Professional Ethics for Information System


Course Outline: Introduction to Ethics, Morals, Integrity, Ethical use of Information Technology, Ethics for IT Workers and IT Users - Trade secret, Whistle blowing, fraud, misrepresentation, bribery, professional code of ethics, IT professional malpractice and Common Ethical issues for IT users, Computer and Internet Crime - Exploit, Viruses, Phishing and Types of perpetrators, Privacy - Information privacy, fair information practices, EU data protection directive, key privacy and anonymity issues, Freedom of Expression - Right to freedom of expression, obscene speech, hate speech, defamation, controlling access to information on the internet, anonymity on the internet, corporate blogging and pornography, Intellectual property - Copyright, fair use doctrine, patent, software patents, trade secret and key intellectual property issues, Impact of IT on society, Social networking ethical issues, Ethics for IT organization.