Soctech seminar, Winter 2005

Society and technology seminar: CSE 590 SO, Tue 12:30-1:20, CSE 203 (room subject to change, check back here for details)

The first offering of this course will focus on the cluster of issues surrounding law, society, and software security.

Winter quarter course registration SLN is 9266; see the CSE winter quarter time schedule for details. Currently the time schedule incorrectly states that the course is restricted, but registration is open and anyone should be able to sign up.

Schedule overview

1. tech intro: thinking about security
2. tech intro: software development and software reliability
3. technical aspects of improving computer systems
4. law intro: contracts & torts
5. law intro: economic legal philosophy
6. vendor liability
7. certification processes: products, processes, people
8. market failures in economics of software, and legal approaches
9. criminal law approaches?
10. public policy approaches

More in-depth planning and notes on the items above: see Software security seminar

Notes and discussion

• Topics the seminar could cover
  • Winter 2005: Software security
• Seminar planning--general discussion area
• Action items
• Agenda for upcoming meetings