Ethics for Computing

Lecturer:

Vladimír Slámečka (gar.)

Tutor:

Vladimír Slámečka (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Economics, Management and Humanities

Synopsis:

This subject with ethical, juridical, social and psychological issues of computing and their impact on individual and society.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction into the problematic.

2. Cybernetics - new phenomena of philosophy.

3. History of computing.

4. Social implications of computing.

5. Methods and tools of ethical analysis.

6. Ethical basis for computing.

7. Risks and liabilities of computer-based systems.

8. Intellectual property, its ethics and copyrights.

9. Protection of privacy and civil liberty in cyberspace.

10. Computer crime.

11. Modern techniques in human communication.

12. Impacts of computing on psychic and behavior.

13. Ethics of scientific and research work and its implications.

14. Economic issues in computing.

Study Objective:

Study materials:

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue	roomZ2:B1-231 Slámečka V. 09:15–10:45 (parallel nr.101) Zikova ulice Ucebna K316
Fri
Thu
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Computer Science, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2009 and 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Computer engineering, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2009 and 2010, in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Software Engineering, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2009 and 2010, in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Web and Multimediac, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2009 and 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Information Systems and Management, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2009 and 2010, in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Information Technology, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2009 and 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Computer Technology- structured studies (compulsory course)
• Economics and Management of Power Engineering- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Economics and Management in Electrical Engineering- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Informatics, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2009 and 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Branch Software Engineering, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Master Branch Web Engineering - Version for Students who Enrolled in 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Computer Security, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Design of Digital Systems, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Computer Systems and Networks, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Branch System Programming, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Branch System Programming, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Knowledge Engineering, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Branch Web and Software Engineering, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Master Informatics, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Master Informatics, Presented in Czech, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2011 (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Branch Web and Software Engineering, Presented in Czech, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2011 (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Branch Web and Software Engineering, Presented in Czech, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2011 (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Web and Software Engineering, Presented in Czech, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2011 (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Knowledge Engineering, Presented in Czech, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2011 (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Computer Security, Presented in Czech, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2011 (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Design of Digital Systems, Presented in Czech, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2011 (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Computer Systems and Networks, Presented in Czech, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2011 (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Branch System Programming, Presented in Czech, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2011 (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Branch Computer Science, Presented in Czech, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2011 (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Informatics (Bachelor)- Version for those who Enrolled in 2011 and 2012 (in Czech) (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Information Systems and Management - Version for those who Enrolled in 2011 and 2012 (in Czech) (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Information Technology- Version for those who Enrolled in 2011 and 2012 (in Czech) (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Computer Engineering, Version for those who Enrolled in 2011 and 2012, in Czech (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Software Engineering- Version for those who Enrolled in 2011 and 2012 (in Czech) (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Computer Science - Version for those who Enrolled in 2011 and 2012 (in Czech) (compulsory elective humanities course)
• Web and Multimedia- Version for those who Enrolled in 2011 and 2012 (in Czech) (compulsory elective humanities course)