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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

433-256 Professional Issues in Computing A

Note:

Credit may not be gained for both 433-256 Professional Issues in Computing A and either 433-343 Professional Issues in Computing or 615-355 Legal and Ethical Framework.

Credit Points:

When taken from School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering:
7.1
When taken from Computer Science, Faculty of Science:
6.25

Coordinator:

Assoc. Professor Sonenberg

Prerequisite/s:

433-141 or 433-142 (From 1998: 433-141 or 433-142 or 433-161 +162)

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

26 lectures, 13 tutorials

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should: have an appreciation of the diverse areas of human endeavour which are affected by computer technology; understand in broad terms the application of ethical principles in interpreting the behaviour of computer professionals; and be familiar with a range of areas which impinge on the working context of computer professionals.

Content:

Present and potential uses and significance of computers in society, and of the management and professional responsibility of computing professionals. A selection from topics such as the following: computer uses in education and industry, social implications, security and privacy, cryptographic protection.

Assessment:

Assessment is based on performance in a combination of written assignments (not exceeding 5000 words in total), oral presentation in tutorials (not exceeding 30 minutes in total) and participation in tutorials. A satisfactory performance on each component is required to pass the assessment. Weighting of assessment components will be made known at the commencement of the subject.
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