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  • Welcome to Social and Professional Issues in Computing Course


    Welcome to the Course !
    Syada Tasmia Alvi




    Syada Tasmia Alvi

         

    Programmer Blockchain Expert Network Security Enthusiast Java Expert Researcher

    I am a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.  I have impatient research interests in the area of Blockchain, Network Security, Crowdsourcing. You can send Email me at:  syada.cse@diu.edu.bd

    Introductory Note

    Welcome to CSE-498: Social and Professional Issues in Computing

    Social and Professional Issues in Computing course is a theory course that deals with different issues related to both social and professional life. Hence, this course will deal with different computing issues i.e privacy, social engineering, crime, hacking, freedom of speech issues and so on. Furthermore, throughout the course we will focus on various professional issues like intellectual property, ethics and professional ethics, human vs computer, trusting computer, etc. Besides, different social and international issues will also be discussed in this course.

  • Welcome Social and Professional Issues in Computing


    Basic Information:

    • Course Code: CSE 498
    • Program: B.Sc in Computer Science and Engineering
    • Faculty: Social and Professional Issues in Computing
    • Semester: Fall
    • Year: 2022
    • Credit: 3.0
    • Contact Hour: 3 Hours/Week
    • Course Category: Core Engineering  

     

    Course Objectives:

    To provide a solid conceptual understanding of the fundamentals of Social and Professional Issues in Computing. More specifically,

    • To see and understand the implications and impacts of the technology
    •  To know the ethics of leaking sensitive information
    • Discussion of plagiarism
    • Use of social media and personal devices at work
    • To know hacking by governments to attack others

     

    Course Outcomes (CO's):

    CO1    Understanding the implications and impacts of the technology, freedom of speech, offensive or hate speech and censorship, spam, and anonymity.
    CO2 To know the different types of computer crime, the reason of computer crime and way of protecting them, privacy risks, privacy and computer technology, different privacy policies and to understand the code of ethics, different ethics type, professional ethics and their guidelines.
    CO3 To learn about intellectual property such as copyright, patent, trade mark and trade secret and how to use them.
    CO4

    To learn about the intellectual property such as copyright, patent, trade mark and trade secret and how to use them.


    Assessment Strategies:


    Attendance 07%
    Class Test / Quiz (Average of 3) 15%
    Assignment 05%
    Presentation 08%
    Midterm Examination 25%
    Final Examination 40%
    Total:  100%

  • Week 1


  • Week 2

                       

    privacy loss

  • Week 3

    week 3

    • Discussion Points: 

      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

      Communications

      Ref. A Gift of Fire – Fourth Edition (Chapter 2)


      Resources of Learning:

  • Week 4


  • Week 5

    Crime

  • Week 6


    • Discussion Points: 

      1.    Introduction

      2.   Normative vs. descriptive Ethics

      3.    Three Main Ethical Approaches



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

      Resources of Learning:


    • Quiz 1
      Opened: Friday, 30 September 2022, 7:00 PM
      Closed: Friday, 30 September 2022, 7:25 PM
    • Week 6 Discussion Forum
      Due: Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 12:00 AM

  • Week 7


    • Discussion Points: 

      1.       Whistleblowing

      2.      Dimensions of Ethics ( 3 “R’s” of Ethics)

      3.      Codes of Ethics

      4.      Computer Ethics

      Ref. Handout

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

      Resources of Learning:

    • Recorded Class Video URL
      Restricted Not available unless: You belong to Section F

  • Week 8


    • Review Lesson

      1.    Review for the MID Term Examinations

      2.    Problem solving Session

       

      Ref. Contents of Week 1 – Week 7

  • Week 9


    • Week 10


      • Discussion Points: 

        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)

        Resources of Learning:

      • Lecture Content URL
      • Lecture Video 1 URL
        Restricted Not available unless: You belong to Section F
      • Lecture Video 2 URL
        Restricted Not available unless: You belong to Section F

    • Week 11


      • Discussion Points: 

        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)

        Resources of Learning:

      • Recorded Video 1 URL
        Restricted Not available unless: You belong to Section F
      • Recorded Video 2 URL
        Restricted Not available unless: You belong to Section F

    • Presentation Submission


    • Week 13



    • Week 14


      • Evaluating and Controlling Technology Lesson

        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)

      • Lecture Slide URL
        Restricted Not available unless: You belong to Section F
      • Recorded Video URL
        Restricted Not available unless: You belong to Section F


      • Quiz 2
        Opened: Friday, 9 December 2022, 8:00 PM
        Closed: Friday, 9 December 2022, 8:15 PM
        Restricted Not available unless: You belong to any group

    • Week 15


      • Review Lesson

        1. Review for the Final Examinations 

        2. Problem-solving Session


      • All the Lectures for final exam URL
        Restricted Not available unless: You belong to Section F
      • All the recodings for the final exam URL
        Restricted Not available unless: You belong to Section F


    • Week 16