Legal and Ethical Aspects of Computing

The course focuses on issues that involve computer impact on society and related concerns. The students will be taught issues on: Transitional data flow; copyright protection; Information as a source of economic power; rights to access computer systems; computer crime; data privacy; estab- lishing national priorities in the technical and social aspects of computing; current and anticipated uses of computer prediction. The course will also examine and evaluate the meaning of ethics and professional conduct including the protection of personal ethical concerns.  The students will also be exposed to the status of the regulation and emerging markets.