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Ethics for the computing profession. Ethical decision-making; licensing; intellectual property, freedom of information, and privacy. Course Information: Credit is not given for both CS 210 and either CS 211 or ECE 316. Prerequisite: CS 225. Junior standing required.

Identify and analyze ethical and professional issues in computing (4)
Design and evaluate solutions to ethical problems (4)
Explain your reasoning in presenting your analyses and solutions (3)
Describe multiple perspectives and respect diverse opinions (5)
Formulate questions to promote discussion and understanding (4)
Plan and deliver a formal presentation as a team (5)
Plan and deliver a formal presentation (3)
Act like a professional person (be on time, respect others, etc.) (4)

Ethics, ethical decision-making
Professionalism, professional licensing, codes of ethics
History of computing, netiquette
Hacking, malware
Crime, warfare
Privacy, freedom of information
Intellectual property: copyrights, patents
Risk and reliability
Artificial ethics: robotics, nanotechnology, etc.
Employment and workplace issues, conflict of interest
Whistle-blowing, e-commerce
Education, access to computers
Other social issues

Revisions in last 6 years	Approximately when revision was done	Reason for revision	Data or documentation available?
Changed talk evaluation matrix	2010	Speed up and clarify grading process	Yes
Changed to 12 weekly feedback responses	2007	Student feedback on ICES (student evaluation) forms	ICES feedback forms
Added 5-minute history talks	2012 (permanently)	More chance for students to practice speaking	Last ABET review suggestion, ICES feedback
Added more current events	2010	Students showed great interest, as evidenced from ICES forms	ICES feedback forms
Eliminated initial ice-breaker exercise	2009	Took too much class time	No

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