Description

Ethics in ICT – An Australian perspective has been written for students studying the Ethics of Information and Computer Technology (ICT) and explores how the potential consequences of our actions can affect user communities. It addresses the topics of ethics, social implications, professional practice and interpersonal communications outlined in the Australian Computer Society (ACS) guidelines for professional accreditation of ICT courses. The authors of this wholly Australian text encourage students preparing for a career in the exciting and ever-changing ICT industry to consider ethical issues and social responsibility.

Features

• Examines the ethical and social issues associated with the Australian IT industry
• Contains background, history, facts and tools to analyse options that help the student think through possible actions and their implications
• Addresses the Australian Computer Society (ACS) accreditation guidelines for professional accreditation of ICT courses
• Experts in ICT from all over Australia have contributed chapters on computer crime, Australian law, professionalism, privacy, the Internet and intellectual property
• Pedagogical features include:
  • case studies
  • learning objectives
  • questions
  • student activities, including pre-tutorial work; in-class activities; post-tutorial work
  • summaries
    

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Contributors
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The study of ethics
• 3. The law and legal framework
• 4. Privacy
• 5. Cyberspace
• 6. Computer crime
• 7. Systems reliability
• 8. Computer law, ethics and intellectual property
• 9. Employment and work
• 10. Computers and society
• 11. Professional ethics and responsibilities
• 12. Communication skills
• Appendix A: Australian Computer Society Code of Ethics
• Appendix B: Introduction to the ACS Code of Professional Conduct and Professional Practice
• Appendix C: ACM Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice
• Index