There are no very rigid rules about the subject, which can be chosen to match your own interests and talents. It would be a very good idea to look over the course outline and course notes. Don't pick a topic that is too general.

Here are a few suggestions, just to give you some ideas:

1. Study the role of technological determinism in arguments for using computers in education. Do a careful analysis of at least three real advocacy documents, such as press releases, newspaper articles, or magazine articles.
    
2. Write an essay comparing the views of McLuhan and Ellul on technological determinism, and contrasting them with the more holistic views of technological evolution presented in class.
    
3. Write an essay on Newton as a case study in paradigm shifts. You might want to consult the new book Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcer, by Michael White (Addison-Wesley 1998). Or discuss some other paradigm shifts (in detail).
    
4. Discuss wireless telephony as a social phenomenon using actor-network theory: who are the actors, how are they connected, what translations must to be done to get and keep them involved? Or apply a similar approach to some other technology, such as electric cars, or the Strategic Defense Initiative (also called "Star Wars"), or Java.
    
5. If you have the expertise, discuss economic aspects of some information technology, such as ISPs, or video games, or web browsers, or email.
    
6. Discuss the management of risky technology and the role of institutions, using the case study of NASA by Diane Vaughan (Chicago 1996) as a source; she brings in Kuhn, and actor-network theory is also highly relevant.