Ethics for the Information Age: United States Edition - Softcover

Quinn, Michael J.

 
9780321536853: Ethics for the Information Age: United States Edition

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In an era where information technology changes constantly, a thoughtful response to these rapid changes requires a basic understanding of IT history, an awareness of current issues, and a familiarity with ethics. Ethics for the Information Age provides an overview of ethical theories and problems encountered by computer professionals in today’s environment. By presenting provocative issues such as social networking, government surveillance, and intellectual property from all points of view, this market-leading text challenges students to think critically and draw their own conclusions, which ultimately prepares them to become responsible, ethical users of future technologies.

This book is appropriate for any standalone “computers and society” or “computer ethics” course offered by a computer science, business, or philosophy department.

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Michael J. Quinn is the author of the first two editions of Ethics for the Information Age. He is a professor of computer science at Oregon State University where he teaches Social and Ethical Issues in Computer Science among other computer science courses. For Fall 2007, he’ll be leaving Oregon State University and taking on the role of Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at Seattle University. He did his graduate work at University of Wisconsin–Madison and received his PhD at Washington State University.

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ISBN 10:  0321549368 ISBN 13:  9780321549365
Verlag: Pearson, 2008
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