Information Technology: Legal and Ethical Issues
Syllabus
Required Texts:
A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computers and the Internet, 2nd ed. by Sara Baase.
A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox by Anthony Weston."Spinello" refers to readings from Readings in CyberEthics, 2nd ed.edited by Richard Spinello and Herman Tavani. This book is on reserve in the library or you can purchase your own at the bookstore.
Click here for a complete bibliography for the class.
INTRODUCTION Monday, June 21
Introduction
Tuesday, June 22
History of the Internet
- Baase chapter 1
- How Computers Change the Way We Think by Sherry Turkle
Wednesday, June 23
The Impact of Technology on Society
- Group V: "A New World" and "Hope" by Weinberger On Reserve
- Group W: "The Daily Me" and "An Analogy and an Ideal" by Sunstein On Reserve
- Group X: "Information Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life" by Radovan
- Group Y: "Growing Up Digital" by Brown
- Group Z: "The Great Disruption" by Fukuyama
- Click to see which is your group
- Click for small group discussion guidelines
ETHICS Thursday, June 24
Values and Ethics
- Weston chapters 1 & 3
Monday, June 28
Cyberethics
- Everyone: A Very Short History of Computer Ethics By Terrell Ward Bynum
- Group A: Ethics Online by Deborah Johnson
- Group B: What is Computer Ethics? by James H. Moore
- Click to see which is your group
- Click for half-class discussion guidelines
Tuesday, June 29
Approaches to Ethics
Guest Speaker: Prakash Chenjeri from the Philosophy Department
- Weston chapters 4-5
Wednesday, June 30
Ethics Applied
- Weston chapters 6-7
LAW Thursday, July 1
Law Primer
- "Locke on the Social Contract" by Myers On Reserve
- The United States Constitution and Bill of Rights
Monday, July 5 Holiday! (No classes) FREE SPEECH vs. CENSORSHIP Tuesday, July 6
Free Speech
- First Amendment
- First Amendment: An Overview
- Group A: "There's No Such Thing as Free Speech" by Fish On Reserve
- Group B: Let Them Talk by Gates
Wednesday, July 7
Censorship
- Baase chapter 5
- Weston chapters 8
Thursday, July 8
Cultural Issues
Guest Speaker: Mary Jane Cedar Face from the Library
- "Repatriating Words: Local Knowledge in a Global Context" by Rasmus On Reserve
- WIPO and Indigenous People On Reserve
- "Toward the Integrated Protection of Language and Knowledge as a Part of Indigenous Peoples' Cultureal Heritage" by Maffi
- Weston chapter 9
Monday, July 12
Filtering
- Group V: "Censorship, the Internet and Schools: A New Moral Panic?" by Lawson and Comber
- Group W: "Censoring Cyberspace" by Mehta
- Group X: "Censorship" by Levine On Reserve
- Group Y: "Filtering the Internet in the United States: Free Speech Denied?" by Rosenberg In Spinello pp. 173-179
- Group Z: "Balancing Free Speech and Censorship" by Peace
- FREE SPEECH PAPER DUE
Tuesday, July 13
Library Instruction
We'll meet in the Library's Electronic Classroom.
- Weston chapters 10-11
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY vs. FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS Wednesday, July 14
Plagiarism
- "Combating Plagiarism" in CQ Researcher
- Weston chapter 12
Thursday, July 15
Intellectual Property
- Baase chapter 6
- Group A: "Copyright and American Culture" by Vaidhyanathan On Reserve
- Group B: "The Metaphysics of Copyright" by Goldstein On Reserve
Monday, July 19
Copyright
- Copyright Basics by the U.S. Copyright Office
- Weston 13
Tuesday, July 20
Digital Copyright
Wednesday, July 21
Free Exchange of Ideas
- Group V: "The Economy of Ideas" by John Perry Barlow
- Group W: "The Tyranny of Copyright" by Boynton
- Group X: "Is Copyright Ethical?" by Warwick in Spinello pp. 305-321
- Group Y: "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" by Raymond in Spinello pp. 367-396
- Group Z: "Free" by Lessig On Reserve
Thursday, July 22
Mass Media
- "War Stories" by Jessica Litman--for this one we'll divide into 3 discussion groups, one to focus on each "war story"
Monday, July 26
Security and Crime
Guest Lecture: David Whipp from Computer Services
- Baase chapter 7
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PAPER DUE
Tuesday, July 27
Security and Crime II
- Group V: "Ethical Aspects of Facial Recognition Systems in Public Places" by Brey in Spinello pp. 585-600
- Group W: "Ethical Reflections on Cyberstalking" by Grodzinsky and Tavani in Spinello pp. 561-570
- Group X: "Web Security and Privacy" by Camp in Spinello pp. 542-553
- Group Y: "Terrorism or Civil Disobedience" by Manion and Goodrum in Spinello pp. 525-535
- Group Z: "Defining the Boundaries of Computer Crime" by Tavani in Spinello pp. 513-524
Wednesday, July 28
Privacy and Security I
- "The Right to Privacy" by Warren and Brandeis
- Baase chapter 2
Thursday, July 29
Privacy and Security II
- Everyone: Baase chapter 3
- Group V: "Toward a Theory of Privacy for the Information Age" by Moor in Spinello pp. 407-417
- Group W: "Toward an Approach to Privacy in Public" by Nissenbaum in Spinello pp. 450-461
- Group X: "Workplace Surveillance, Privacy, and Distributive Justice" by Introna in Spinello pp. 476-487
- Group Y: "Privacy: The Varieties of Informational Wrongdoing" by Hoven in Spinello pp. 488-500
- Group Z: "Privacy, Protection, Control of Information and Privacy Enhancing Technologies" by Tavani and Moor in Spinello pp. 436-449
Monday, August 2
Business Ethics
- Group A: "Data Mining" by Cary, Wen, and Mahatanankoon
- Group B: "Consumer Online Privacy" by Caudill and Murphy
- PRIVACY PAPER DUE
Tuesday, August 3
Medical and Genetic Information
- "Primer on Medical Genomics" by Hook, DiMagno, and Tefferi
- "Summary of HIPAA Rules"
Wednesday, August 4
Professional Ethics
- Baase chapter 10
- Weston chapter 18
Thursday, August 5
Questions and Evaluations
Bring your questions! Monday, August 9 Presentations!
Final Paper due on Thursday at 5 pmTuesday, August 10 Wednesday, August 11 Thursday, August 12
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