Practical computer ethics / Duncan Langford.
By: Langford, Duncan
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Material type: 
BookPublisher: London ; New York : McGraw-Hill, c1995Description: xiv, 148 p. : ill ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0077090128.Subject(s): Electronic data processing -- Moral and ethical aspectsDDC classification: 174.9 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 174.9 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00070608 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The issue of ethics within the computer industry and on computing courses is growing in importance and interest. This text aims to equip the reader with an understanding of the ethical issues in the computing field and the tools necessary to facilitate the resolution of ethical problems. The book adopts a practical approach, and although it touches on ethical theories, it is more interested in presenting case studies and concentrating throughout on practical rather than theoretical issues.
Bibliography: (pages 142-144) and index.
Why should hard-nosed computer professionals be concerned with a wimpy subject like ethics? -- Developing personal concepts -- Identifying ethical problems -- Reaching decisions -- Specific problems -- Legal constraints -- Professional organizations and codes of conduct -- Systems management and 'hacking' -- Email and newsgroups -- Summary.