Module Details
| Module Code: |
COMP7004 |
| Title: |
Cyberethics
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Long Title:
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Cyberethics
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| NFQ Level: |
Intermediate |
| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 ) |
| Field of Study: |
4811 - Computer Science
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| Module Description: |
The ubiquitous use of computer systems raises a variety of complex ethical issues for computing professionals, ordinary users, and society. This course identifies a number of ethical issues that students may face during their professional careers and provides them with analytical skills and vocabulary to make ethical judgments related to the deployment of new cyber-technologies.
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| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
| LO1 |
Identify the origins of ethical principles. |
| LO2 |
Interpret rules, laws, and codes of practice. |
| LO3 |
Logically discuss current ethical issues. |
| LO4 |
Apply principles of ethics to specific cyber-technology scenarios. |
| Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
| Indicative Content |
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Origins of Ethics
Sources of ethics and law.
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Rules & Law
Social and professional norms. Irish and European legislation. IEEE & ACM codes of Practice.
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Current Cyberethics Issues
Intellectual Property: Reconciling the rights of intellectual property owners and the expectations of users, Digital Rights Management (DRM).
Privacy: Data Protection, Expectations of Privacy, Big Data, Digital Redlining.
Artificial Intelligence: Self-Driving cars, Automated decision making.
Digital Divide: Access to technology, Net neutrality, Social exclusion.
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Professional Conduct
Respecting the work of others. Obligations to employers. Software safety. Whistle blowing
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Module Content & Assessment
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Coursework | 100.00% |
Assessments
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Content delivery and in-class discussion to support learning outcomes |
Every Week |
3.00 |
3 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Research, reading, and analysis |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Content delivery and in-class discussion to support learning outcomes |
Every Week |
3.00 |
3 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Research, reading, and analysis |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
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Module Resources
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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Herman T. Tavani. (2010), Ethics and Technology: Controversies, Questions, and Strategies for Ethical Computing, 4. Wiley, [ISBN: 9781118281727].
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Miguel Sicart. (2009), The Ethics of Computer Games, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, [ISBN: 9780262012652].
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Larry Gross, John Stuart Katz, Jay Ruby (editors). (2003), Image Ethics in the Digital Age, University of Minnesota Press, [ISBN: 9780816638253].
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Richard Spinello. (2016), Cyberethics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace., 6. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [ISBN: 9781284081398].
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| Other Resources |
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Podcast, Harvard University. Berkman Center for Internet &
Society Audio Podcast,
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Podcast, National Public Radio. NPR Technology Podcast,
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