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
Text Books
Quinn: Quinn, M.J.,
Ethics for the Information Age, 3rd Edition
, Pearson, 2009.
Abelson: Abelson, H., Ledeen, K. and Lewis, H.,
Blown to Bits
, Pearson, 2008
Lecture Notes
Ethics: Theories and Analysis