Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Computer Science and Mathematics

Learning Methods

Lecture
Seminar
Workshop

Module Offerings

5101COMP-JAN-CTY

Aims

To examine the legal, social, ethical and professional issues that are associated with working in the computing industry

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Cyberethics Technology and crime The legal system in the UK and abroad Intellectual property rights and protection mechanisms Surveillance and automated tracking technologies Privacy and censorship Trustworthy software Risk in IT projects
Module Overview:
To examine the legal, social, ethical and professional issues that are associated with working in the computing industry This module provides further insight into the developing role of the student becoming a computing professional. Students will be encouraged to become student members of appropriate professional bodies for the computing industry (e.g. ACM, IEEE or BCS) as part of their development.
Additional Information:This module provides further insight into the developing role of the student becoming a computing professional. Students will be encouraged to become student members of appropriate professional bodies for the computing industry (e.g. ACM, IEEE or BCS) as part of their development.

Assessments

Centralised Exam