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Group Members

Group Members

Kush Shah
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Connor McLauglin
Nature Photographer
Nicholas Jurovich
Nature Photographer
Patrick Spillane
Nature Photographer
Meeting Minutes

Meeting

Minutes

Initial meeting and chapter discussion

November 16th, 2020

3:00 Pm - 3:45 PM

  • Chapter 1: Technology as a Catalyst for Change

    • Effect of X-Men / Genetic Technology on Society

  • Chapter 2: Ethics Overview

    • Ethics of Experimenting on Children

    • Stripping children of basic human rights

    • Tracking mutants: do they have the same rights as normal humans?

    • Torture

    • Violence used as a means to an end

  • Chapter 3: Networked Communications

    • Not mentioned

  • Chapter 4: Intellectual Property

    • Genetic material inside someone considered still property 

    • Children have patents/copyrights

  • Chapter 5: Information Privacy

    • No privacy for the children, born in the facility, never left

    • Logan works as a driver, gets addresses on his phone

    • No birth certificates for the children, no names

    • DNA

  • Chapter 6: Privacy and the Government

    • Whistleblowing 

    • Potentially cover the status of independent companies involved in X-Men

    • Government regulation of genetic research (banned)

    • Doesn’t intervene at all

  • Chapter 7: Computer and Network Security

    • Not exactly mentioned

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Delegation:

Kush: Chapter 6 + Website

Nicholas: Chapter 1 + 5

Connor: Chapter 2 + 3

Patrick: Chapter 4 + 7

Presentation Planning

November 30th, 2020

2:00 Pm - 2:45 PM

  • Possible Takeaways:

    • Privacy Concerns

    • Privacy from the government (as a corporation): dangerous

    • Privacy from agencies (as an individual): important

    • → more important in light of technological research & development

  • Other Tech: Genetic Engineering / Cloning; Autonomous Vehicle Failure

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  • Slide Outline:

    • Structure:

      • Plot Overview → Conclusion → Technical Context → Supporting Points

    • Supporting Points

      • ... (cont. on Google Drive)​

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  • TODOs

    • Adjust background/theme for slides​

    • Presentation Practice / Slide Delegation

    • Clean up references

    • Reconsider privacy concerns, government, and networked communications

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Presentation Practice

December 7th, 2020

5:00 Pm - 6:30 PM

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  • Touch up slides:

    • Add necessary background information

      • Help those who may not be familiar with X-Men​

    • Split slides with too much information​

  • Practice run-through

    • Adjust timing to best fit 15 min​

  • TODOs

    • Finish up website sections

    • Any final additions necessary

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Final Meeting

December 8th, 2020

2:00 Pm - 2:30 PM

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  • Check up on slides and website

  • Practice run through of slides, timed

    • Fit the appropriate time as close as possible​

  • TODOs

    • Present!

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