i5:Ethics in Computing and IT

Catalog description

Prerequisite: ENGL 1120 or consent of the Instructor and Advisor. In this class, students will examine ethical and social questions regarding computing and information technologies. The course challenges students to think about connections among digital technologies, the responsibilities of information technology professionals, and social justice as they study topics such as social media, military applications of digital media, gendered technologies, and access to information technologies. In addition to learning the basics of research ethics and social responsibility, students will examine real-world debates regarding subjects like big data, computer code, and digital networks, and they will analyze the legal, political, and social stakes of information technologies. (Same as CSE 382 and IT 382.) This course may be used to satisfy 3 credit hours of the General Education Area 5 requirements.