BUS 270 - Cyberethics

Credits: (3)
In BUS 270 students will explore the ethical ramifications of the computer age, including the Internet, the Web, privacy, computer monitoring, intellectual property, personal information, freedom of speech, computer crime, computers in the workplace and profession ethics and responsibilities. Ethical foundations will include those of importance to the Western Christian tradition, such as Holy Scripture, Catholic Social Teaching, current documents from the Vatican and the Evangelical Ethic; professional statements such as the ACM Code of Ethics and the Software Engineering Code will also be examined. There will be heavy emphasis on specific cases and in the assessment of actions in light of the foundational ethical principles presented. Students will write a variety of formal and informal essays and a research paper.