08-200 Ethics and Policy Issues in Computing

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

In this course, students will study the social impacts of computing technology and systems. The course will provide a brief introduction to ethics and to the new and difficult ethical questions modern computing technology presents us with. It will focus on a number of areas in which computers and information technology are having an impact on society including data privacy, social media, and autonomous technologies.

Prerequisites: none listed

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