| Date | Readings / Class Topics | Due |
| 8/26 | Syllabus, Introductions, and class site | |
| 9/2 | Annotated Bibliography #1 | |
| 9/9 | ||
| 9/16 | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (chapters 1–4 ) | |
| 9/23 | ||
| 9/30 | Turing Test (chat with A.L.I.C.E.) Workshop: Essay One Topics | |
| 10/7 | ||
| 10/14 | ||
| 10/21 | ||
| 10/28 | ||
| 11/4 | ||
| 11/11 | Workshop: Thesis Statements and Outlines | |
| 11/18 | ||
| 11/25 | Thanksgiving break | |
| 12/2 | ||
| 12/9 | Last day of class | |
| 10/2 F | Workshop: Peer Review | Draft of Essay One |
| 10/5 M | Orphan Black (episodes 1 & 2) | |
| 10/7 W | In-class: Orphan Black (episode 10) | |
| 10/9 F | Workshop: Bots | Final Essay One |
| 10/12 M | No Class: Fall Recess | |
| 10/14 W | Introduction to Digital Essay | Reflective Post |
| 10/16 F | Workshop: Text to Script & Images | |
| 10/19 M | The Year of the Flood (chapters 1–12) | G4 topics / G1 notes |
| 10/21 W | Workshop: Audio (meet in DSC, Bert 123) | Digital Essay Script |
| 10/23 F | The Year of the Flood (chapters 13–23) | G5 topics / G2 notes |
| 10/26 M | No Class: work on Digital Essay Narration | |
| 10/28 W | Workshop: Peer Review | Edited Narration Draft |
| 10/30 F | Workshop: Storyboards | |
| 11/2 M | The Year of the Flood (chapters 24–35) | G1 topics / G3 notes |
| 11/4 W | Workshop: Final Cut (meet in Video Lab, Bert 018) | Narration, Images, Storyboard |
| 11/6 F | The Year of the Flood (chapters 36–42) | G2 topics / G4 notes |
| 11/9 M | The Year of the Flood (chapters 43–51) | G3 topics / G5 notes |
| 11/11 W | Workshop: Peer Review | Digital Essay Draft |
| 11/13 F | The Year of the Flood (chapters 52–61) | G4 topics / G1 notes |
| 11/16 M | The Year of the Flood (chapters 62–70) | G5 topics / G2 notes |
| 11/18 W | The Year of the Flood (chapters 71–End) | |
| 11/20 F | Review Final Essay Topics | Final Digital Essay |
| 11/23 – 11/27 | No Class: Thanksgiving Break | |
| 11/30 M | “22XX: One-Shot” from Octavia’s Brood | Reading Response |
| 12/2 W | Workshop: Preparing for Final In-Class Essay | Annotated Bibliography #3 |
| 12/4 F | “Runway Blackout” from Octavia’s Brood | |
| 12/7 M | Last Day of Class | Reflective Post |
| TBD | Final Exam: In-Class Essay |