| Professor: | Dr. Eric Santanen |
| esantane at bucknell period edu | |
| Class Location: | Taylor 210 |
| Class Times: | MW 3:00p - 4:22p |
| Office Location: | 117 Taylor Hall |
| Office Hours: | MW 1-3p, or by appt. |
| Required Texts: | A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing 3rd edition by Sara Baase, (c) 2008 Computer Ethics 4th ed by Deborah G. Johnson, (c) 2009 |
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 13 | Course Overview | ||
| Jan 23 & 26 | Introduction: | Eric | Baase Ch 1.1-1.3 and Johnson Ch 1 |
| Jan 30 & Feb 1 | Philosophical Ethics | Eric | Johnson Ch 2 and Baase Ch 1.4 |
| Feb 6 | Media Notebook Article #1 | Bring article to discuss | |
| Feb 8 & 13 | Computer Crimes | Frank & Brandon | Baase Ch 5 and Johnson Ch 6 |
| Feb 15 & 20 | Computer Privacy | Paul & Tatsumi | Johnson Ch 4 and Baase Ch 2 |
| Feb 22 | Media Notebook Article #2 | Bring article to discuss | |
| Feb 27 & 29 | Intellectual Property | Ted & Rob | Baase Ch 4 and Johnson Ch 5 |
| Mar 5 & 7 | Changes in the Workplace | Deanna & Kopi | Baase Ch 6 |
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| Mar 19 | Media Notebook #3 | Bring Article to Discuss | |
| Mar 21 & 26 | Professional Responsibility & Accountability | Paul & Allison | Johnson Ch 7 & Baase Ch 9 |
| Mar 28 | Media Notebook Article #4 | Bring article to discuss | |
| Apr 2 & 4 | Constitution & Federal Involvement | Sulaymane & Rachel | Baase Ch 3 |
| Apr 9 & 11 | Trust, Reliability, & Safety | Keith & Spencer | Baase Ch 8 & Killer Robot Case Study |
| Apr 16 & 18 | The Internet and Social Implications | Liz & Lauren | Johnson Ch 3 & Baase Ch 7 |
| Apr 23 & 25 | 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:
Since the field of IS changes so rapidly, and often so unpredictably, any IS professional needs to "keep up" with what's going on. Here are some periodicals that I've found useful through the years. These links also make great places to search for articles for your group projects!