Computer Ethics and Professional Responsibility [Paperback]

• Includes discussion of hot topics such as the history of computing; the social context of computing; methods of ethical analysis; professional responsibility and codes of ethics; computer security, risks and liabilities; computer crime, viruses and hacking; data protection and privacy; intellectual property and the “open source” movement; global ethics and the internet
• Introduces key issues and concepts at the start of each section, and features classroom-tested study questions, and lists of useful websites and further reading
• Provides a wealth of relevant case studies, and an easy-to learn case-analysis technique
• Is accompanied by a website, offering sample student answers, additional study questions, example case analyses, and discussion forums
• Visit the website at www.southernct.edu/organizations/RCCS/Textbook

Foreword: About The Computing Curricula 2001 Guidelines Of Ieee-Cs And Acm.

Editors’ Introduction: Ethics In The Information Age.

Part I: What Is Computer Ethics?.

Introduction: Defining Computer Ethics.

1. Reason, Relativity, And Responsibility In Computer Ethics: James H. Moor.

2. Unique Ethical Problems In Information Technology: Walter Maner.

3. Ethical Decision Making And Case Analysis In Computer Ethics: Terrell Ward Bynum.

Additional Readings And Web Resources On The Nature Of Computer Ethics.

Part II: Professional Reslc%