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Computer Ethics & Professional Responsibility: Introductory Text & Readings
This clear and accessible textbookand its associated website offer a state of the art introduction to the burgeoning field of computer ethics and professional responsibility.
* Includes discussion of hot topics such as the history of computing; the social context of computing; methods of ethical analysis; professional responsibility and
codes of ethics; computer security, risks and liabilities; computer crime, viruses and hacking; data protection and privacy; intellectual property and the “open source” movement; global ethics and the internet.
* Introduces key issues and concepts at the start of each section, and features classroom-tested study questions, and lists of useful websites and further reading.
* Provides a wealth of relevant case studies, and an easy-to learn case-analysis technique.
* Is accompanied by a website, offering sample student answers, additional study questions, example case analyses, and discussion forums.
* Visit the website at www.southernct.edu/organizations/RCCS/Textbook
CONTENTS:
Preface and Acknowledgements
Foreword: About The Computing Curricula 2001 Guidelines Of Ieee-Cs And Acm
Editors' Introduction: Ethics In The Information Age
Part I: What Is Computer Ethics?
Part II: Professional Responsibility
Part III: Codes of Ethics
Part IV: Sample Topics In Computer Ethics
Bibliography
Index
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