Ethics for the Information Age by Michael J Quinn

Ethics for the Information Age by Michael J Quinn

Information technology has substantially affected modern life in industrialized societies. To be responsible users of information technology, students should have a basic understanding of its history, an awareness of current issues, and a familiarity with ethics. This text addresses these and all the topics of the "Social and Professional Issues" course in the 2001 Model Curricula for Computing developed by the ACM and the IEEE Computer Society. Every issue is considered from the point of view of multiple ethical theories, giving students the opportunity to think critically about the issues and draw their own conclusions. The carefully developed ethical analyses in the book help students learn how to develop a logical argument supporting a particular point of view. In the second edition, Michael Quinn has introduced new material covering the most up-to-date moral controversies surrounding information technology, including Internet addiction,MGM vs. Grokster, and the potential for China and India to reduce American dominance in the field of IT. Earlier chapters explore problems related to using an Internet-enabled computer: spam, controversial e-mail and Web sites, identity theft, and the exchange of copyrighted music over peer-to-peer networks. Later chapters focus on issues with greater impact on society as a whole, such as privacy, government surveillance, computer and network security, and computer error. All of these parts come together to give a thorough and unbiased presentation of computer ethics.

Mike Quinn has been a faculty member at Oregon State University since 1989. He was promoted to full professor in 1995 and named Interim Head of Computer Science in 1997. He served as Department Head from 1998 to 2002. Recently Mike has begun working on simulations of pedestrian movement for evacuation scenarios.

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ISBN 13	9780321373342
ISBN 10	0321373340
Title	Ethics for the Information Age
Author	Michael J Quinn
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pearson Education (US)
Year published	2005-12-05
Number of pages	400
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