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IS1103 COMPUTING & SOCIETY Semester 1, AY 2011/12
Course Objectives
develop an awareness of the social, ethical & legal issuessurrounding the use of IT
understand how IT interacts with society
heighten your sensitivity to ethical issues faced by IT
professionals and users
learn and apply the conceptual tools and analytical skillsfor responding to an ethical situation
concepts of ethics
professionalism
privacy
copyrights
intellectual property
surveillance
crime
freedom of expression
democracy
environmentcyber-bullying
hacking
viruses
spam
social networks
work life
organizations
digital divide
pornography
government
security
p2p mobile
commerce
addiction
piracy
culture
policy
media
telecommuting
cyber-warfare
cyber-stalking
phishing
laws
patents
anonymity
freedom of speech
net neutrality
censorship
regulationP2P NETWORKS
MOBILE PHONES
SOCIAL NETWORKS
E-VOTING
INDIVIDUALS GROUPS ORGANIZATIONS SOCIETIES INDUSTRIES NATIONS GLOBAL
SOCIAL ANALYSIS
RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALITY OF LIFE
POWER
RISK
PROPERTY
PRIVACY
ACCESS
HONESTY
E T H I C A L A N A L Y S I S
TECHNOLOGIES
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Teaching Staff
ANAND RAMCHANDCoordinator / Lecturer
TONG YULecturer
XU LINGLING Tutor
anand @ comp.nus.edu.sg 6516-2990 / COM2, #02-44
tongyu @ comp.nus.edu.sg 6516-4290 / COM2, #02-48
disxl @ nus.edu.sg 6516-2912 / COM2, #02-49
Teaching Modes
“Sectional” teaching
interactive lecture delivery
small group discussions & exercises
Weekly:
Group 1: Mon 9-12 (SR3) - Can you move to Group 2 or 3?
Group 2: Fri 9-12 (iCube SR)
Group 3: Tue 9-12 (iCube SR)
Grading
40% - (Individual) Final Exam
10% - (Individual) Participation
15% - (Group) Participation
25% - (Group) Assignment
10% - (Group) Blog
Group Work - Assignment
Choose one:
Term paper - deep exploration, critical evaluation, extend existing work
Social Innovation Design - novel design & impact analysis
Video Project - self-exploration, social impact
Milestones: Mid term and End of term
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Group Work - Blogging
set up your group blog at http://blog.nus.edu.sg/
guidelines:
only post things you want the world to see
cite your references
doesn’t need to be only plain text
choose a specific area to focus, or maybe not coordinate as a group
each person must blog 4 times (at least)
Relevant - bare minimum, irrelevant posts won’t get any score.
Descriptive - description of current state ofaffairs
Analytical - draws a logical sound conclusion
Normative - identifies ethical principles and values being affected, evaluates effect, claims of good/bad and ethical justification
Multi-Perspective - considers different perspectives involved before making claims
Engaged - demonstrates thorough involvement
Textbook
Ethics for the Information Age4th Edition (International)Michael J. Quinn9780132134859Pearson
Your Role
See the bigger picture
Read, write, reflect, appreciate
Ask the serious questions, evaluate the answers
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Policies
Be active, engage us!
Plagiarism and cheating
Attend these sessions, come prepared, read after
Practice tolerance
Handout schedule
Keep the term break holy http://emodule.nus.edu.sg/ac/
Term Schedule
Week 1: No class
Week 2: [1] This
Week 3: [2] Ethics
Week 4: No class
Week 5: [3] Professional Ethics
Week 6: [4] IT at Work
Recess: No class
Week 7: [5] IT Crime
Week 8: [6] Security & Privacy
Week 9: [7] Property Rights
Week 10: [8] Freedoms
Week 11: [9] Topical
Week 12: [10] Global Issue,Course Conclusion
Online
blog.nus.edu.sg / is1103
twitter.com / nusis1103
ivle.nus.edu.sg
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OLPC
Lecture 1: Ubiquity of ICT 1
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Kline, S. J. (2003). What is technology? In R. C. Scharff
and V. Dusek (eds.), Philosophy of Technology: The
Technological Condition (pp. 210-212).
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IS1103 L01 – Ubiquity
Exercise
Consider the following argument about technology development and use: “Technologies
develop independent of society and social forces – their development follows scientific
discoveries, and one development generally builds upon the previous one, like an
‘evolution of technology’. Technologies are created by inventors and engineers, all that
matters are the materials and processes that they are dealing with.
When technologies are adopted and used by society, they change the character of that
society. They change the social arrangements and patterns of social behavior. Forexample, when a country adopts the Internet, it is a matter of time before democracy will
become prevalent in that society. Individuals will have access to the information on the
Internet and will want democratic social institutions. Technology will determine the
social structure of the country.”
To what extent do you agree with this view of technology development and use?