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Course Code: 
ACM 411
Course Period: 
Autumn
Course Type: 
Area Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
6
Course Language: 
İngilizce
Course Objectives: 
To use IT for the benefit of organizations and the welfare of the society through a accountable mentality and make students honor the ethics and moral values within the internet and other digital platforms.
Course Content: 

This course covers principles of ethics and moral values, the effects of IT on employee and employer relations, internet crime, privacy issues, digital piracy, freedom of expression in internet, and human side of software development

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Simulation, 5: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Testing, B:Presentation, C: Homework, D: Project, E: Laboratory

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Students have an understanding of philosophical background of ethics

9,10

1,2,3

A

Determining the current and major problems of information society.

9,10

1,3,12

A,B

Analyzing many drawbacks of the computing techology from different points of view

1,5,9

1,2,3

A,B

Distinguishing the various ethical issues faced by IT professionals.

5,7,10

1,3

A

Understanding basics of the macro level copyright issues, piracy and crime in the internet.

1,2

1,3,12

A

Evaluating ethical side of the legal tools and practice of law in digital environments.

2,6,10

1,2

A
 
 

Course Flow

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

ETHİCS BASIC CONCEPTS & FUNDAMENTALS

  

2

IT PROFESSIONALS ETHİCS

  

3

PRIVACY & IT

  

4

NETWORK & CYBER CRIME

  

5

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS

  

6

CYBER FORENSICS & SECURITY

  

7

ETHICS OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

  

8

ETHICS IN VIRTUAL WORLDS

  

9

E-GOVERNMENT & FAIR COMPETITION

  

10

IT VS. EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER RELATIONS

  

11

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN INTERNET

  

12

ETHICS OF GAMING AND VIRTUAL GOODS

  

13

ETHICS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

  

14

ETHICS OF IT IN TURKEY

  

15

FINAL EXAM

  
 
 

Recommended Sources

Textbook

ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, (2007), 2nd ed., George Reynolds,  Thomson – Course Technology.

Additional Resources

ACM CODE OF ETHICS
 
 

Material Sharing

Documents

  

Assignments

Reflection Paper Examples
 
 

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Class Presentation

1

40

Assignment (Reflection Paper)

2

60

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 

50

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

50

Total

 

100
 

 

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses
 
 

Course’s Contribution to Program

No

Program Learning Outcomes

Contribution

1

2

3

4

5

1

Program graduate has the skills and the knowledge   to design models for scientific analyses, as required by companies.

  

X

      

2

Program graduate has the skills and the knowledge   to identify strategies for companies for their  information requirements and IT investments.

    

X

    

3

Program graduate has the skills and the knowledge  to design and implements IT strategies and systems that would align with the companies’ business strategies.

      

X

  

4

Program graduate has the skills and the knowledge  to develop and implement strategies that would be applied to the company’s new distribution channels, and if necessary be able to manage thre related IT projects.

    

X

    

5

Program graduate has the skills and the knowledge  to manage projects involving IT systems within any industry.

      

X

  

6

Program graduate has the skills and the knowledge  to design, tu use and to implement IT systems that would analyze customer data and discover valuable knowledge, which would be acted upon as a competitive advantage. 

      

X

  

7

Program graduate has the skills and the knowledge  to develop and implement IT systems that would analyze both internal and external data to resolve issues, based on  scientific and applied methods.

    

X

    

8

Program graduate has the skills and the knowledge  for implementation of ERP software, which requires requirements analysis, business process reengineering, and project team management.

X

        

9

Program graduate has the ability to anticipate the effects IT systems on users, inform the stakeholders regarding the security and privacy measures and needs, and develop required solutions to address such needs.

        

X

10

Program graduate honors the IT Professional ethics while developing solutions to IT requirements of businesses, has the knowledge of legal regulations and abides with law.

        

X
 
 

ECTS

Activities

Quantity

Duration
(Hour)

Total
Workload
(Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)

15

3

45

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

15

3

45

Class Presentation preparation

1

6

6

Class Presentation

1

1

1

Homework (Reflection Paper)

2

14

28

Final Exam study

1

15

15

Final Exam

1

3

3

Total Work Load

    

143

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

    

5.72

ECTS Credit of the Course

    

6
 
 
None
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