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For major students in CSC (B.S.) and CTC (B.A.), this course double-counts as
the General Education Area B5 Integrative Studies in the Natural
Sciences requirement (3 units).
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Last revised August 27, 2023
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NOTICE:
Except for tests and final, Canvas will
NOT be used in this course. Blackboard will NOT be used at all.
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Course Description
Graduate Teaching Assistant: TBA
Section 40: TuTh 7:00 - 8:15 PM via Zoom
Section 41: MoWe 11:30 - 12:45 PM via Zoom
Office
hours - virtual, via Zoom (click here for instructions), subject
to change:
August 28 - December 8, 2023, excluding holidays
Obligatory texts:
 Baase,
S.: A Gift of Fire: Social,
Legal, and Ethical Issues for
Computers and the Internet, (4th ed. is required; the students may
use 3rd edition, instead, at their own risk), Prentice Hall, 2012,
and
Additional
reading
will
be
assigned
in class.
Prerequisites:
CSC101, or CSC111, or CSC115, or CSC 121, or CIS
270, or consent of instructor.
Prerequisites by topic: Familiarity with programming or IT.
Course
description
This interdisciplinary course covers ethical,
legal, psychological,
economic, political, societal, and theoretical implications and
limitations of the uses of digital computers. It focuses primarily on integration of students’
knowledge within these diverse areas.
Goals
To
provide introduction to and exposition of complex societal issues
related to and/or caused by computers and their rapid proliferation,
with particular emphasis on ethical, legal, psychological,
economic, political, and theoretical implications and
limitations of the
uses of digital computers, the Internet, and computer-based information
technology.
Expected
Outcomes
Upon
completion of this course, the student will have a general
understanding of complex societal issues related to and/or caused by
computers and their rapid proliferation. The student will acquire a
basic knowledge of legal and ethical principles and codes that apply to
these issues, will recognize professional responsibilities, and make
informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical
principles. Moreover, the student will acquire ability to research,
analyze, and criticize positions and opinions about these issues. The
knowledge learned in this course is supposed to provide a guidance in
student's future professional endeavors. Other particular objectives
are listed in the textbook at the beginning of each covered chapter (see
Syllabus).
Attendance
Class
attendance
is
obligatory and will be recorded. Those absent, disruptive, inappropriately
behaving (in or outside classroom or during office hours), or
late may lose credit for presence and conduct and miss assignments. It is
student's sole
responsibility to find out what was covered and assigned during the
classes he/she missed. During Zoom class meetings, a web camera showing live video of student's face is required.
Tests
and
Examination
Each
covered chapter will conclude with a multiple-choice test. The date of
each test will be announced one class in advance, so be prepared.
The
comprehensive
final
examination
(multiple-choice)
will
cover
the material discussed
in class and assigned readings.
Each test and final will be given via Canvas posted for this course in section Modules.
During tests and final examinations via Canvas, a web camera showing live video of student's face is required.
Credits
Tests:
40%
Final:
50%
Grading
The following
are the minimal requirements for any given letter grade.
A :
90%
A-
:
85%
B+ :
80%
B :
75%
B-
:
70%
C+ :
65%
C :
60%
C-
:
55%
D+ :
50%
D :
45%
F :
0%
Make-up policy
No make-ups will be given.
ADA statement
Students
with disabilities, who believe they may need an academic adjustment in
this class, are encouraged to contact Disabled Student Services as soon
as possible to better ensure receipt of timely adjustments. Additionally, those entitled to special accommodations need to contact professor at their earliest convenience in order to make any arrangements for the said accommodations.
Classroom decorum and conduct
Student behavior in class is expected to be respectful and appropriate
and not disruptive to the learning environment.
Inappropriate
or disruptive behavior includes, but is not limited to, coming
to class late, leaving class early, talking to other students or
walking in front of the classroom while the professor is lecturing,
talking on cell phones, texting or using Skype during class, being rude
and disrespectful to the instructor or fellow students (in or outside classroom or during office hours), reading
non-class materials (newspaper, magazines, etc. on line or hard copy)
while in class and sleeping.
Moreover, inappropriate or disruptive behavior during Zoom meetings
includes, but is not limited to: talking without permission, producing
any kind of noise while professor is lecturing, displaying (sharing)
any information other than video of the student, student's name or
picture, without permission of the professor, producing any marks on
screens, slides, and videos shared by the professor, and using the
meeting to distribute any kind of information to other students.
Those behaving inappropriately or disruptively may lose credit for presence and conduct.Academic
Integrity
Students
are
reminded
of
the
university
policy
with regard to scholastic honesty. In this class,
submission for credit of any assignment, program, test, or examination
that is
not the student's original work or contains portions of someone else's
work without being clearly and specifically identified as such, as well
as cheating on tests or examination, are violations that will
automatically yield zero credit for the submitted work and - at the discretion of professor - may also
result in an F grade in
the course or in university disciplinary action, or both.
CSUDH
Academic Inegrity policies are listed in the Catalog. You are supposed
to know what they are, including definitions of cheating, plagiarism,
and dishonesty. A link below has been provided for your conveninece:
https://www.csudh.edu/student-conduct/academic-integrity/
Here is a
link
to
additional
materials
on plagiarism. I strongly recommend that
you
familiarize yourself with this as well.
Student
Academic
Appeals
Process
Authority
and responsibility for assigning grades to students rests with the
faculty. A grade appeal is permitted when a student can show clear
evidence that a grade was contrary to procedures as specified in the
course syllabus, was based on prejudice, was capricious, or was the
result of computational or clerical error. The presumption is that the
grades assigned are correct until there is a clear demonstration
otherwise. The burden of proof is heavy, and it rests with the student
who is appealing.
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