Department
of Educational and Counselling Psychology
McGillUniversity
Consciousness, Virtual Reality, and
Cyberspace
November
26, 2003.
Take Home Exam
The
purpose of this take-home exam is to help pull together what you learned
in this course and to provide some closure to your thoughts in this course.
To this end, do not spend an inordinate amount of time, please be brief,
and please back up your answers with references to our readings..
Answer
all questions.
1.
To what extent have you concluded that consciousness is more a process
than a product? Support your essay with references to your
readings in this course, particularly your texts. (30)
2.
Making specific references to Neuromancer,
contrast Gibson's dark picture with the potential of
Virtual Reality to be of positive value for education/society. (10)
3.
With reference your virtual reality text (or any text on VR),
distinguish between Virtual Reality and Cyberspace.(10)
4.
What are some possible applications in education for virtual reality and
cyberspace and what effects might these have on consciousness? (20)
5.
Using examples from the chapter in Benedikt’sFirst
Steps in which he proposes a number of “laws”, explain why there need
to be some “laws” regarding cyberspace (30).
Please
double-space and type your submission. Remember to include your name. and
student ID number.
If
you have borrowed any books or materials during the course, please remember
to return them with your submission.
Value:
30% of course grade as announced in course outline.
Hard
copy due: Noon, Monday December 15, 2003.
No extensions.
Please
leave your paper with secretary Catherine
in room ED230.