Ethical Problems in the Practice of Information Technology I47002

Course content:

1. Normative systems and their function in the society.
2. Philosophy and ethics -basic terminological dispositions.
3. Principal conceptions of normative ethics.
4. Selected problems of professional deontology: the function of professional ethics' norms; codes of professional.
5. The computer scientist's profession as a 'liberal profession' belongs to the group of so called 'information professions'; the principal values required in the execution of this.
6. Computer and information ethics - a discussion about conceptual issues; moral standards while executing computer scientist's profession.
7. Moral norms and legal norms: code of ethics or Internet law? (the protection of users' rights; copyright; civil and legal protection of computer software, e-mail account protection, spam protection; the right of privacy and Internet; the legal-penal protection -cybercrime).
8. Credit.

Learning outcomes:

(in Polish) Rodzaj przedmiotu

(in Polish) Obowiązkowy

Course coordinators

Anetta Breczko

Bibliography

a) basic references:
1. Beczko A. Prawo i moralność. W teorii i praktyce. Wczoraj i dziś, Białystok 2004
2. Kmiecik A., Metodologiczny aspekt konstrukcji etyki technologii informacyjnej, (w:) Kalka K., Papuziński A., Etyka wobec współczesnych dylematów, Bydgoszcz 2006
b) supplementary references:
1. Adamski A., Prawo karne komputerowe, Warszawa 2000
2. Barta J. (red.), Prawo autorskie, Warszawa 2003
3. Barta J., Markiewicz R., Internet a prawo, Kraków 1998
4. Sobczak J. Prawa autorskie i prawa pokrewne, Warszawa 2000