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Language of Instruction
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English
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Level of Course Unit
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Bachelor's Degree
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Department / Program
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING
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Type of Program
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Formal Education
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Type of Course Unit
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Compulsory
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Course Delivery Method
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Face To Face
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Objectives of the Course
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This course is intended to give students an understanding on the humanitarian, social, and professional impact of computer technology by focusing on ethical issues faced by and brought about by computing professionals, including those related to networking and the internet, intellectual property, privacy, security, reliability, and liability. The course also focuses on issues raised by the possible emergence in the future of highly intelligent machines.
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Course Content
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History of computing, networking, and information storage; Ethical theories; Networked communications (spam, censorship, filtering); Intellectual property; Privacy; Security; Reliability; Professional Ethics
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Course Methods and Techniques
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Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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None
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Course Coordinator
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None
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Name of Lecturers
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Prof. Ebru Akçapınar Sezer
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Assistants
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None
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Work Placement(s)
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No
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Recommended or Required Reading
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Resources
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Michael J. Quinn. Ethics for the Information Age, 2nd Edition. Pearson Addison Wesley, 2006.
Rahul Tongia, Eswaran Subrahmanian, and V.S. Arunachalam. Information and Communications Technology for Sustainable Development: Defining a Global Research Agenda. Allied PUblsihers, 2005.
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Course Notes
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Michael J. Quinn. Ethics for the Information Age, 2nd Edition. Pearson Addison Wesley, 2006.
Rahul Tongia, Eswaran Subrahmanian, and V.S. Arunachalam. Information and Communications Technology for Sustainable Development: Defining a Global Research Agenda. Allied PUblsihers, 2005.
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