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Course number :

COIS 463

Name :

Professional

Computing

Issues

Credits :

3

Contact hours :

48 Hrs Lecture

 

Course coordinator’s name :

Samar Alsulaimani

 

 

Text book :

Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Computing by Penny D. Simon, L. P and Barry, B.,Thomson Learning, 1st Edition, 2007, ISBN: 978-1-844807-49-9.

 

 

Other references :

Professional Issues in Information Technology by Bott, Frank., British Computer Society, 3rd Edition, 2005, ISBN: 978-1-902505-65-7.

 

Ethics for the Information Age by Quinn, Michael J., Pearson Addison Wesley, Boston, MA, 4th Edition, 2010.

 


Specific course information

 

a. Synopsis :

Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Computing provides a comprehensive treatment of the issues facing computer professionals in today's modern, working environment. The course aims to introduce professional computing and explore current issues on computing social ethics. This course teaches students on discovering risks in computing. Students are able to acquire knowledge of computing issues for the society and discover more information to reduce computer crimes. It features ethical material and codes of practice, using them throughout the course to highlight issues.

 

 

b.Prerequisites :

-

 

c.Type of course :

Core

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific goals for the course

 

                 1. Upon finishing this course, the students should be able to:

  • Knowledge on the professional computing ,different Phases, formulation and solutions
  • Know history and social context in computer professions
  • Awareness on professional responsibilities and ethics Exploration on computing careers and their risk
  • Understanding on computer Crime, Idea on computing economics

                  2. This course aims to meet student outcomes (e), (g) and (h)                                  

                              of ABET criterion 3.

 

 Brief list of topics to be covered

 

  • Introduction to professional computing
  • Professional issues in the computer professions: historical aspects
  • Professional issues in the computer professions: social aspects
  • Professional responsibilities
  • Professional Ethics
  • Professional computing: Career options
  • Professional computing: Risks
  • Security Operations
  • Intellectual Properties
  • Privacy and Civil Liberties
  • Computer Crime
  • Economics of Computing
  • Philosophical Frameworks
  • Liabilities of computer based systems
  • Risk analysis

 
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