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2019-2020 Academic Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CSC4881 Spec Top: Social & Ethical Aspects of CS


This course explores ethical issues in the field of computing. Students will develop the skills needed to identify and analyze various ethical concerns. The course will cover standard ethical concepts and theories, as well as standard methods of ethical analysis. The course places a strong emphasis on practical application of the ethical process. This means that once the student has learned the basics of ethical analysis, the student will apply that information to different scenarios. It is important to keep in mind that the field of ethics considers many different viewpoints. A good ethicist will fairly evaluate positions that may, on a personal level, be far outside his or her comfort zone. The primary course outcome will be that the student will become a good ethicists! Credits: 3.000

CSC 2635  Lecture Min Credits: 4.00 Min Grade: C