Week
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Topic
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Content and Reading Assignment
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Student workload
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In-class Hours
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Outside of-class Hours
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1
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Overview
Feb 19
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Course Overview
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3
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1
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2
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Digital Empires
February 26
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Digital Empire, Introduction
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3
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5
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3
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The Digital Mind: A Regulatory Landscape of EU AI Act
March 5
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Guest Speaker:
Pro. Shel Hsin-Hsuan Lin
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3
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5
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4
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The American Market-Driven Regulatory Model
March 12
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Digital Empire, Ch.1
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3
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5
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5.
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The Chinese State-Driven Regulatory Model
March 19
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Digital Empire, Ch.2
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3
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5
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6.
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The European Rights-Driven Regulatory Model
March 26
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Digital Empire, Ch.3
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3
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5
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7.
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April 2
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Spring Break
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0
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5
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8.
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Between Freedom and Control
April 9
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Digital Empire, Ch.4
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0
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5
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9.
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The Battle for Technological Supremacy
April 16
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Digital Empire, Ch.5
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3
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5
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10.
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When Rights, Markets, and Security Collides
April 23
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Digital Empire, Ch.6
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3
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5
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11.
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The Waning Global Influence of America
April 30
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Digital Empire, Ch.7
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3
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5
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12
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Exporting China's Digital Authoritarianism
May 7
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Digital Empire, Ch.8
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3
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5
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13
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Globalizing European Digital Rights
May 14
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Digital Empire, Ch.9
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3
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5
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14
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Field Trip
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Digital Empire, Conclusion
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3
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5
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15
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May 28
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Final Presentation
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3
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5
|
16
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June 4
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Final Presentation
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3
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5
|
17
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June 11
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Group Discussion & Paper
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3
|
5
|
18
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June 18
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Group Discussion & Paper
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3
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5
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