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Week 1: Introduction. Why Computer Ethics?
Lecture 1: Wednesday, 8/28, Course overview and Introduction.
Lecture 2: Friday, 8/30, Sociotechnical Perspective.
Week 2: Philosophical Ethics
Lecture 3: Monday, 9/2, The Dialectic Method.
Lecture 4: Wednesday, 9/4, Ethical Theories.
Lecture 5: Friday, 9/6, Analogies.
Week 3: IT Societies
Lecture 6: Monday, 9/9, Analogy Practice.
Lecture 7: Wednesday, 9/11, IT Societies.
Lecture 8: Friday, 9/13, Friendship in IT Societies.
Week 4: IT Societies II
Lecture 9: Monday, 9/16, Plagiarism, Democracy.
Lecture 10: Wednesday, 9/18, Presentation: Is the internet democratic?
Lecture 11: Friday, 9/20, Internet and Democracy.
Week 5: Privacy
Lecture 12: Monday, 9/23, Privacy.
Lecture 13: Wednesday, 9/25, Privacy II.
Lecture 14: Friday, 9/27, Discussions about privacy.
Week 6: Privacy; Intellectual Property
Lecture 15: Monday, 9/30, Privacy and Democracy.
Lecture 16: Wednesday, 10/2, Presentation: Is Data Mining Ethical?
Lecture 17: Friday, 10/4, Intellectual Property.
Week 7: Intellectual Property II
Lecture 18: Monday, 10/7, Philosophical Basis of Property.
Lecture 19: Wednesday, 10/9, Presentation: Patent Trolling
Lecture 20: Friday, 10/11, Discussion: Intellectual Property Scenarios
Week 8: Intellectual Property III; Exam
Lecture 21: Monday, 10/21, Proprietary vs. FOSS software.
Lecture 22: Wednesday, 10/23, MIDTERM EXAM.
Lecture 23: Friday, 10/25, Discussion: Intellectual Property: Music and Books
Week 9: Intellectual Property; Digital Order
Lecture 24: Monday, 10/28, Proprietary vs. FOSS software, Patent fights.
Lecture 25: Wednesday, 10/30, Digital Order.
Lecture 26: Friday, 11/1, Digital Order II.
Week 10: Hacking; Cyber Terrorism/Warfare
Lecture 27: Monday, 11/4, Hacking/Hacktivism.
Lecture 28: Wednesday, 11/6, Presentation: Anonymous
Lecture 29: Friday, 11/8, Hacktivism, Cyberterrorism
Week 11: Knowledge and Free Expression, Professional Ethics
Lecture 30: Monday, 11/11, Stuxnet; Knowledge on the Web
Lecture 31: Wednesday, 11/13, Knowledge on the web; Free Expression
Lecture 32: Friday, 11/15, Professional Ethics
Week 12: Professional Ethics
Lecture 33: Monday, 11/18, Computing as a Profession
Lecture 34: Wednesday, 11/20, Presentation: The "unprofessional" profession
Lecture 35: Friday, 11/22, Professional Relationships
Week 13: Professional Relationships; Licensing
Lecture 36: Monday, 11/25, Licensing; Selling Software
THANKSGIVING BREAK: Wednesday, 11/27 - Friday 11/29, Happy Thanksgiving!
Week 14: Professional Responsibilities
Lecture 37: Monday, 12/2, Professional Responsibilities
Lecture 38: Wednesday, 12/4, Professional Responsibilities
Lecture 39: Friday, 12/6, Review
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Computer Science 328--Ethical Issues in Computer Science
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