Ethics in Computing: A Concise Module (Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science)

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ISBN 10: 3319291041 / ISBN 13: 9783319291048

Verlag: - -, 2016

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Ethics in Computing: A Concise Module (Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science)
• Verlag: - -
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 3319291041
• ISBN-13: 9783319291048
• Einband: paperback
• Zustand: Very Good

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

This textbook raises thought-provoking questions regarding our rapidly-evolving computing technologies, highlighting the need for a strong ethical framework in our computer science education. Ethics in Computing offers a concise introduction to this topic, distilled from the more expansive Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age. Features: introduces the philosophical framework for analyzing computer ethics; describes the impact of computer technology on issues of security, privacy and anonymity; examines intellectual property rights in the context of computing; discusses such issues as the digital divide, employee monitoring in the workplace, and health risks; reviews the history of computer crimes and the threat of cyberbullying; provides coverage of the ethics of AI, virtualization technologies, virtual reality, and the Internet; considers the social, moral and ethical challenges arising from social networks and mobile communication technologies; includes discussion questions and exercises.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr. Joseph Migga Kizza is Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and former Director of the Center for Information Security and Assurance, at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA. He is also the author of the successful Springer title Guide to Computer Network Security, now into its third edition.