Homework 4 Panel discussions

A panel discussion is a public debate in front of an audience.

The panel consists of experts, chosen to reflect different opinions.

The moderator keeps the discussion going by asking the panelists questions, moderating the discussion, and ensuring that each panel member has en equal opportunity to speak.

This is an example of a panel discussion:

You are hereby invited to participate in two panel discussions in the next seminar.

Prepare for the following three roles:

• moderator
• panelist
• audience

You will not know beforehand which seminar you will participate in so you must prepare for both.

The first panel will be on the subject ''Is Computer Science Science?"

1. Read the paper Is Computer Science Science? Download Is Computer Science Science?
   [Denning. 2005, Communications of the ACM Vol.48(4), pp. 27-31]
2. Write an introduction (no more than 10 sentences) to this panel discussion.
3. Write down three questions a moderator could ask the panel.
4. Write down three arguments against calling CS Science and for each of them the strongest counterargument.

The second panel will be on the subject ''Software Bots''

1. Read Software Bots Download Software Bots
   [Lebeuf, Storey, Zagalsky. 2018. IEEE Software Vol 35(1), pp. 18-23] 
2. Write an introduction (no more than 10 sentences) to this panel discussion.
3. Write down three questions a moderator could ask the panel.
4. Choose a standpoint (for example: "Software bots are the user interfaces of the future" or "Software bots are a danger to society") and write down three arguments for your standpoint.

You may of course also use any other material you find related to these subjects.