Course Calendar
| Lecture | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to ethics and their importance |
| 2 | Ethics in the business world |
| 3 | Including ethics considerations in decision making, ethics in information technology |
| 4 | Text messaging, censorship, freedom of expression |
| 5 | Text messaging, censorship, freedom of expression |
| 6 | Children and inappropriate content, breaking trust, internet addiction |
| 7 | Introduction to ethical theories, subjective relativism, cultural relativism, divine command theory |
| 8 | Ethical egoism, Kantianism, act utilitarianism, rule utilitarianism |
| 9 | Virtue ethics, comparing workable ethical theories, morality of breaking the law |
| 10 | Professional ethics: how well developed are the computing professions, SE code of ethics |
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ABOUT THE COURSE
This course is specifically designed to critically analyze and evaluate the consequences of computing on individuals, organizations and society. This course will help to examine the Information Technology professionalism, ethical decision making, and codes of ethics. With the help of this students will gain depth knowledge mainly in Social Implications of Computing and Networked Communication, Impact of Social Media on Individualism and Collectivism, Ethical Argumentation, Theories and Decision Making, Moral Values, Professional Ethics, Community Values, Nature of Professionalism, Self-assessment, Professional Certification (Such as ACM/IEEE-CS, SE, AITP), Role of Computing Professional in Public Policy, Intellectual Property Rights, Forms of Professional Credentialing, Copyrights, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Plagiarism, Privacy and Civil Liberties/Human Rights, Legal Foundations of Privacy Protection, Privacy Implications of Widespread Data Collection, Surveillance Systems and Cloud Computing, Technology based Solutions for Privacy Protection, Privacy Legislation in Areas of Practice, Cultural and Religious Differences, Freedom of Expression and its Limitations, The Global Social and Environmental Impacts of Computer Use and Disposal, IEEE CS/ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
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