SOCIAL ISSUES (AND ETHICS) IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Ceng 1006, Spring 2015 Instructor: Dr. Enis KARAARSLAN Office: Faculty of Engineering, room: E105 Telephone: 0 252 211 1934 Web: http://akademik.mu.edu.tr/eniskaraarslan Email: [email protected] CoInstructor: Dr. Bekir AFŞAR (Responsible for the lab and the research project) Office: Faculty of Engineering, room: E106 Telephone: 0 252 211 1934 Email: [email protected] (Enroll to mail group to receive announcements: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ceng1006-2015) Course Description: This course explores issues that deal with the ethical and social implications of computer technology and Internet. Students will become familiar with issues related to professional ethics, ethical use of the Internet, privacy issues, computer crime, team work, the balance between the acceptability of risk and constraints (such as cost, scheduling, safety and quality), property rights of software, accountability and social implications of information technology and Internet. Text: Online materials will be supplied.  For announcements and supplement documents, course web page will be used: http://netseclab.mu.edu.tr/lectures/ceng1006.html http://netseclab.mu.edu.tr/lectures/ceng/ceng1006/  My blog (http://enisden.wordpress.com) has several posts about computer engineering. The ones about this course can be reached with the following link: http://enisden.wordpress.com/category/ceng/ceng-1006/  Ted videos about computer science, http://www.ted.com/search? cat=ss_all&q=computer+science Grades: Grades will be weighted as follows: 10% Class Attendance 40% Research Project 50% Final exam Attendance: Class attendance is mandatory and also will be graded. Although I do not have a rigid cut policy, I will take attendance most days, and anyone who has missed lots of classes and is doing poorly in the course should not expect much sympathy from me. If you do miss a class, it is your responsibility to make up the materials. Course Topics: Course topics are (but not limited to): Introduction to (Engineering) Ethics Privacy, anonymity Freedom of Speech, democracy Intellectual Property, plagiarism Crime, security philosophy Work life (Written/Verbal/Nonverbal) Communication Skills Team Work Evaluating and Controlling Technology Errors, Failures and Risks Professional Ethics and Responsibilities Writing and Licenses, free software Research Project Teams will be formed randomly and you will learn to work as a team member. You will learn how to prepare a report and a poster. Research topics will be announced later but previous project topics can be reached from the following address: http://enisden.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/ceng-1002-research-topics/ Lab Agenda (the dates can be modified according to the conditions) 1st Group (Team 1-6) - 2nd Group (Team 7-12) 10.3.2015 - First lab - Presentation – FB07 24, 31 March - Team meetings - Network Lab - 1st Group on 24th, 2nd on 31th 14, 21 April - 2nd Team meetings - Network Lab - 1st group on 14th, 2nd on 21th 5th May - Project Deadline 19th May – Grades Office Hours: Wed and Thursday 16:30-17:20 (and anytime with appointment) (by email) Ethics: How to avoid plagiarism, http://enisden.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/how-to-avoid-plagiarismtips-for-students/