the Spring 2021 run, the volatile circumstances with COVID-19 will possibly mandate turning both of these events into full-scale distance versions as well.
• Supervisor/lecturerː Kaido Kikkas
• Course code: ICS0006
• Programmeː at the TTU Study Information System
• Volume: 6 ECTS credit points

Course information

See the following:

• Course Guide
• Why Such a Course?
• Netiquette Guide
• Reading List
• Participants' list
• Exam enrolment list
• [Wiki teams and topics]
• [Course Forum]

The most important document here is the Course Guide - it should have everything you need to know about the course.

Announcements

• Course announcements and messages will appear here during the course.

Weekly Topics

NOTEː THE COURSE IS INACTIVE AT THE MOMENT. THE DATES BELOW ARE FROM THE LAST RUN OF THE COURSE IN SPRING 2020.

1. From ENIAC to iPad: Moments from IT History
2. From ARPAnet to Facebook: the Story of Cyberspace
3. From Usenet to Twitter: The (Not So) New Media
4. Information Society: What's the Difference?
5. Computers and Laws I: Can Property Be Intellectual?
6. Computers and Laws II: Software and Content Licensing
7. Tarzan in New York: The Quirks of Online Communication
8. The IT Pro
9. IT, Risks and Ergonomics
10. "The Fool Gets Beaten Even in Internet"
11. Censorship, Privacy and the Internet
12. The Historical Hackerdom
13. A Practical Example: the Story of Linux
14. A Different Kind of IT: Accessibility and Assistive Technology
15. IT and Ethics

Noteː these texts contain many links to Wikipedia articles. These are not meant as actual sources (references are used separately) but rather as quick pointers for further finding reading and sources. Remember that Wikipedia articles should not be used as direct references - they are a secondary source by definition. Using them to get a quick overview and find some links about the issue is fine, but do not point to them as sources.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: Where can I find information about the course system, tasks etc?
• A: From the Course Guide

• Q: Where can I find the weekly blogging tasks?
• A: At the end of each weekly text ("Study & Write")

• Q: Where can I find the weekly points?
• A: This is agreed upon at the kick-off meeting in every course. In the 2020 run, the originally-planned link to the points table will be used (see the original course page; the password is also the same).

• Q: I have zero points for the Week X, but I did write something!
• A: Any sensible on-topic post will not receive zero points - therefore, please send an e-mail to the supervisor and let him know. It is probably his mistake (unfortunately it sometimes happens during large courses and workloads) and will be fixed ASAP.