CSE 252    Computers Society and the Internet (3)     

Instructor:   Roger Nagel

Current Catalog Description 
An interactive exploration of the current and future role of computers, the Internet, and related technologies in changing the standard of living, work environments, society and its ethical values. Privacy, security, depersonalization, responsibility, and professional ethics; the role of computer and Internet technologies in changing education, business modalities, collaboration mechanisms, and everyday life. (SS)

Textbook 
Herman T. Tavani, Ethics technology: (1)Ethical Issues in an Age of Information and Communication Technology, 2004, ISBN 0-471-24966-1, John Wiley.
(2) Hill/Dushkin, Annual Edition Computers in Society, ,2003, ISBN 0-07-281699-604,  McGraw-Hill..

References 
Topical and current web based articles

Course Goals
To stimulate the thinking of participants on how computers, information and network technology are changing the way we work, live and interact. To raise the ethical awareness of students on a wide variety of issues related to the course from the perspectives of: privacy, security, social and professional dependencies, the ownership and distribution of intellectual property etc. To cause the students to explicitly examine their thoughts re the role of government on many of these moral and ethical issues, for the student’s to create their own professional code of ethics.

Prerequisites by Topic
None

Major Topics Covered in the Course 
Intro to CyberEthics: Concepts, Perspectives, and Methodological Framework
Ethical Concepts and Ethical Theories: Establishing and Justifying a Moral System.
Critical Thinking Skills and Logical Arguments: Tools for Evaluating Cyberethic Issues
Privacy, Free Speech / Pornography
Privacy & National Security
Viruses and Hacking, Security and the Internet
Computers and the Arts
Computers in the Work Place
Roles of Males & Females in computer science
Music/ Video Sharing
CyberCrime, Identity Theft, Spam Popups and SpyWare
Role of Government
Online Dating
Digital Divide
Social/Society's Dependence
Video Gaming/Violence in Society
Globalization
Professional Ethics, codes of Conduct, and Moral Responsibility

Laboratory projects (specify number of weeks on each)

Estimate CSAB Category Content
                                                                     CORE        ADVANCED
Data Structures     
Computer Organization and Architecture
Algorithms Software Design     
Concepts of Programming Languages   
 
Oral and Written Communications
Every student is required to submit at least  _6_ written reports (not including exams, tests, quizzes, or commented programs) of typically  _2_  pages and to make  __2__  oral presentations of typically  _15_  minutes duration. Include only material that is graded for grammar, spelling, style, and so forth, as well as for technical content, completeness, and accuracy.

Social and Ethical Issues
This whole class is about this 100%

Theoretical Content

Problem Analysis
Of ethical issues, dilemmas, and logical thinking, and fallacies

Solution Design
none