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Course Information

Class/Laboratory Schedule:

2 lectures per week, 50 minutes each (2-0-2).

Designation:

Required Course

Course Level:

Undergraduate

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s) by Topic:

No programming or computer science experience is required.
Good background in high-school and prep-year English should be sufficient to appreciate the solutions of basic ethical problems.

Prerequisite Courses:

Junior Standing

Catalog Description:

Impact of Computing on Society; Ethical Foundations; Governance and Regulation; Freedom of Speech; Intellectual Property; Privacy; Security; Professional Responsibility; Leadership challenge.

Textbook(s):

Ethics in Information Technology by George Reynolds, 2nd Edition, Thomson Course Technology, 2007.

Reference(s) and Other Material:

A Gift of Fire by Sara Baase. 2nd Edition. Pearson Education Inc., 2003.
Morality and Machines by Stacy Edgar. 2nd Edition. Jones and Bartlett, 2003.
The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes, and Barry Posner. 3rd Edition. Wiley (Jossey-Bass), 2002.

Course Outcomes:

After completion of this course, the student shall be able to:

Describe and evaluate consequences of computing on individuals, organizations, and society.
Critically analyze situations of computer use and technology and policy proposals, identifying the salient issues and evaluating the reasoning about them.
Understand philosophical frameworks of ethics.
Communicate clearly with others, in writing and in speech, about computing impacts.
Describe the characteristics of a good leader.

Topics Covered:

Ethics for IT professionals and IT Users
Computer and Internet Crime
Privacy
Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Computers and Work
Employer Employee Issues
Impact of IT on quality of life

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