Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST)
PHIL: 4458: Computer Ethics
Computer Ethics اخلاقيات الكمبيوتر
Course Syllabus
INSTRUCTOR:
Name:
Dr. Ahmed AL-Hunaiyyan
Office: Room N1-242 - Second Floor – Mishref Campus
Office Hours: To be announced
E-mail:
hunaiyyana@gust.edu.kw
COURSE OUTLINE:
This course covers ethical issues concerning the use of computers generally and software engineering in particular. Aims at developing awareness of these issues, and skills for ethical decision-making regarding them through careful, analytical methods.
Typical issues include privacy, intellectual property, computer fraud, and others. The course offers students a timely, balanced, and impartial treatment of computer ethics. The course addresses all the topics of the “Social and Professional
Issues”. By introducing ethical theories early and using them throughout the course to evaluate moral problems related to information technology, the aim is to help the students to develop the ability to reach conclusions and defend them in front of
an audience. Every issue is studied from the point of view of multiple ethical theories in order to provide a balanced analysis of relevant issues.
Course Content:
- Chapter 2: Introduction to Ethics
- Chapter 3: Networking
- Chapter 4:
Intellectual Properties
- Chapter 5: Privacy
- Chapter 6: Computer and Network Security
- Chapter 7: Computer Reliability
- Chapter
8: Professional Ethics
- Chapter 9: Work and Wealth
Teaching
Style:
The
students will be introduced to all of the course topic areas through a combination of lectures, demonstration, practical exercises and Discussions. Instructions will be in English.
Evaluation:
Students will be evaluated as follows:
Midterm Exam
20
Quizzes (3)
15
Assignments 10
Attendance 5
Final
Presentation 10
Final Exam
40
Text Book:
1- Title: Ethics for the Information
Age
Author: Michael Quinn
Publisher:
Pearson Addison Wesley
Web: http\:www.aw-bc.com/computing
Online Resources:
ethics.csc.ncsu.edu
csethics.uis.edu/dolce
www.cerias.purdue.edu