Revised: August 2021
A seminar course in which the student examines the social and ethical issues that may arise in the field of computer science.
Examine a variety of social and ethical issues that arise in the field of computer science. Improve written and oral communication skills.
A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing and the Internet, Fifth edition, Sara Baase, Pearson, 2018.
Grading procedures and factors influencing course grade are left to the discretion of individual instructors, subject to general university policy.
Attendance policy is left to the discretion of individual instructors, subject to general university policy.
Topics for discussions, debates, and papers are generally drawn from the textbook and may include the following: