CISB 412 Social and Professional Issues

Final Discussion

Assessments1. Final Exam 50%2. Mid-Term Test/ Quizzes 20% 3. Assignment/Presentation 30%

Assignment : To be submitted through a blog1. Introduction to team members 2. Assignment Part 1 - Monday week 6, by 5 PM3. Assignment Part 2 - Monday week 11, by 5 PM4. Additional Task – answering questions week 14, by 5 PM

Assignment (recap)

• 4 parts (entries)– Intro to group members (5 marks) –Part 1 : Academic paper & presentation (20

marks)–Part 2 : The ACM sketch (20 marks)–Part 3 : ongoing tutorial tasks (15 marks)

• Total of 60 marks - contributing to 30% of overall marks

Final TaskAnswer the following questions as the final entry in your blog. To

be completed by week 141. In the studies of Social Contract Theory ethical principle, the

terms positive and negative rights are used. Compare and contrast these rights.

2. Explain Identity Theft and provide example to support your answer

3. Describe 5 types of software piracy4. Explain the two types of digital divide

Watch out for …

• Identify and explain• Explain with examples• Compare and contrast• Discuss and justify• Marks – figure out the marks distribution before

you start answering– E.g. identify the four types and explain each one’s

benefits [10 marks]

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the student should be able to:• Use and appreciates the ethical theories as tools to

analyse moral problems• Discuss issues related to the introduction of

Information Technology into society• Explain the ethical implication of Information

Technology and Internet to intellectual property, privacy, lifestyle, work, wealth, and health.

• Be aware of the vulnerability of networked computers• Be acquainted with selected professional codes of

conducts

Learning Outcomes

– Explain ethics , compare it with etiquette

Learning Outcomes

– Describe and compare the frameworks/ethical principles that can be used for moral decisions

Learning Outcomes

– Identify issues that come with networking especially the use of world wide web.

Learning Outcomes

– Identify intellectual properties issues that come with the use of Information Technology

Learning Outcomes– Explain the perspectives of privacy

Learning Outcomes– Describe ways privacy can be compromised through

the usage of technology

Learning Outcomes– Identify and describe the need for professional code

of ethics

Learning Outcomes– Describe whistleblowing from the stance of

organization and moral

Learning Outcomes– Discuss how Information Technology and

automation affect workplace

Learning Outcomes– Discuss the changes in workplace and the impact to

the society

Learning Outcomes– Apply the ethical principles on the issues to establish

morality of the action

Chapter 2 Key Terms• Society• Ethics• Etiquette• Subjective Relativism• Cultural Relativism• Divine Command Theory• Kantianism• Act Utilitarianism• Rule Utilitarianism• Social Contract Theory

Chapter 3 Key Terms

– Email SPAM– Pornography– Web Filters– Identity theft– Online Predators– Internet Addiction

Chapter 4 & 5 Key Terms– Intellectual Property– Copyrights– Patents– Trademarks– Trade secrets– Software Piracy – Softlifting, Uploading & Downloading,

Software Counterfeiting, OEM, Hard disk loading, Renting

– Licensing – Freeware, Free Software, Shareware, Nagware, Crippleware etc

Chapter 6 Key Terms• Privacy• Public Record• Public Information• Personal Information• Types of information disclosure – statutory, involuntary,

voluntary• Data mining• Ownership of transaction info – opt-in, opt-out• Dumpster diving, shoulder surfing (low tech info theft)• Encryption

Chapter 7 Key Terms

• Professional society• whistle blowing

Chapter 8 Key Terms

• Telework• Workplace monitoring• Video surveillance

Questions?