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Ethics for the information age / Michael J. Quinn.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : Addision-Wesley Publishing Company, c2011Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xxiii, 519 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780132133876
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 76.9.M65 .Q56 2011
Contents:
Catalysts for change -- Introduction to ethics -- Networked communications -- Intellectual property -- Privacy -- Computer and network security -- Computer reliability -- Professional ethics -- Work and wealth.
Summary: 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 is unique in its balanced coverage of ethical theories used to analyze 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Catalysts for change -- Introduction to ethics -- Networked communications -- Intellectual property -- Privacy -- Computer and network security -- Computer reliability -- Professional ethics -- Work and wealth.

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 is unique in its balanced coverage of ethical theories used to analyze 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.

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