LAS 204Technology, Ethics, and the Global Society

This course covers 3 cr load from the following 1 cr modules: 204A: Technology This module examines the impact of social media within global societal contexts. Topics include the impact of social media on individualism, collectivism and culture, and personal identity. Other topics include digital divide across class, gender, countries, and ethnic groups as well as privacy and civil liberties. 204B: Ethics, the Internet, and Social Media This module discusses ethical and decision-making theories, such as consequentialism, duty ethics, virtue ethics, moral assumptions and values. 204C: Professional Ethics This module discusses professionalism, fiduciary responsibility, and mentoring. Topics include accountability, responsibility and liability, software piracy, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks, legal foundations for intellectual property protection, plagiarism, professional certification, codes of ethics, conduct, and practice. Module includes case studies from various disciplines.