next up previous contents
Next: Lent Term 2002: Part Up: Michaelmas Term 2001: Part Previous: Learning Day   Contents

Professional Practice and Ethics (50% option only)

Lecturer: Dr R.C. Jennings (rcj11@cam.ac.uk)

No. of lectures: 8


Aims


This course will develop the ethical foundations of good professional practice in computing. It will provide a basic survey of ethical theories and discuss the role of professional organisations in maintaining good practice, both in general and then specifically in the computing industry. It will then consider three major areas of ethical concern in computing: computer cracking, data privacy and software ownership.


Lectures

Objectives


At the end of the course students should

Recommended books


Brown, G. (1990). The Information Game: Ethical Issues in a Microchip World. Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press.
Forester, T. & Morrison, P. (1990). Computer Ethics: Cautionary Tales and Ethical Dilemmas in Computing. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Gould, C. (ed.) (1989). The Information Web: Ethical and Social Implications of Computer Networking. Boulder, CO: Westview.
Johnson, D.G. (1985). Computer Ethics. Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Johnson, D.G. & Snapper, J.W. (1985). Ethical Issues in the Use of Computers. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Kling, R. (1991). Computerization and Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social Choices. London: Academic Press (2nd ed.).
Langford, D. Practical Computer Ethics. Maidenhead, Berkshire: McGraw-Hill.
Traber, M. (1986). The Myth of the Information Revolution: Social and Ethical Implications of Communication Technology. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.


WWW pages:


Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR):
    http://www.ccsr.cms.dmu.ac.uk/

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR):
    http://www.cpsr.org/


next up previous contents
Next: Lent Term 2002: Part Up: Michaelmas Term 2001: Part Previous: Learning Day   Contents
Christine Northeast
Tue Sep 4 09:34:31 BST 2001