Legal & Ethical Issues in IT - Certificate Class

IT 485 Legal & Ethical Issues in IT
Certificate Program

Course Description and Prerequisites:

Program Description Current legal issues in information technology are addressed including elements of contracting, payment systems and digital signatures, privacy concerns, intellectual property, business torts and criminal liability including hacking, computer trespass and fraud. Examination of ethical issues including privacy, system abuse, and ethical practices in information technology equip students to make sound ethical choices and resolve legal and moral issues that arise in information technology

Course Objectives

This course aims to provide students with a solid understanding of legal and ethical issues encountered in the field of information technology and more generally in management. It will provide students with the foundational knowledge such as historical context and terminology to support deeper exploration of the issues facing IT practitioners and managers in the 21st-century. Case studies and current events will be used to support theory with practice.

Key topics:

Describe using appropriate terminology legal and ethical issues relevant to information technology and management.
Analyze the potential legal and ethical pitfalls associated with advancing technology.
Explore the evolving legal and ethical challenges posed by web-based communication and commerce.
Examine the issues of privacy and security in cyberspace.
Discuss how to obtain, retain, and challenge legal ownership of intellectual property.
Discuss crime in the 21st-century cybercrime, identity theft, etc.
Explore relevant social issues including the digital divide and management responsibilities in the workplace.
Discuss ethical and legal gray areas such as freedom of speech vs. SPAM, etc.
Analyze the challenges of identifying responsibility and liability in our ever-expanding world where society is becoming increasingly dependent on ad hoc IT systems.
Explore the legal and ethical implications of virtual worlds, artificial intelligence, robotics, bio-informatics, cloning, etc.

Instructor	Dennis Hood
Credit	4.5 CEU

Legal & Ethical Issues in IT

Information & Registration:
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