[liberationtech] Fwd: New Spring Course: Ideas for a Better Internet

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From: Elizabeth Stark <elizabeth.stark at stanford.edu>
Date: Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 1:29 PM
Subject: Fwd: New Spring Course: Ideas for a Better Internet

Here's the course announcement. Please note that we encourage cross
registrants with backgrounds in technology, startups, design, computer
science, etc. Thanks!

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Office of Law School Registrar <
registrar at law.stanford.edu> wrote:

>  *Spring 2010-2011 *
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> *Ideas for a Better Internet *
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> *Course Number: 521-0-01 *
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> *Elizabeth Stark*
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> *Jonathan Zittrain*
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> *2 Units *
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> *Course Description:*
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> This joint Harvard/Stanford interdisciplinary seminar will begin a
> year-long process of developing and building ideas for a better Internet.
> This initial course will reach out to entrepreneurs, organizations, and
> policy makers with a significant stake in shaping the future of digital
> technology and the Internet. The class will put out a public Call for
> Proposals for ideas to improve the Internet, and will jointly meet each week
> to discuss the proposals and meet with members of the tech community. By the
> end of the course, the class will have selected, researched, and announced
> the ideas that the next installment of the seminar will take on. The final
> work product will be a brief case study on one of the ideas selected, to be
> put on the course website. A background in cyberlaw, computer science, or
> technology policy is required.
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> (Note: The course will meet simultaneously at both Harvard and Stanford and
> will be run by videoconference.)
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> Meeting Times:
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> Monday, March 28, 12-2 PT
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> Friday, April 8, 12-2 PT
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> Week of April 11, Meeting time TBD
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> Monday, April 18, 12-2 PT
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> Monday, April 25, 12-2 PT
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> Monday, May 2, 12-2 PT
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> Special Instructions:
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> The course will require a short application, and it shouldn't take more
> than 20 minutes. Course admissions will be on a rolling basis, but the final
> deadline to apply is Saturday, March 26, 2011.
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> Application Link:
> https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGMybHVSS2l3N1h3SFdjMTNMZUNUenc6MQ
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> *Calendar:* Quarter Calendar
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> *Enrollment:* Consent  Max: 10
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> *Grading system:* Honors-Pass
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> *Elements used in grading:* Class Participation, attendance, assignments,
> and final paper
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> *Type of exam:* None
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> *Specific graduation requirements met:* None
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> *Special instructions, rules or deadlines:* See "Special Instructions" in
> the course description above.
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> Office of the Registrar
> Stanford Law School
> Crown Quadrangle
> 559 Nathan Abbott Way
> Stanford, CA 94305-8610
> Tel: 650.723.0994
> Fax: 650.723.8234
> E-mail: registrar at law.stanford.edu
> Website: www.law.stanford.edu
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