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  • Social and Professional Issues in Computing

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    Course Instructor Information:

    Instructor Name   :  Md Assaduzzaman                                                      
    Designation           :  Lecturer  
    Office Address       :  Room: 316, AB-04 Building, DIU
    Contact No            : 01824089009
    Email                     : assaduzzaman.cse@diu.edu.bd




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  • Course Details

  • Week 1: Benefits (Unwrapping the Gift)

    • Topics For Discussion:
      1. The Pace of Change.
      2. Change and Unexpected Developments.
      3. Themes.
      4. Ethics.
      Ref. A Gift of Fire – Fourth Edition (Chapter 1)

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      Forum discussion on Benefit of technology
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    • Students must
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      Reference video

  • Week 2: Privacy

    • Topics For Discussion:
      1. Privacy Risks and Principles
      2. The Fourth Amendment, Expectation of Privacy, and Surveillance Technologies
      3. The Business and Social Sectors.
      4. Government Systems
      5. Protecting Privacy
      6. Technology, Markets, Rights, and Laws
      7. Communications
      Ref. A Gift of Fire – Fourth Edition (Chapter 2)


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      Assignment on privacy
      Opened: Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 12:00 AM
      Due: Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 12:00 AM
      Students must
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    • Students must
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      Reference video

  • Week 3: Freedom of Speech

    • Topics For Discussion:

      1. Communications Paradigms
      2. Controlling Speech
      3. Posting, Selling, and Leaking Sensitive Material
      4. Anonymity
      5. The Global Net: Censorship and Political Freedom
      6. Net Neutrality Regulations or the Market?

      Ref. A Gift of Fire – Fourth Edition (Chapter 3)

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      Interactive quiz on Freedom of speech Interactive Content
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      Reference Video

  • Week 4: Computer Crime

    • Topics For Discussion:

      1. Introduction
      2. Hacking
      3. Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud
      4. Whose Laws Rule the Web?

      Ref. A Gift of Fire – Fourth Edition (Chapter 5)

    • Students must
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      Reference Video Link Hacking:

       

    • Students must
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      Video Reference_Cryptographic Currency

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      Forum discussion on Computer Crime
      Students must
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  • Week 5: Ethics

    • Topics For Discussion:

      1. Normative vs. Descriptive Ethics
      2. Three Main Ethical Approaches
      3. Whistleblowing
      4. Dimensions of Ethics ( 3 “R’s” of Ethics)
      5. Codes of Ethics
      6. Computer Ethics


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      Cryptography and Network Security Interactive Content
      Students must
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    • Students must
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      Video Reference_Normative Ethics

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      Week 5 Discussion Forums:

      Please put your questions here

  • Week 6: Review Week

    • Topics For Discussion:

      1. Review for the MID Term Examinations
      2. Problem solving Session

      Ref. Contents of Week 1 – Week 5

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      Week 6 Discussion Forums:

      Please put your questions here

  • Week 7: Mid Term Examination

  • Week 8: Intellectual Property

    • Topics For Discussion:

      1. Principles, Laws, and Cases
      2. Responses to Copyright Infringement
      3. Search Engines and Online Libraries
      4. Free Software
      5. Patents for Inventions in Software

      Ref. A Gift of Fire – Fourth Edition (Chapter 4)

    • Students must
      Mark as done

      Reference video

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      Forum discussion on IP
      Students must
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  • Week 9: Errors, Failures, and Risks

    • Topics For Discussion:

      1. Failures and Errors in Computer Systems
      2. Case Study: The Therac-25
      3. Increasing Reliability and Safety
      4. Dependence, Risk, and Progress

      Ref. A Gift of Fire – Fourth Edition (Chapter 8)

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      Forum discussion
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    • Students must
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      Reference video

  • Week 10: Professional Ethics and Responsibilities

    • Topics For Discussion:

      1. What Is “Professional Ethics”?
      2. Ethical Guidelines for Computer Professionals
      3. Scenarios

      Ref. A Gift of Fire – Fourth Edition (Chapter 9)

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      Week 10 Discussion Forums:

      Please put your questions here

    • Students must
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      Reference video:

  • Week 11: Evaluating and Controlling Technology

    • Topics For Discussion:
      1. Evaluating Information
      2. The “Digital Divide”
      3. Neo-Luddite Views of Computers, Technology, and Quality of Life
      4. Making Decisions About Technology

      Ref. A Gift of Fire – Fourth Edition (Chapter 7)

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      Assignment
      Opened: Monday, 20 June 2022, 12:00 AM
      Due: Monday, 27 June 2022, 12:00 AM
      Students must
      Mark as done
    • Students must
      Mark as done

      Reference video

  • Week 13: Review and Discussion

    • Topics For Discussion:

      1. Review for the Final Examinations
      2. Problem-solving Session

      Ref. Contents of Week 8 – Week 12

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      Week 13 Discussion Forums:

      Please put your questions here

  • Week 14: Final Examination_Spring2022

    • Final Examination Syllabus:

      1. Week 8: Intellectual Property
      2. Week 9: Errors, Failures, and Risks
      3. Week 10: Professional Ethics and Responsibilities
      4. Week 11: Evaluating and Controlling Technology
      5. Week 12: Work and Wealth