COSC 105 - Everyday Computing and Social Responsibility (GEGA)
Two hours lecture/discussion, two hours lab. This course combines extensive exploration of ethical issues faced by everyday computer users with hands-on practice using a broad variety of online and computer productivity tools to support socially responsible computer use.
Credit Hours: 3 hrs
Grade Mode: Normal (A-F)
The Internet has brought the world to your backdoor; this has caused a multitude of unintended and unplanned consequences. For example. Twitter, YouTube, Facebook have become the major tools of political dissension and news dissemination. Expanded use of the Internet forces us all to evaluate our own personal/national/cultural views on issues like privacy, copyright law, and freedom of speech, and to better understand how others in the international community view these issues. This is the goal of this course. Understanding the diverse views on these matters will allow students to make informed decisions about individual and collective actions whenever employing technology. As such, COSC 105 meets the requirements of the Perspectives on a Diverse World , Global Awareness (GEGA) section of the General Education program.
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General Education Approval 10/2013, effective Winter 2014
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