Mandatory course of the first year of the Master in Computer Science and Engineering where several ethical, social and professional issues of the information age are presented and discussed.

Knowledge:

- Impact of communications and information technologies in the society

- Ethics and applied ethics related to the aspects of design, build, deployment and usage of modern communication and information systems

Application:

- Analysis of controversies and ethical impacts of communication and information technology

- Awareness on the social implications of technology

Soft Skills:

- learn how to research social sciences subjects

- oral and written presentation skills

Introduction - an overview of the evolution of digital technology and of the social impact of technology

Morals, ethics and the law

The impact of digital communications on privacy and human interaction

Security and privacy, computer hacking, cybercrime

Intelectual property and plagiarism

Privacy and protection of individual data

The impact of the digital in the society – highlights: Internet and AI

Social networks and their social impact

Professional Ethics

Michael J. Quinn, “Ethics for the Information Age,” Pearson, 8th Edition, 2020

Each theme will be covered with more references; the appropriate place to find them is the online documentation of the course.

Not applicable.