Topic outline

  • 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




                             Welcome video for my beloved students


                                                      

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  • Course Details

  • Week 1: Benefits (Unwrapping the Gift)

  • 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)


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

    • Reference video

  • Week 3: Freedom of Speech

  • 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)

    • Reference Video Link Hacking:

       

    • Video Reference_Cryptographic Currency

  • Week 5: Ethics

  • 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

    • 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)

      • Reference video

    • 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)

      • Forum discussion

      • 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)

      • Week 10 Discussion Forums:

        Please put your questions here

      • 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)

      • Assignment
        Opened: Monday, 20 June 2022, 12:00 AM
        Due: Monday, 27 June 2022, 12:00 AM

      • 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

      • 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