Fall 2018 - CMPT 320 D100

Social Implications - Computerized Society (3)

Class Number: 8385

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Mon, Wed, Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 13, 2018
    Thu, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    A CMPT course and 45 units.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An examination of social processes that are being automated and implications for good and evil, that may be entailed in the automation of procedures by which goods and services are allocated. Examination of what are dehumanizing and humanizing parts of systems and how systems can be designed to have a humanizing effect. Breadth-Science.

COURSE DETAILS:

Computers have become a powerful influence in the lives of many people in modern societies. The purpose of this course is to introduce the students to some of the numerous consequences of the increased usage of computers in the various activities of people. A series of lectures, readings, videos and discussions will serve to assess the present situation and provide some guidance to examine future directions.

Topics

  • An Overview of Ethical Theories
  • Implications of artificial intelligence
  • Computers and Work
  • Privacy and Personal Information
  • Intellectual Property
  • Economic Impact of Computerization
  • Freedom of Speech
  • Reliability and Liability
  • Professional Ethics
  • Computer Crime

Grading

NOTES:

To be determined.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

  • A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal and Ethical Issues for Computing Technology
  • 5th Edition
  • Sara Baase, Timothy M. Henry
  • Pearson

ISBN: 9780134615271

Registrar Notes:

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