CSCI12800-01 Social & Professional Issues
Course Syllabus

Spring 2025 (01/13/2025 - 05/05/2025)

 

PROFESSOR INFORMATION
Name:              Dr.  Yao
Office:             Atkinson Hall 317
Telephone:      (478) 445-5483
Email:              jf.yao@gcsu.edu
URL:               http://abacus2.gcsu.edu (ignore the security warning)
Office Hours:  Office Hours: Tuesday:  12:15PM - 3:15PM

Thursday: 12:15PM - 2:15PM

and by appointment (face-to-face or online)

·         Emails that are not urgent will be answered during the office hours 

CLASSROOM: A&S 3-64 (09:30AM – 10:45PM; Tu, Th)

 

REQUIRED TEXT:  Ethical and Legal Aspects of Computing: A Professional Perspective from Software Engineering (Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science) 

By  gerard o'regan

Edition : 2024

Publisher : SPRING CRS

ISBN 13 : 9783031526633

PREREQUISITE: C or higher in CSCI 1302

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

This course explores professional, ethical, legal, security and global issues and responsibilities in computer science related fields; also includes topics in local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society.

SATISFIED PROGRAM STUDENT OUTCOMES AND ABET OUTCOMES:

·         SO4: Students will have an ability to recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.

GRADE DISTRIBUTION:
                                                Percentage       Date
            Projects                       25%                

            Midterm Exam            25%                 March 27, 2025
            Presentation                25%                 May 1

            Final Exam                  25%                 May 7, 2025; 8:00 AM-

            Attendance                 25%

            (In-class activities)

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         Total                               100%

GRADEING POLICY:
      Grade              Percentage
        A                90% and up
        B                80% - 89.99%
        C                70% - 79.99%
        D                60% - 69.99%
        F                59.99% or less

COURSE POLICY:

·         You are expected to read the textbook prior to and after each class.

·         Class and lab participation is essential in learning computer technology.  It is your responsibility to attend the class/lab in order to achieve good learning, therefore obtain a good grade. 

·         You must NOT miss an exam unless you have a verifiable written excuse.  An unexcused absence from an exam will result in a numerical grade of zero for that exam.

·         The homework material will be included in the exams.  Therefore, doing the homework assignments by yourselves is essential in obtaining a good score in an exam.

·         All assignments are teamwork.  You must form a team of 2 or 3 people for your assignments.  For EACH assignment, you need to sign up with the group on D2L.

·         Late assignments will be penalized 10% per day after the assignment due date.

·         Your overall grades are updated on a regular basis on GeorgiaView/D2L throughout the semester.

ACADEMIC HONESTY:

The integrity of students is a critical component of the academic process.  All written work submitted in this course must be individual work unless the instructor assigns a team of students to work on an assignment. Students must properly document all outside sources used for projects, programs, and homework. The submission of another’s work as one’s own is plagiarism, and will be dealt with using the procedures outlined on the Undergraduate Catalog.

  
COURSE TOPICS INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Ethical and Legal Aspects of Computing

Chapter 2 – A short History of Ethics
Chapter 3 – Professional Responsibility of Computer Professionals

Chapter 4 – Ethical Software Engineering

Chapter 5 – Ethical and Legal Aspects of Data Science

Chapter 6 – Ethical Social Media

Chapter 7 – Ethics and AI

Chapter 8 – Introduction to Law

Chapter 9 – Legal and Ethical Aspects of Outsourcing

Chapter 10 – Intellectual Property Law

Chapter 11 – Legal and Ethical Aspects of Electronic Commence

Chapter 12 – Computer Crime

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Ø  3/7/2025, Last day to drop a course or withdraw from all courses with a W grade (unless previously assigned an F by instructor or if the maximum number of dropped courses has been exceeded)

Ø  3/17/2025 - 3/21/2025, Spring Break

Ø  05/05/2025, Last Day of Classes

 

REQUIRED SYLLABUS STATEMENTS

Students are advised to read the full text of the required syllabus statements at http://www.gcsu.edu/registrar/required-syllabus-statements for the following policies: