CS 404 - Ethics and Computers In Society
| Summary | Societal impact of computer technology, the computer scientist's place in society, ethical issues. Reading, discussion, and writing seminar. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prerequisites | Engl 316 | ||
| Credits | 2 | ||
| Return to Course Listing | |||
CS 404 Objectives and Topics
This document is not a syllabus. Instead, for ALL offerings of this course, this document states
the expected objectives and topics for the course. Faculty members teaching this course should adhere to these
objectives and topics. Students taking this course can expect to achieve the objectives and cover the
topics specified, and faculty members teaching follow-on courses can expect students to have been
appropriately exposed to the prerequisite material as stated.
Purpose
To write about and discuss matters that impact each student's future professional life as well as society as a whole, in the light of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
Objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to:- Articulate connections between the gospel of Jesus Christ and their professional life.
- Analyze, write about, and discuss issues and ethical problems related to computing and the application of evolving technologies in society.
- Appreciate the history of computing as a means for students to sharpen their sense of their own future.
Topics
Video presentations and discussions (12 hours)-
Cringely, Triumph of the Nerds
The Pace of Life
Frontline: Hackers
Frontline: Dot Con Revolution OS
Writing workshops (3 hours)
Class discussions (9 hours)
-
Introduction
The digital age
Cybersecurity and espionage
Technology and society
Internet safety
Personal and professional ethics
-
Women in computing
Technology and law
Technology and the Church
Technology and family history work
Judgment Day (6 hours)
-
In-class mock trials debating and discussing ethical issues in computing
Note: CS404 is a two-hour class. The number of 50-minute class hours of instruction would normally be 28, but is 36. Being an experiential class, the instructional contact hours are higher than the norm, but the outside hours are lower than the norm, leaving the total number of hours students devote to the course in the expected range.