CSCE 390
Notes for CSCE 390,
Professional Issues in Computer Science and Engineering
D. Buell/C. Eastman
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of South Carolina
Spring 2009
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Professional Issues in Computer Science and Engineering - Notes | CSCE 390, Study notes of Computer Science
Material Type: Notes; Professor: Buell; Class: PROF ISSUES COMP SCIŊ Subject: Computer Science & Engineering; University: University of South Carolina - Columbia; Term: Spring 2009;
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CSCE 390
Notes for CSCE 390, Professional Issues in Computer Science and Engineering
D. Buell/C. Eastman
Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of South Carolina
Spring 2009
- Notes
Fundamental Assumptions
“How should I decide how to act when conflicts arise?”
is not the same as
“How should I act when conflicts arise?”
- Sometimes there is a fundamentally Right Way to Act, and you should know what that is.
- Sometimes there is no fundamentally Right Way to Act, and you should know how to analyze a situation from both sides.
- (^) Sometimes the principle is clear, but it is not clear how to act based on that principle.
- Some principles are universal, and some are specific to the world of computing.
Context: American precedents, law,
and policy
This discussion (in the United States) takes place in the context of United States civil and constitutional law and precedent.
Some issues (IP) involve international law, which can differ from U.S. law.
American precedents, law, and policy
(cont’d)
“due process”
American precedents, law, and policy
(cont’d)
- The 14th Amendment from which we get the notion of “due process”: “Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
Context: American precedents, law,
and policy
What ought one to do when one’s employer requires behavior that, although demanded by the contract of employment, runs counter to one’s personal or professional ethics or one’s understanding of the law?
How do we deal with the fact that computing technology is moving faster than law and policy?
What are the norms in the computing world?