CBR 204 Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing

3 Credits

This course explores a variety of ethical and legal issues facing today’s computing environments. Existing and future legal infrastructures such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Telecommunications Decency Act, the General Data Protection Regulation (EU), and emerging technologies for the management of digital rights will be explored. In addition, students will learn the impact that criminal activities such as computer fraud and abuse, desktop forgery, embezzlement, child pornography, computer trespass, and computer piracy have on individuals and corporations. Students are made fully aware of the ethical commitment and moral behavior required by the profession and the penalties for criminal conduct.