| Professor: | Dr. Eric Santanen |
| esantane at bucknell period edu | |
| Class Location: | Carn 208 |
| Class Times: | MW 3:00p - 4:22p |
| Office Location: | 314Taylor Hall |
| Office Hours: | M 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 14 | Course Overview | ||
| Jan 19 & 21 | Introduction: Eric | Eric | Baase Ch 1.1-1.3 and Johnson Ch 1 |
| Jan 26 & 28 | Philosophical Ethics: Eric - Questions | Eric | Johnson Ch 2 and Baase Ch 1.4 |
| Feb 2 | Media Notebook Article #1 | Bring article to discuss | |
| Feb 4 & 9 | Computer Crimes Part 1 & Part 2: Questions | Alex & Leah | Baase Ch 5 and Johnson Ch 6 |
| Feb 11 & 16 | Computer Privacy: Questions | Johnson Ch 4 and Baase Ch 2 | |
| Feb 18 | Media Notebook Article #2 | Bring article to discuss | |
| Feb 23 & 25 | Intellectual Property : Questions | Paul & Ellyn | Baase Ch 4 and Johnson Ch 5 |
| Mar 2 & 4 | Changes in the Workplace Part 1 and Part 2: Questions | Nick and Dave | Baase Ch 6 |
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| Mar 16 | Media Notebook Article #3 | Bring article to discuss | |
| Mar 18 & 23 | Constitution & Federal Involvement Part 1 and Part 2: Questions | Emily & Emily | Baase Ch 3 |
| Mar 25 | Media Notebook Article #3 | Bring article to discuss | |
| Mar 30 & Apr 1 | Professional Responsibility & Accountability: Part 1 & Part 2: Questions | Abe & Ryan | Johnson Ch 7 & Baase Ch 9 |
| Apr 6 & 8 | Trust, Reliability, & Safety: Part 1 & Part 2 | Brian & Jon | Baase Ch 8 & Killer Robot Case Study |
| Apr 13 & 15 | The Internet and Social Implications: Part1 & Part2 | Eric & Chris | Johnson Ch 3 & Baase Ch 7 |
| Apr 20 & 22 | 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: