MC7304 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS NOTES ANNA UNIVERSITY

UNIT I COMPUTER ETHICS INTRODCUTION AND COMPUTER HACKING

• A general Introduction
• Computer ethics: an overview
• Identifying an ethical issue
• Ethics and law
• Ethical theories
• Professional Code of conduct
• An ethical dilemma
• A framework for ethical decision making
• Computer hacking introduction
• definition of hacking
• Destructive programs
• Hacker ethics
• Professional constraints
• BCS code of conduct
• To hack or not to hack?
• Ethical positions on hacking

UNIT II ASPECTS OF COMPUTER CRIME AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• RIGHTS
• Aspects of computer crime
• Introduction
• What is computer crime
• computer security measures
• Professional duties and obligations
• Intellectual Property Rights
• The nature of Intellectual property
• Intellectual Property
• Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Software Issues, Copyright
• The extent and nature of software piracy
• Ethical and professional issues
• Free software and open source code

UNIT III REGULATING INTERNET CONTENT, TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY

• Introduction
• In defence of freedom expression
• Censorship
• Laws upholding free speech
• Free speech and the Internet
• Ethical and professional issues
• Internet technologies and privacy
• Safety and risk
• Assessment of safety and risk
• Risk benefit analysis
• Reducing risk

UNIT IV COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES

• Introduction
• Principle of equal access
• Obstacles to access for individuals
• Professional responsibility
• Empowering computers in the workplace
• Introduction
• Computers and employment
• Computers and the quality of work
• Computerized monitoring in the work place
• Telecommuting
• Social, legal and professional issues
• Use of Software, Computers and Internet-based Tools
• Liability for Software errors
• Documentation Authentication and Control
• Software engineering code of ethics and practices
• IEEE-CS
• ACM Joint task force

UNIT V SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL NETWORKING

• Software Development
• Strategies for engineering quality standards
• Quality management standards
• Social Networking
• Company owned social network web site
• The use of social networks in the hiring process
• Social Networking ethical issues
• Cyber bullying
• Cyber stalking
• Online virtual world
• Crime in virtual world
• Digital rights management
• Online defamation
• Piracy Fraud

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