1. CS 2315 review

2. Announcements Final exam: meet in classroom, then go to lab 2 parts.
First part will be closed book.
Second part will be open book.
Only textbook allowed. If you are going to be using an electronic copy of the book, let me know.
You must download the book onto the computer or your tablet to use it.
You may not use your phone at any time, including to look at the book.

3. Topics covered -- Ethics
Why ethics, what are ethics
Rule U, Act U, Kantianism, Social Contract, Virtue Ethics
Divine Command, Ethical Egotism, Subjective Relativism, Cultural Relativism
What is wrong with these?
Why computer ethics
Conceptual muddles
Policy vacuums

4. Ethical Frameworks Deontological vs. Consequentialist
Kantian Categorical Imperatives
What are they?
Utilitarianism
Currency of utilitarianism
Rule Utilitarianism
Formulating a suitable rule
Social contract theory
John Rawls’ theory of justice
Rights and the law
Game theory in social interactions
Virtue ethics
Identifying virtues and ethics

5. Topics covered Computer Networks Intellectual Property
, Spam
Censorship
Addiction to internet
P2P networks, packet and circuit switching
Ethics of facilitating copyright violations
Is the internet a utility
Intellectual Property
How is IP different from other property?
Ethics of IP laws and IP protection
Different kinds of IP protection
Patents, trade secrets, DRM, copyright
Napster, P2P networks
Ethics of copying copyrighted works

6. Privacy Privacy a prudential right Changing expectations of privacy
DNA sequencing
Government intrusion into private affairs
Ethics of government actions
Data gathering
Privacy vs. security

7. Computer and Network Security
Authentication, Encryption, Non-repudiation
Cyber attacks
Hacking, Pfishing
Cyber warfare
Ethical issues
Worms, viruses
Ethics of weakening security
RSA security
Key exchange
Web security

8. Computer Reliability Fault sources in software and impact of faults
Who is responsible for maintaining reliability, and who is liable for impacts?
Ethics
Self-driving cars, and other automation
Voting electronically

9. Professional Ethics Expectations and duties of a computer professional
Clauses in code of ethics
Case study analysis based on clauses
Read over the clauses

10. Work and wealth Effects of computers on jobs
Automation and job replacement
New industries and jobs
Old jobs going away
Jobs going overseas
Increasing divide between rich and poor
Digital divide

11. Writing and presenting
Writing a paper in sections
Abstract, conclusion, analysis, etc.
Thesis statements
Class discussions on contemporary topics
Making coherent arguments based on logic
Researching a topic in depth and presenting the results
Making a PPT presentation or video.

12. Ethical analysis
How to step outside your own feelings and analyze a problem
See the pros and cons of every issue
Learn to quantify good and bad for comparison
Separate out the arguments used in the analysis using different ethical frameworks