| Professor: | Dr. Eric Santanen |
| esantane at bucknell period edu | |
| Class Location: | Taylor 203 |
| Class Times: | MW 3:00p - 4:22p |
| Office Location: | 206 Taylor Hall |
| Office Hours: | MW 1-3p, open door policy, or by appt. |
| Required Texts: | A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing 3rd edition by Sara Baase Computer Ethics by Deborah G. Johnson, (c) 2001, ISBN 0-13-083699-0 |
It is your responsibility to read the appropriate materials before coming to class so that we may have a meaningful discussion. I will maintain the list of discussion topics below to reflect the topics and discussants for each class. From time to time, I will also add relevant news articles that I come across.
If you are the discussant for the upcoming week, be sure to submit to me a list of several questions that you will use to guide the discussion for your topic. I will post them with your topic as a link to your names.
I may choose to use some of the questions you submit as topics for pop quizzes (should they occur)...so it is in your best interest to be prepared each week.
Organizing Your Presentations (includes how I will evaluate your presentations)
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| Jan 16 | Course Overview | ||
| Jan 21 & 23 | Introduction: Eric | Eric | Baase Ch 1.1-1.3 and Johnson Ch 1 |
| Jan 28 & 30 | Philosophical Ethics: Eric - Questions | Eric | Johnson Ch 2 and Baase Ch 1.4 |
| Feb 4 | Media Notebook Article #1 | Bring article to discuss | |
| Feb 6 & 11 | Computer Crimes: | Nicole & Jasmine | Baase Ch 5 and Johnson Ch 4 |
| Feb 13 & 18 | Computer Privacy: Questions | Michael, Colin, Theo | Johnson Ch 5 and Baase Ch 2 |
| Feb 20 | Media Notebook Article #2 | Bring article to discuss | |
| Feb 25 & 27 | Intellectual Property : Questions | Tiffany, Kimin, Michael | Baase Ch 4 and Johnson Ch 6 |
| Mar 3 & 5 | Changes in the Workplace and Society: Questions | Nicole , DJ | Baase Ch 6 |
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| Mar 17 | Media Notebook Article #3 | Bring article to discuss | |
| Mar 19 & 24 | Constitution & Federal Involvement:Questions | Tiffany & Kimin | Baase Ch 3 |
| Mar 26 | NO CLASS MEETING TODAY | MEDIA NOTEBOOK ARTICLE DUE | |
| Mar 31 & Apr 2 | Professional Responsibility & Accountability: | Bertan, DJ | Johnson Ch 3 & Ch 7 & Baase Ch 9 |
| Apr 7& 9 | Trust, Reliability, & Safety | Jasmine, Eric | Baase Ch 8 & Killer Robot Case Study |
| Apr 14& 16 | The Internet and Social Implications | Colin, Theo & Eric | Johnson Ch 8 & Baase Ch 7 |
| Apr 21 & 23 | Movie about Impacts of Technology on Society | ||
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Additional Items of Interest for Our Class
These are additional readings that will be assigned along with chapters from our text to illustrate various points or provide a different perspective.
Here is a list of web sites related to some of our course topics: