Ethics and computer science [ LSINF2202 ]

1. Ethics:

• definition and stakes
• ethical codes (ACM, IEEE);
• security of computer systems, hacking, virus;
• cryptography, private life respect, law respect;
• intellectual property of software and information.

2. Computer and society:

• actors, computer evolution;
• new functions, services (i.e. business, education, culture, health, state management);
• universal acces to internet.

• To be aware of the influence of computer on the evolution of society
• To take into account the specific responsabilities of computer professional

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Partially as seminars

• M. Mc Farland, Urgency of ethical standards intensifies in computer community, IEEE Computer, March 1990.
• R. Anderson et al., Using the new ACM code of ethics in decision making, CACM, Feb. 1993
• G. Farris, Diversity in the high-tech workplace, IEEE Spectrum, June 1992
• CPSR, Computer Professionals for Social Responsability, http://www.cpsr.org - Social Informatics, http://www-slis.lib.indiana.edu