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

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