INTST C101 - Ethical Issues in Computing

3 Credit(s)

Ethical basis for dealing with technological issues involving the computer. Context for ethical decision-making; ethical relativism, utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics. Software piracy, intellectual property rights, computer crime, computer viruses and worms, privacy, responsibility, liability and professional ethics. The course includes oral presentations, discussions and written papers on issues currently in the news and/or related to the topics at hand.