CS 312 Suggestions for Group Projects

1. How computer usage differs between rich and poor schools.
2. Why so few women choose to work in IT.
3. Are students doing less file sharing now after the RIA crack down?
4. How private is data on the Internet?  Are people buying more on-line than before?
5. What are people doing about spam?  Has it decreased after the new laws?
6. What do people do to protect their computers from viruses and worms?
7. What are employers now looking for?  What is the effect of ‘off-shoring’?
8. Who uses Internet phones, and what is their future?
9. Does using a computer cause isolation or greater interaction with others?
10. Is Internet dating effective, and who is doing it?
11. How successful are robots?  Who uses them?
12. What is the availability of computers at Pace?  How could it be improved?
13. How secure are wireless connections?  What are people doing to secure them?
14. Where do people get news and political information? 
15. How safe is electronic voting, and did it affect the last election?
16. Why are fewer students choosing IT as a major?
17. How have IM, PDAs, IPods, etc. changed people’s lives?