| New course | Undergraduate |
| First term offered : Fall 2012 | ||
| Course Prefix&Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| CS 340W | Computer Ethics & Law | 3 - |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Computer Ethics&Law |
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Catalog Description: Acquaint students with the contemporary or possible future moral problem that arise due to computerization. Give students a deeper understanding of the nature of morality or the nature of society. Help students understand the relationship between deep human needs, socioeconomic institutions, and technology. Prerequisites: CS 160 or Junior standing. |
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Course Goal and Objectives: To examine many instances where technology has become integrated into daily life and to then evaluate the changes, for good or bad. |
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Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): A writing intensive course to be offered by the computer science division. |
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Faculty and facilities needed: No more than current. |
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Brief Course outline: Assignments: 35%-- there will be 8 weekly group presentations regarding the ethical/technology topic of the week, there will then be an informal op ed piece assigned to each individual student. Required length of informal papers, 4 pages. There will be two "polished" papers required for the course, the MidTerm:35% and the Final : 30 % |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | John Rector | Approved | October 02 2012 |
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Comments: No dept chair |
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| 2 - Division | David Olson | Approved | October 09 2012 |
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Comments: No division chair |
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| 3 - Division Curriculum | John Marsaglia | Approved | October 12 2012 |
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Comments: No division curriculum chair |
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