INFOSEC
CPSC 385
Ethical and Social Issues in Computing
Course Description
This course examines the ethical issues arising from advances in computer technology and the responsibility that computer professionals and users have in regards to computer use by focusing on the intrinsic link between ethics and the law, how both try to define the validity of human actions, and on the moral and ethical dilemmas created by computer technology that challenge the traditional ethical and moral concepts.
Text:
Title: Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age
Edition: 2
Authors: Joseph Migga Kizza
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media, Inc.
ISBN: 0-387-95421-X
Chapters
- Introduction to Social and Ethical Computing
- Morality and the Law
- Ethic, technology, and Value;
- Ethics and the Professions.
- Anonymity, Security, Privacy, and Civil Liberties
- Intellectual Property Rights and Computer Technology
- Social Context of Computing
- Software Issues: Risks and Liabilities
- Computer Crimes
- New Frontiers for Computer Ethics: Artificial Intelligence
- Cyberspace and CyberEthics
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