CIS 490/590 Computer Ethics

Winter 2010

Topic Schedule

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Week Topic Reading
Week 1
  • Computing Milestones and Information Age
Quinn: Chapter 1 Abelson: Chapter 1
Week 2
  • Ethics: Theories and Analyses
Quinn: Chapter 2
Week 3
  • Networks: Freedom and Neutrality
Quinn: Chapter 3, Abelson: Chapter 7
Week 4
  • Intellectual Property
Quinn: Chapter 4, Abelson: Chapter 6
Week 5
  • Privacy
Quinn: Chapter 5, Abelson: Chapter 2
Week 6
  • Privacy and Protection: Online Communities
Abelson: Chapter 5, Growing Up Online
Week 7
  • Encryption and Network Security
Quinn: Chapter 6, Abelson: Chapter 5
Week 8
  • Safe Software and Professional Ethics
Quinn: Chapters 7 and 8
Week 9
  • International Issues
EFF International
Week 10
  • AI, Robotics and Ethical Computers
Future and Us
Final Project Presentations Thursday, 18 March, 10:15am

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