0509-217 - Ethics in the Information Age

Institution:

Rochester Institute of Technology

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Description:

Technological advances in creating, storing, sending, and monitoring information have created new ways in which ethical problems can arise. We explore ethical issues such as privacy, the commoditization of data, hacking, ownership of images and Web pages, and the status of the Web as a public good or corporate creation. A wide variety of ethical issues is introduced, and students begin to learn how to fashion solutions both for private ethical problems and matters of public interest. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered quarterly)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rit.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 475-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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