Computer Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Introductory Text and Readings
Published on 7. July 2003
Book
Hardback
376 pages
978-1-85554-844-2 (ISBN)
Description
This clear and accessible textbook and its associated website offer a state-of-the-art introduction to the burgeoning field of computer ethics and professional responsibility.
Topics covered include the history of computer ethics; the social context of computing; methods of ethical analysis; professional responsibility and codes of ethics; computer security, risks, and liabilities; computer crime, viruses, and hacking; data protection and privacy; intellectual property and the 'open source' movement; global ethics and the Internet.
Editorial introductions to each of the sections outline key issues and concepts in the field. The book is further enriched by a variety of classroom-tested case studies and study questions, as well as lists of useful websites and readings.
Topics covered include the history of computer ethics; the social context of computing; methods of ethical analysis; professional responsibility and codes of ethics; computer security, risks, and liabilities; computer crime, viruses, and hacking; data protection and privacy; intellectual property and the 'open source' movement; global ethics and the Internet.
Editorial introductions to each of the sections outline key issues and concepts in the field. The book is further enriched by a variety of classroom-tested case studies and study questions, as well as lists of useful websites and readings.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Blackwell Publishers
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
students and general readers interested in applied ethics, business ethics, and the philosophy of computing and technology
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85554-844-2 (9781855548442)
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Terrell Ward Bynum | Simon Rogerson
Computer Ethics and Professional Responsibility
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07/2003
1st Edition
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Persons
Terrell Ward Bynum is Director of the Research Center on Computing - Society at Southern Connecticut State University. For 25 years, he was editor-in-chief of the scholarly journal Metaphilosophy. Among his many publications, he is co-editor, with James H. Moor, of The Digital Phoenix: How Computers are Changing Philosophy (Blackwell, 1998) and CyberPhilosophy: The Intersection of Philosophy and Computing (Blackwell, 2002).
Simon Rogerson is Director of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility and Professor of Computer Ethics at De Montfort University. He is a co-editor of the scholarly journal Information, Communication and Ethics in Society. Among other publications, he is the author of Ethical Aspects of Information Technology: Issues for Senior Executives (1998) and a co-author of Strategic Management Support Systems (1996).
De Montfort University, Southern Connecticut State University
Simon Rogerson is Director of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility and Professor of Computer Ethics at De Montfort University. He is a co-editor of the scholarly journal Information, Communication and Ethics in Society. Among other publications, he is the author of Ethical Aspects of Information Technology: Issues for Senior Executives (1998) and a co-author of Strategic Management Support Systems (1996).
De Montfort University, Southern Connecticut State University