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| Semester: | Spring 2024 |
| Number: | 0154-232-001 |
| Instructor: | Alan Wachtel |
| Days: | Tuesday Thursday 8:00 am - 9:15 am |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City - Swirbul Library 101 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Students will critically engage questions of philosophical ethics related to computer and information technologies from the standpoint of both software developers and end-users. Topics may include: privacy and data collection; property rights on the web; hacktivism; information distortion via social media; big data and policy decisions; algorithmic trading; and autonomous vehicles. (Learning Goals:CW,G;Distribution Reqs:Humanities) |
| Learning Goals: |
Students will develop their critical thinking and interpretive skills for analyzing and evaluating arguments in general.Students will develop their capacity for spoken and written self-expression.Students will increase their understanding of the philosophical debates on Computer & Information Ethics, including:● What does a right to privacy protect and how this relates to activities on the web?● Can Hacktivism be justified?● How do conventional property rights relate to the internet?● How does the method of big data analysis benefit or harm individuals or groups?● What are the dangers and benefits of computer automation and autonomous systems?Students will apply their increased understanding and developed skills in: ● making sense of current disputes regarding computing and information systems● considering their own ethical rights and obligations regarding computing and information systems● considering their own ethical responsibilities as future IT professionals● forming their own arguments to rationally support their own convictions concerning computer and information ethics. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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