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Republic of the Philippines

TAGUIG CITY UNIVERSITY Gen., Santos Ave., Central Bicutan Taguig City Philippines

COLLEGE OF EGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE

COURSE SYLLABUS IN I.T PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND VALUES

I. COURSE CODE : CS 4121

II. COURSE TITLE : I.T Professional Ethics and Values

Prerequisite : none Credit units : 3 Total hours : 54 hours

III. COURSE DESCRIPTION

IT Professional Ethics and Values fills a void of practical business information for business and I.T. professional and provides a little

practical advice and the people primarily responsible for addressing ethical issues in workplace. The course introduces ethics and ethical

theories; provides discussions on the ethical dilemmas and issues facing IT practitioners. An appreciation and discussion of the Code of

Ethics of I. T. Professionals; cybercrimes and appropriate Philippine Laws are also included.

MELJUN CORTES, MBA,MPA,MSCS

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. IV. GENERAL OBJECTIVES

At the end of the semester students should be able to:

Cognitive

1. Know the concepts of the Information ethics 2. Know how todifferentiate the ethical dilemma/issues in the cyber world. 3. Demonstrate and understand and appreciate the meaning of ethics, values and attitudes

Affective

1. Appreciate and internalize the code of conduct of an I. T. Professional 2. Cooperate for individual and group exercises 3. Contribute ideas in doing activities 4. Accept equal distribution of tasks seatwork’s in solving a certain problem.

Psycho – motor

1. Use MS PowerPoint in reporting/demonstrating subject matter. 2. Use internet or any advance technological tools which the teacher prefers to do a certain case study

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V. COURSE CONTENT/COVERAGE

TIME FRAME CONTENT

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES/COMPETENCIES Within the given period the students are

expected to

STRATEGIES/ METHODOLOGY/

ACTIVITIES

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS/ TOOLS &

EQUIPMENT

LERARNING OUTCOMES (Skills Developed/Value

Focus) EVALUATION/ ASSESSMENT

Week 1

3

Hours/Sessi

on

Class Orientation:

- (Familiarization &

Internalization of

Vision, Mission,

Philosophy & Goals of

TCU)

- Discuss the Grading

Systems

To orient the student

policy regulation of

the school.

To familiarize the

different components

for the basis of the

grades.

- Orientation

Chalk

-Chalkboard

-Computers/Audio

Visual Aid

1. self-

determination

2. Decision making

3. Analysis

4. awareness

1. oral- recitation

2. exercises &Activities

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TIME FRAME CONTENT

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES/COMPETENCIES Within the given period the students are expected to

STRATEGIES/ METHODOLOGY/ ACTIVITIES

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS/

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

LERARNING OUTCOMES (Skills Developed/Value Focus)

EVALUATION/ ASSESSMENT

Week 2 & 3

1 Hour

Lecture & 2

Hours Lab

Module 1: An

Overview of Ethics

Definition of

Ethics

The Importance

of Integrity

Ethics in the

Business World

Why

Fostering

Good

Business

Ethics is

Important

Improving

Corporate

Ethics

When Good

To define ethics.

To identify the

importance of integrity.

To identify the difference

of the ethics in the

business world.

Class Discussion

-Consultation

-Peer tutoring

-Advance

assignment/Take-

home study

Chalk

-Chalkboard

-Computers/Audio

Visual Aid

-Slide Presentation

-Text Materials

1. self-

determination

2. Decision making

3. Analysis

4. awareness

1. quizzes

2. oral-recitation

3. exercises

4. Group activities

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Ethics

Result in

Short Term

Losses

Creating an

Ethical

Work

Environme

nt

Ethical

Decision-

making

Week 4 & 5

1 Hour

Lecture & 2

Hours Lab.

Module 2: Ethics for IT

Professionals and IT

Users

IT Professionals

Definition

of IT

Professiona

l

Professional

Relationshi

To define the IT

Professionals.

To identify the Ethical

Behavior of IT

Professionals

Class Discussion

-Consultation

-Peer tutoring

-Advance

assignment/Take-

home study

Chalk

-Chalkboard

-Computers/Audio

Visual Aid

-Slide Presentation

-Text Materials

1. self-

determination

2. Decision making

3. Analysis

4. awareness

1. quizzes

2. oral-recitation

3. exercises

4. Group activities

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ps that

must be

Managed

The Ethical

Behavior of IT

Professionals

Professional

Code of

Ethics

Professional

Organizati

ons

Certification

IT Users

IT Users and

Common

Ethical

Issues

Supporting

the Ethical

Practices of

IT Users

Module 3: Computer

To identify the IT

Security Incidents.

Class Discussion Chalk 1. self-

determination

1. quizzes

2. oral-recitation

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Week 6 & 7

1 Hour

Lecture & 2

Hours Lab.

and Internet Crime

IT Security

Incidents: A

Worsening

Problem

Types of

Attacks

Perpetrator

Types

Reducing

Vulnerabilities

Risk

Assessmen

t

Establish A

Security

Policy

Educate

Employees,

Contractor

s and Part-

Time

Workers

Prevention

To identify how to

reduce vulnerabilities.

-Consultation

-Peer tutoring

-Advance

assignment/Take-

home study

-Chalkboard

-Computers/Audio

Visual Aid

-Slide Presentation

-Text Materials

2. Decision making

3. Analysis

4. awareness

3. exercises

4. Group activities

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Detection

Response

Week 8

MID-TERM

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Week 9 & 10

1 Hour

Lecture & 2

Hours Lab

Module 4: Privacy

Privacy

Protection and

The Law

The Right of

Privacy

Recent

History of

Privacy

Protection

Key Privacy and

Anonymity

Issues

Data

Encryption

Key Privacy and

Anonymity

Issues

To define the privacy

To enumerate different

privacy protection and

the law.

To define the advance

surveillance

technology.

Class Discussion

-Consultation

-Peer tutoring

-Advance

assignment/Take-

home study

Chalk

-Chalkboard

-Computers/Audio

Visual Aid

-Slide Presentation

-Text Materials

1. self-

determination

2. Decision making

3. Analysis

4. Awareness

1. quizzes

2. oral-recitation

3. exercises

4. Group activities

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Consumer

Profiling

Treating

Customer

Data

Responsibl

y

Workplace

Monitoring

Spamming

Carnivore

Advance Surveillance

Technology

Week 11 &

12

1 Hour

Lecture & 2

Hours Lab.

Module 5: Freedom of

Expression

First

Amendment

Rights

Obscene

Speech

Defamatio

n

Key Freedom of

To define the freedom of

expression.

To describe the first

amendment rights.

To enumerate the cause

of pornography.

Class Discussion

-Consultation

-Peer tutoring

-Advance

assignment/Take-

home study

Chalk

-Chalkboard

-Computers/Audio

Visual Aid

-Slide Presentation

-Text Materials

1. self-

determination

2. Decision making

3. Analysis

4. awareness

1. quizzes

2. oral-recitation

3. exercises

4. Group activities

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Expression

Issues

Controlling

Access to

Informatio

n to the

Internet

Anonymity

Defamatio

n and Hate

Speech

Pornography

Week 13 &

14

1 Hour

Lecture & 2

Hours Lab.

Module 7: Intellectual

Property

What is

Intellectual

Property?

Copyrights

Patents

Trade

Secret

Laws

Key Intellectual

To define the intellectual

property.

To define the

cybersquatting

Class Discussion

-Consultation

-Peer tutoring

-Advance

assignment/Take-

home study

Chalk

-Chalkboard

-Computers/Audio

Visual Aid

-Slide Presentation

-Text Materials

1. self-

determination

2. Decision making

3. Analysis

4. awareness

1. quizzes

2. oral-recitation

3. exercises

4. Group activities

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Property Issues

Reverse

Engineerin

g

Uniform

Computer

Informatio

n

Transaction

s Act

(UCITA)

Competitiv

e

Intelligence

Cybersquatting

Week 15 &

16

1 Hour

Lecture & 2

Hours Lab.

Module 8: Software

Development

Strategies to

Engineer

Quality

Software

The

Importance

To define the software

development.

To enumerate the

different strategies to

engineer quality

software.

Class Discussion

-Consultation

-Peer tutoring

-Advance

assignment/Take-

home study

Chalk

-Chalkboard

-Computers/Audio

Visual Aid

-Slide Presentation

-Text Materials

1. self-

determination

2. Decision making

3. Analysis

4. awareness

1. quizzes

2. oral-recitation

3. exercises

4. Group activities

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of Software

Quality

Software

Developme

nt Process

Capability

Maturity

Model for

Software

Key Issues

Developme

nt of

Safety-

Critical

Systems

Quality Management

Standards

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Week 17

1 Hour

Lecture & 2

Hours Lab

Module9:

Employer/Employee

Issues

Use of Non-

Traditional

Workers

Contingent

Workers

H-1B

Workers

Offshore

Outsourcin

g

Whistle Blowing

Protection

for Whistle

Blowers

Dealing

with a

Whistle

To identify the use of

non-traditional

workers.

To define the

whistleblowing.

-Class Discussion

-Consultation

-Peer tutoring

-Advance

assignment/Take-home

study

Chalk

-Chalkboard

-Computers/Audio

Visual Aid

-Slide Presentation

-Text Materials

1. self-

determination

2. Decision making

3. Analysis

4. awareness

1. quizzes 2. oral-recitation 3. exercises 4. Group activities

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100%

Blowing

Situation

Week 18

FINAL-TERM

Total: 54

Hours

GRADING SYSTEM

LECTURE

Attendance------------------------------10%

Quizzes-----------------------------------15%

Assignment/Seatwork----------------10%

Activity------------------------------------15%

Project------------------------------------15%

Major Exam-----------------------------35%

100%

Final Grade Computation

Midterm - ----------------------------- -50%

Final ------------------------------- -50%

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TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCES

1. Principle of Ethics in Information Technology by George Reynolds / Philippine Edition .

2. Langford, D. (1995) Practical Computer Ethics, London: McGraw Hill.

3. Spinello, R.A. (1995) Ethical Aspects of Information Technology, Prentice Hall.

4. Tavani, H.T. (2001) The State of Computer Ethics as a Philosophical Field of Inquiry: Some

Contemporary Perspectives, Future

Projections, and Current Resources,

Ethics and Information Technology, 3, 2,

97-108.

Endorsed by:

Prepared & Noted by: GRACELYN T. CONDEZ CS, Coordinator/Instructor

Approved/Disapproved:

DR. OFELIA M. CARAGUE VP for Academic Affairs

Endorsed by: DR. VISITACION B. CRISOSTOMO Dean, CETCS

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