ECTS - Software Engineering Ethics
Software Engineering Ethics (SE450) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Software Engineering Ethics | SE450 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to introduce the theory and practice of computer and information ethics. It also covers the basics of ethical decision-making, and emphasizes group work and presentations. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Corporate responsibility, engineering responsibilities, personal rights, whistle blowing, conflicts of interest, professional autonomy, risk assessment, sustainable development, and the place and purpose of engineering codes of ethics, ethics, rules and principles in software engineering and other information systems, ethical work and ethical decis |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Ch. 1 (main text) |
| 2 | Code of ethics | Ch. 2-3, Appendix |
| 3 | Roots of Ethics | Ch. 2-3 |
| 4 | Decision making and professionalism | Ch. 3, Ch. 8 |
| 5 | Decision making and professionalism | Ch. 3, Ch. 8 |
| 6 | Computer Crime and infowar | Ch. 4-6 |
| 7 | Computer Crime and infowar | Ch. 4-6 |
| 8 | Information, Privacy and The Law | Ch. 4-7 |
| 9 | Information, Privacy and The Law | Ch. 4-7 |
| 10 | Risk, Reliability, AI, and the Future | Ch. 7 |
| 11 | e-Commerce and e-Business Ethics | Ch. 7-8 |
| 12 | e-Commerce and e-Business Ethics | Ch. 7-8 |
| 13 | Social Issues | Ch. 8 |
| 14 | Social Issues | Ch. 8 |
| 15 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
| 16 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Johnson, D. G., Computer Ethics, Prentice Hall, 2009 |
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| Other Sources | 2. Schultz, R. A., Contemporary Issues in Ethics and Information Technology, IRM Press, 2005 |
| 3. Anderson J. G., Goodman, K., Ethics and Information Technology, Springer, 2002 | |
| 4. Reynolds, G., Ethics in Information Technology, Course Technology, 2006 | |
| 5. H. Tavani, Ethics & Technology, John-Wiley, 2004 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 20 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 25 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 7 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 65 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 35 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems. | |||||
| 2 | Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches. | |||||
| 3 | An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices. | |||||
| 4 | An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements. | |||||
| 5 | Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects. | |||||
| 6 | An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain. | |||||
| 7 | An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering. | |||||
| 8 | Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies. | |||||
| 9 | An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions. | |||||
| 10 | Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 100 | ||