CIT 41000
IT Ethics and Leadership
IT Ethics and Leadership
Description
This course provides participants with ability to understand and analyze ethical and leadership issues in a highly dynamic IT environment. Participants also learn about legal, management, moral, and social issues of IT in a global society. It supports the growing need to sensitize individuals concerning ethical utilization of information technology.
Textbook
Tavani, Ethics Technology, Wiley, 2007, 0471998036
Depree, Leadership is an Art, Dell, 2004, 0385512465
Course Outcomes
- Gain a heightened ethical awareness as a computer professional (CIT 5)
- Develop critical thinking skills concerning ethical analysis (CIT 5, 7)
- Refine communication skills concerning ethical analysis (CIT 6, 7)
- Develop responsible social behavior as a computer professional (CIT 4, 5, 7)
- Conduct a critical analysis of observed leaders and their leadership styles (CIT 6, 7)
CIT Program Outcomes (What are these?)
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Principles of Undergraduate Learning (What are Principles of Undergraduate Learning?)
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Topics
- Acquisition Issues
- Access Issues
- Computers, Ethics, and Leadership
- Ethical Analysis
- Leadership Issues
- Liability, Safety, and Reliability Issues
- Ownership and Intellectual Property Issues
- Security and Crime Issues
- Social Issues
- Stewardship Issues
Assessment
- Ethics Report One
- Ethics Report Two
- Personal Code of Ethics or PEDE
- Leadership Report
- Exams and Quizzes
- Class Participation and Group Work
- Completion of Class Preparation Assignments
