MIS 381 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Systems

Institution:

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

Subject:

Management Information Systems

Description:

Prerequisites: MIS 315 and junior standing; for business majors only Legal and ethical issues relating to the use of information technology and systems in modern society. Topics to be covered include contracts for computer services such as sales and leasing; intellectual property areas such as software protection, licensing, copyrighting, etc.; tort and constitutional areas dealing with rights of privacy; criminal areas dealing with computer crime, and tax law issues of computer hardware/software.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umassd.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 999-8000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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