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Computer Ethics and Professional Responsibility

By: TERRELL WARD BYNUM (Southern Connecticut State University) and Simon Rogerson

Reviews

"Bynum and Rogerson succeed at the difficult task of putting together a lasting collection of papers for a cutting-edge field that changes direction every other month. The collection is essential for anyone doing advanced research on the ethical standards of computer professions. At the same time, the collection stands as an outstanding teaching text for most university courses." John Snapper, Illinois Institute of Technology

Description

This clear and accessible textbook and its associated website offer a state of the art introduction to the burgeoning field of computer ethics and professional responsibility.

• Includes discussion of hot topics such as the history of computing; the social context of computing; methods of ethical analysis; professional responsibility and codes of ethics; computer security, risks and liabilities; computer crime, viruses and hacking; data protection and privacy; intellectual property and the "open source" movement; global ethics and the internet.
• Introduces key issues and concepts at the start of each section, and features classroom-tested study questions, and lists of useful websites and further reading.
• Provides a wealth of relevant case studies, and an easy-to learn case-analysis technique.
• Is accompanied by a website, offering sample student answers, additional study questions, example case analyses, and discussion forums.
• Visit the website at www.southernct.edu/organizations/RCCS/Textbook

TopTable of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements
Foreword: About The Computing Curricula 2001 Guidelines Of Ieee-Cs And Acm
Editors' Introduction: Ethics In The Information Age
Part I: What Is Computer Ethics?
Part II: Professional Responsibility
Part III: Codes of Ethics
Part IV: Sample Topics In Computer Ethics
Bibliography
Index

TopAbout the Author

Terrell Ward Bynum is Director of the Research Center on Computing & Society at Southern Connecticut State University. For 25 years, he was editor-in-chief of the scholarly journal Metaphilosophy. Among his many publications, he is co-editor, with James H. Moor, of The Digital Phoenix: How Computers are Changing Philosophy (Blackwell, 1998) and CyberPhilosophy: The Intersection of Philosophy and Computing (Blackwell, 2002).

Simon Rogerson is Director of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility and Professor of Computer Ethics at De Montfort University. He is a co-editor of the scholarly journal Information, Communication and Ethics in Society. Among other publications, he is the author of Ethical Aspects of Information Technology: Issues for Senior Executives (1998) and a co-author of Strategic Management Support Systems (1996).