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CS 353 Syllabus

Professional Ethics in Computing

Revised: August 2021

Course Description

A seminar course in which the student examines the social and ethical issues that may arise in the field of computer science.

Prerequisite & Notes:

  • CS 253
  • 2 Credit hours.

Objectives

Examine a variety of social and ethical issues that arise in the field of computer science. Improve written and oral communication skills.

Text

A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing and the Internet, Fifth edition, Sara Baase, Pearson, 2018.

Grading Procedure

Grading procedures and factors influencing course grade are left to the discretion of individual instructors, subject to general university policy.

Attendance Policy

Attendance policy is left to the discretion of individual instructors, subject to general university policy.

Course Outline

Topics for discussions, debates, and papers are generally drawn from the textbook and may include the following:

  • Privacy
  • Encryption
  • Reliability Issues
  • Intellectual Property
  • Freedom of Speech
  • Computer Crime
  • Computer and Work
  • Computers and Society
  • Professional Ethics
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