Computer Science

• Provides the most modern coverage of moral issues related to information technology.

• Studies each problem through multiple ethical theories to provide a balanced view of relevant issues.

• Contains a chapter on “work and wealth” that discusses automation and unemployment, globalization, changes in the workplace brought on by information technology, and the digital divide.

• Covers many “hot” topics featured in the news that relate to information technology and the Web.

• Complies with the "Social and Professional Issues" course, satisfying the requirements outlined by the Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Preface

1 Catalysts for Change
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Milestones in Computing
1.3 Milestones in Networking
1.4 Milestones in Information Storage and Retrieval
1.5 Information Technology Issues
SUMMARY
REVIEW QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
IN-CLASS EXERCISES
FURTHER READING
BIBLIOGRAPHY

2 Introduction to Ethics
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Subjective Relativism
2.3 Cultural Relativism
2.4 Divine Command Theory
2.5 Kantianism 62
2.6 Act Utilitarianism
2.7 Rule Utilitarianism
2.8 Social Contract Theory
2.9 Comparing Workable Ethical Theories
SUMMARY
REVIEW QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
IN-CLASS EXERCISES
FURTHER READING
BIBLIOGRAPHY

3 Networking
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Email and Spam
3.3 Fighting Spam
3.4 The World Wide Web
3.5 Ethical Perspectives on Pornography
3.6 Censorship
3.7 Freedom of Expression
3.8 Children and the Web
3.9 Breaking Trust on the Internet
SUMMARY
REVIEW QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
IN-CLASS EXERCISES
FURTHER READING
BIBLIOGRAPHY

4 Intellectual Property
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Intellectual Property Rights
4.3 Protecting Intellectual Property
4.4 Fair Use
4.5 New Restrictions on Use
4.6 Peer-to-Peer Networks
4.7 Protections for Software
4.8 Open-Source Software
4.9 Morality of Intellectual Property Protection for Software
4.10 Morality of Copying Proprietary Software
4.11 Creative Commons
SUMMARY
REVIEW QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
IN-CLASS EXERCISES
FURTHER READING
BIBLIOGRAPHY

5 Privacy
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Perspectives on Privacy
5.3 Disclosing Information
5.4 Public Information
5.5 U.S. Legislation
5.6 Public Records
5.7 Covert Government Surveillance
5.8 U.S. Legislation Authorizing Wiretapping
5.9 Data Mining
5.10 Identity Theft
5.11 Encryption
SUMMARY
REVIEW QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
IN-CLASS EXERCISES
FURTHER READING
BIBLIOGRAPHY

6 Computer and Network Security
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses
6.3 Phreaks and Hackers
6.4 Denial-of-Service Attacks
6.5 Online Voting
SUMMARY
REVIEW QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
IN-CLASS EXERCISES
FURTHER READING
BIBLIOGRAPHY

7 Computer Reliability
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Data-Entry or Data-Retrieval Errors
7.3 Software and Billing Errors
7.4 Notable Software System Failures
7.5 Therac-25
7.6 Computer Simulations
7.7 Software Engineering
7.8 Software Warranties
SUMMARY
REVIEW QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
IN-CLASS EXERCISES
FURTHER READING
BIBLIOGRAPHY

8 Work and Wealth
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Automation and Unemployment
8.3 Workplace Changes
8.4 Globalization
8.5 The Digital Divide
8.6 The "Winner-Take-All Society"
8.7 Access to Public Colleges
SUMMARY
REVIEW QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
IN-CLASS EXERCISES
FURTHER READING
BIBLIOGRAPHY

9 Professional Ethics
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Is Software Engineering a Profession?
9.3 Software Engineering Code of Ethics
9.4 Analysis of the Code
9.5 Case Studies
9.6 Whistleblowing
SUMMARY
REVIEW QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
IN-CLASS EXERCISES
FURTHER READING
BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Computer Ethics  (Computer Science)

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  Ethics for the Information Age, 3/E
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  ©2009 | Addison-Wesley | Paper; 528 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321536851 | ISBN-13: 9780321536853
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  In an era where information technology changes constantly, a thoughtful response to these rapid changes requires a basic understanding of IT history, an awareness of current issues, and a familiarity with ethics. Ethics for the Information Age provides an overview of ethical theories and problems encountered by computer professionals in today’s environment. By presenting provocative issues such as social networking, government surveillance, and intellectual property from all points of view, this market-leading text challenges students to think critically and draw their own conclusions, which ultimately prepares them to become responsible, ethical users of future technologies.
  
  This book is appropriate for any standalone “computers and society” or “computer ethics” course offered by a computer science, business, or philosophy department.
  

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