Room/Time: Room 321, Tue 6-8:40 , in class, in person, unless otherwise communicated.
Instructor: Mr. Mark Thomas e-mail: mark.thomas@uc.edu
Office: 353F Muntz Hall Office Hours
Phone No: (513) 936-7111
Textbook: Gift of Fire (5th ed.), Sarah Baase
Course Goal: To provide the student with a broad introduction to the social, legal and ethical issues in the arena of information technology.
Grading Scale: Grades will be based upon the standard 10 point grading scale and will not include the +/- system (i.e. A: 90 - 100, B: 80-89, C: 70-79, etc.)Prerequisites: While there are no formal prerequisites for this course, students enrolling in this course should have familiarity with a modern operating system, editor, as well as some mathematical sophistication and problem solving experience.
Assignments: There will be a test/quiz following each chapter (or so) given in this class. In addition, there may be homework questions assigned and graded. The assignments are subject to change based upon the actual progress of the class. All assigned work will be discussed in class as will due dates. All assigned work is expected to be complete at the beginning of class on the assigned due date.
Attendance: Classroom attendance is expected and is required. If you do miss class, please make sure you get the notes and any other distributed material from another student in the class. Assignments completed in class (tests, quizzes, projects, etc.) cannot be made up, regardless of the reason for your absence. If you miss more than 10% of the regularly scheduled class meetings, I reserve the right to require you to withdraw from the class.
Preparation: Preparation for and participation in class is expected. Reading assignments will be given and are expected to be complete before coming to class. Class discussion of the reading material is expected. If it appears that reading assignments are not being done and class participation is not taking place, surprise quizzes may be given.
Classroom Behavior: Classroom behavior such as websurfing, e-mailing, online chat and/or game playing will NOT be tolerated. This behavior is rude and disruptive to the other students in the class, as well as to the instructor. If this behavior occurs, the student(s) responsible may be withdrawn from the course by the instructor without the permission or knowledge of the student.
| Week | Text Chapter(s) | Topic | Slides | HW Assignment and Quizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Introduction | Ch 1 slides | Reading, Ch 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Ch 1 continued, rights video | Ch 1 reading, review exercises | 3 | 2 | Privacy | Ch 2 slides | Ch 2 reading, |
| 4 | 2 | Privacy, cont.'d, cookie video | Ch 2 reading, review exercises | |
| 5 | 3 | Freedom of Speech | Ch 3 slides | Ch 3 reading, ch 2 quiz |
| 6 | 3 | Freedom of Speech, cont.'d | Ch 3 reading, review exercises | |
| 7 | 4 | Intellectual Property, pg. 189 | Ch 4 slides | Ch 4 reading, I.P. differences, I.P. differences, part 2, ch 3 quiz |
| 8 | 4 | Intellectual Property, cont.'d | Ch 4 reading, Gnu wiki, Gnu link, review exercises | |
| 9 | 5 | Crime | Ch 5 slides | Ch 5 reading, ethical hacking, ch 4 quiz |
| Spring Break | ||||
| 10 | 5 | Crime, cont.'d, phishing email | Ch 5 Reading, Scams, review exercises | |
| 11 | 6 | Work | Ch 6 slides | Ch 6 reading, ch 5 quiz |
| 12 | 7 | Evaluating and Controlling Technology | Ch 7 slides | Ch 7 reading, ch 6 quiz |
| 13 | 8 | Software Failures and Risks | Ch 8 slides | Ch 8 reading, Therac-25 video, |
| 14 | 9 | Professional Ethics, Morals of technology video | Ch 9 slides | Ch 9 reading, ACM Code of Ethics |
| 15 | Final Exam |
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