"Help ye one another in righteousness and piety;
but help ye not one another in sin and rancor"
A translation of a phrase from the Noble Quran, Chapter Al Ma’idah, phrase 2.
CSC305 Course Contents:
The course addresses topics such as:
· What is Computer Ethics?
· Crime, Abuse, and Hacker Ethics.
· Ownership of Computer Software.
· Privacy and Databases.
· Computers and Risk.
· Liability, Professional Responsibility, and Codes.
· Moral Responsibility and Legal Liability.
· Professional Responsibility and Codes.
CSC305 Course Objectives:
- Learn about computing ethics
- In-depth study of various social topics pertaining to IT.
- Perform surveys in a systematic fashion for the selected topics using a specific methodology.
- Be able to analyze information resources
- Be able to read several articles and search for ideas,
- Write a report of two parts: Literature review and analysis of survey results.
- Demonstrate understanding of the selected topic and survey through presentations and discussions.
useful links:
Computer Ethics Resources on WWW
Computer Technology and Values
Computers & Society
Computers, Ethics and Social Values, 1/e Johnson, et al
CPSR Links for Educators
Department of Philosophy Applied Ethics
EFFweb - The Electronic Frontier Foundation
Engineering Ethics
Ethical and Professional Issues in Computing, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ethical Issues in Computing
Ethics Center for Engineering & Science
Ethics on the World Wide Web
NIEE Home Page
Prentice Hall - Computer Ethics
RUCS: Computer Ethics - lecture topics
Software Engineering Ethics Research Institute
The Hacker's Ethic
The Tavani Bibliography of Computing, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
UGA Computer Security and Ethics