A general Introduction – Computer ethics: an overview – Identifying an ethical issue – Ethics and law – Ethical theories - Professional Code of conduct – An ethical dilemma – A framework for ethical decision making - Computer hacking – Destructive programs – hacker ethics - Professional constraints –– Ethical positions on hacking
Aspects of computer crime - Introduction - What is computer crime – computer security measures – Professional duties and obligations - Intellectual Property Rights – The nature of Intellectual property – Intellectual Property – Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Software Issues, Copyright - The extent and nature of software piracy – Ethical and professional issues – free software and open source code.
Introduction – In defence of freedom expression – censorship – laws upholding free speech – Free speech and the Internet - Ethical and professional issues - Internet technologies and privacy – Safety and risk – assessment of safety and risk – risk benefit analysis – reducing risk
Software Development – strategies for engineering quality standards – Quality management standards – Social Networking – Company owned social network web site – the use of social networks in the hiring process – Social Networking ethical issues – Cyber bullying – cyber stalking – Online virtual world – Crime in virtual world - digital rights.
Green IT Fundamentals: Business, IT, and the Environment – Green computing: carbon foot print, scoop on power – Green IT Strategies: Drivers, Dimensions, and Goals – Environmentally Responsible Business: Policies, Practices, and Metrics
Reference Book:
BhuvanUnhelkar, “Green IT Strategies and Applications-Using Environmental Intelligence”, CRC Press, June 2011 Caroline Whitback, “ Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research ”, Cambridge University Press, 2011 Richard Spinello, “Case Studies in Information and Computer Ethics”, Prentice Hall, 1997. John Weckert and Douglas Adeney, “Computer and Information Ethics”, Greenwood Press, 1997. Sara Baase, “A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing and the Internet”, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2008 BhuvanUnhelkar, “Green IT Strategies and Applications-Using Environmental Intelligence”, CRC Press, June 2011 Caroline Whitback, “ Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research ”, Cambridge University Press, 2011 Richard Spinello, “Case Studies in Information and Computer Ethics”, Prentice Hall, 1997. John Weckert and Douglas Adeney, “Computer and Information Ethics”, Greenwood Press, 1997. Sara Baase, “A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing and the Internet”, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2008
Text Book:
Penny Duquenoy, Simon Jones and Barry G Blundell, “Ethical , legal and professional issues in computing”, Middlesex University Press, 2008 (Unit I, II, III, IV) George Reynolds, “Ethics in Information Technology”, Cengage Learning, 2011 (Unit V)
