Topic outline

  • Social and Professional Issues in Computing

      Welcome Note!

      Dear Students,

      Welcome to the 2022 Fall Semester!

      Welcome back, Students. I can’t wait to see all your smiling faces again! I am here to support you every step of the way.

      I encourage you to make the most of your time here.

      Remember to make it a great year. I will see you soon.


    Zerin Nasrin Tumpa
    Lecturer, Dept. of CSE
    Daffodil International University
    Email: zerintumpa.cse@diu.edu.bd
    Phone: +8801835531409

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    Instructor:              Zerin Nasrin Tumpa

    Email:                      zerintumpa.cse@diu.edu.bd
    Contact:                 +8801835531409
    Portfolio:                https://faculty.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/profile/cse/zerin.html

    Instructor: Zerin Nasrin Tumpa Email: zerintumpa.cse@diu.edu.bd Contact: +8801835531409 Portfolio: https://faculty.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/profile/cse/zerin.html Office Address: Room#516, Daffodil Tower, Department of CSE, Daffodil International University




                  

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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: Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 12:00 AM
      Due: Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 12:00 AM

    • Reference video

    • Submit Your Week 2 Assignment
      Opened: Sunday, 4 September 2022, 12:00 AM
      Due: Friday, 9 September 2022, 12:00 AM
    • Quiz 1
      Opened: Monday, 19 September 2022, 10:15 PM
      Closed: Monday, 19 September 2022, 10:45 PM
      Restricted Not available unless: You belong to Section K

  • 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

    • 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: Sunday, 28 August 2022, 12:00 AM
        Due: Sunday, 4 September 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