IT3080 – Social Impact of IT

This subject provides an introduction to a wide spectrum of social issues, legal issues as well as ethical concerns related to the usage of Information Technology. Topics included are impact of technology on privacy and security, impact on employment including impact of robotics, software protection including copyright and patents, impact on transportation including self-driving cars, impact on warfare including impact of drones, impact on self-identity, marketing and entertainment, impact of various forms of cybercrimes. Big data. Ethics, artificial intelligence. ACS Code of Ethics. Importance of upholding and advancing the honour, dignity and effectiveness of being a IT professional. An important issue is that all official documents are now electronic and none of them are totally secure.