This textbook presents an overview of the critically important ethical and legal issues that arise in the computing field and provides a professional perspective from software engineering. The author gained exposure to these aspects of computing while working as a software engineer at Motorola in Ireland, where he coordinated the patent programme and worked with several software suppliers.
Topics and features:
- Presents a broad overview of ethics and the law
- Includes key learning topics, summaries, and review questions in each chapter, together with a useful glossary
- Discusses the professional responsibility of computer professionals
- Explores ethics in various civilisations and religious traditions
- Discusses ethical software engineering and ethical outsourcing
- Considers what is fair and ethical in data science
- Describes ethical challenges that arise in social media and the AI field
- Reviews intellectual property including patents, copyright and trademarks
This practical and easy-to-follow textbook/reference is ideal for computer science students seeking to understand legal and ethical aspects of computing. The text also serves as a concise self-study primer for software engineers and software managers.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9783031526633
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-3-031-52663-3
- Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
- Erscheinungstermin: 24.03.2024
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 2024
- Serie: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 435 g
- Seiten: 257
- Format (B x H x T): 155 x 235 x 16 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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- EDV & Informatik: Ausbildung & Berufe
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- Philosophie
- Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung
- Wissenschaftsethik, Technikethik
- Mathematik | Informatik
- EDV | Informatik
- EDV & Informatik Allgemein
- EDV & Informatik: Ausbildung & Berufe
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften
- Betriebswirtschaft
- Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility
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- Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung
- Wirtschaftsethik, Unternehmensethik
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften
- Betriebswirtschaft
- Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility
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