ITETHIC SYLLABUS


Syllabus for ITETHIC: BUSINESS AND IT ETHICS

 


 

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

 

COURSE CODE/TITLE          : ITETHIC / Business and Information Technology Ethics

 

COURSE CREDIT                  : 3 Units

 

PRE-REQUISITE                   : None

 

COURSE TYPE                      : Major

 

FACULTY                               :

 

TERM/TIME/ROOM                :

 

 

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

 

 

 

This course aims to increase the students’ level of moral awareness by providing them with the frameworks to make moral and ethical decisions within organizations. The course will also introduce the students to the Information Technology Code of Ethics and will discuss the ethical dilemmas confronting IT professionals today.

 

 

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 

 

 

At the end of the course, the student is expected to:

 

  1. Understand the frameworks for evaluating an ethical problem

     

  2. Understand the importance of ethics in all aspects of business

     

  3. Understand the moral obligations and societal expectations placed on individuals and organizations.

     

 

 

CSB Core Values:

 

  1. Appreciative of the Worth of Each Individual

     

    1. Know one’s strength and weaknesses

       

    2. Confident in the ability of applying ethics

       

    3. Able to collaborate with a team and understand each team member’s capabilities and limitations

       

    4. Adheres to excellence in accomplishing assigned task

       

  2. Socially Responsible

     

    1. Abide by the IT Code of Ethics and

       

    2. Performs assigned task diligently and honestly

       

  3. Professionally Competent

     

    1. Can apply IT and business skills in solving problems in an ethical manner.

       

    2. Has Corporate Social Responsibility awareness

       

 

 

 

 

COURSE TOPICS:

 

 

 

Week

 

 

 

Competency Skills

 

 

 

Topics

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the frameworks for evaluating an ethical problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

«     Introduction to Business Ethics

 

þ     Why Be Ethical?

 

 

 

 

 

2-3

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the frameworks for evaluating an ethical problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

«     Ethics and the Individual

 

  1. Common Ethical Problems

     

  2. Approaches in Ethics

     

    Readings:

     

     

 

 

4-5

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the importance of ethics in all aspects of business

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the moral obligations and societal expectations placed on individuals and organizations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

«     Ethics and the Manager

 

þ     Ethical Problems of Managers

 

þ     Managing for Ethical Conduct

Submission of Reaction Papers for:

 

  • Andra Pradesh E-Governance
  • Casa Bahia

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-7

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the importance of ethics in all aspects of business

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the moral obligations and societal expectations placed on individuals and organizations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

«     Ethics and the Organization

 

þ     Corporate Social Responsibility

 

þ      Ethical Problems of Organization

 

þ     Ethics as an organizational culture

 

 

MIDTERMS

 

 

 

Submission of Reaction Papers for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Quiz # 1

 

 

 

8-9

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the importance of ethics in all aspects of business

 

 

 

 

 

Understand the moral obligations and societal expectations placed on individuals and organizations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

«     Ethics and the World

 

þ     Managing with Ethical Conduct in a Global Business Environment

 

þ     Ethics in a Multi-Cultural setting

 

 

Readings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10-11

 

 

 

Understand the moral obligations and societal expectations placed on individuals and organizations

 

 

 

«     Ethics in the IT Industry

 

þ     Ethical Dilemmas of an IT Professional

 

þ     Sample Code of Ethics: ACM Code of Ethics

 

þ     IT Code of Ethics in the Philippines and other settings

 

 

Readings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Quiz # 2

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

Understand the moral obligations and societal expectations placed on individuals and organizations

 

 

 

«     Ethical Hacking

 

þ     White Hat Hackers

 

þ     Tiger Teams

 

þ     Penetration Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

Understand the moral obligations and societal expectations placed on individuals and organizations Topics are covered on the Knowledge Level only (More of “WHAT IS…?” than HOW?) since other subjects might discuss these in detail.

 

 

 

«     Current Business and IT Ethics Issues

 

þ     Security Issues in ITO and BPO Industry

 

þ     Confidentiality Issues in the ITO and the BPO Industry

 

þ     IT and Security and Audit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

Finals   (Final Project Presentation & Final Exam)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION TECHNIQUES:

 

 

 

Student performance is evaluated through the use of unit tests, individual exercises and periodic, midterm and final examinations.

 

 

 

Individual Grades: Unit Tests/Cases/Reports/Midterm Exams/Attendance and Values (SOME of the Cases and the Reports will be Group Graded)

 

 

 

Group Grades: IT ETHIC Group Prep and Project. (MAJORITY of the Unit Tests/Cases/Reports will be Individually Graded, only SOME will be Group Graded)

 

 

 

 

 

Midterm Grade

 

 

 

Unit tests............................................................... 20%

 

Cases................................................................... 20%

 

Reports................................................................. 15%

 

Midterm exam...................................................... 20%

 

IT ETHIC Project prep ........................................  15%

 

Attendance ............................................................. 5%

 

Values  ................................................................... 5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total .................................................................. 100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Grade

 

 

 

Unit tests .....................................................  20%

 

Cases........................................................... 20%

 

Reports........................................................ 15%

 

Final Exam .................................................  20%

 

ITETHIC Project  ........................................  15%

 

Attendance ...................................................  5%

 

Values ..........................................................  5%

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total .......................................................... 100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teaching Methods / Strategies:

 

The course is conducted mostly with learner-centered methodology with a focus on individual and group activities where teachers facilitate learning for the students in an environment that is conducive for learning and developing salient. These methods are geared towards the belief that students learn best and retain much of the learning in an atmosphere where they are allowed to apply their creativeness and self expression.

 

 

Requirements / Deliverables: 

 

1.        Preparation and Participation in Lectures / Discussions/

 

2.         Prepared Multimedia Aided Presentations

 

3.        Brainstorming / Group Dynamics / Reporting Output/Book Reviews

 

4.        Research Output  /  Compiled Materials

 

5.        Case Study Analysis

 

6.        Exercises and Application Output

 

7.        IT ETHIC Preparation/Milestones and Final Project

 

 

 

Plagiarism Policy                  :

 

 

 

Using the oral or written words and ideas of others without proper acknowledgment is plagiarism and is an academic offence.  As a form of academic misconduct, students found guilty face serious consequences as stipulated in the College guidelines.

 

Submission Policy                                :

 

 

 

To promote professionalism and competence, submission of requirements and deliverables must always be on time.  The teacher reserves the right NOT to accept late submissions and will rate the requirement as failed or zero.  In case the teacher decides to accept late requirement due to valid reasons, the teacher will impose point deductions on the score obtained or deduct 10% of the total score per day of delay.  Students must present a letter from their parent or legal guardian appealing for the teacher to accept the late requirement.  Valid proof must be attached to the letter of appeal.

 

 

 

Assessment / Evaluation:  

 

 

 

To asses the performance and competencies of the learners…

 

1.        Quizzes and Exams will be administered to determine if the learners can remember basic information

 

2.        Brainstorming, group discussions, papers, and reporting will help determine if the learners can understand ideas or concepts gathered

 

3.        Exercises will be given to determine if learners can apply the information in another familiar situation

 

4.        Cases and Researches will be required to determine if learners can analyze and explore understandings and relationships

 

5.        Final Project and Presentation will be scheduled to confirm if learners can create a Corporate Social Responsibility project based on Code of Ethics for a preferably IT-centric company.

 

 

 

Quiz & Exam Policy                               :              

 

 

 

Students must attend all required scheduled quizzes and exams at the designated time and place. Individual professors may accommodate for illness or personal crisis. Surprise or unannounced quizzes are a prerogative of the professor. Additional accommodation will not be made unless a written request is sent to and approved by the Chairperson or Dean prior to the scheduled exam or as prescribed by the student manual.  Any student who misses a scheduled quiz or exam without approval will be given a failing grade for the quiz or exam.  Behavior during exams is expected to conform to College guidelines. No further warnings will be given prior or during the exams, the penalty for cheating is immediate failure in this course. Students are expected to bring the necessary materials for an exam (i.e. pen and paper) without resorting to borrowing from their classmates.

 

 

 

Materials Of Instructions:

 

Online References: 

 

1.        Ethics (Open Directory Project)

          http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Ethics/

2.        Literature, Ethics and Authority

          http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-269BLiterature--Ethics-and-AuthorityFall2002/CourseHome/HTML

3.        Engineering Ethics                                                                          

             http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Engineering-Systems-Division/ESD-932Spring-2006/CourseHome/

4.        Ethics and the Law of the Electronic Frontier                   

                http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-805Fall-2005/CourseHome/

5.    ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

            http://ww.acm.org/about/code-of-ethics/

6.        Ethics and Computer Science

                http://www.acm.org/crossroads/wikifiles/XRDS103_Screen.pdf

 

Text References:  

 

1.        Tavani, Herman T., Ethics & Technology: Ethical Issues in an Age of Information and Communication Technology. (Wiley, 2007)

 

2.        Reynolds, George, ETHICS in Information Technology. (Thomson, 2007)

 

3.        DesJardins, Joseph R. & McCall, John J., Contemporary Issues in Business Ethics. (Wadsworth, 2000)

 

4.        DesJardins, Joseph, Introduction to Business Ethics. (McGraw-Hill, 2006)

 

5.        Velasquez, Manuel G,  Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases (Prentice Hall 2002)

 

6.        Jennings, Marianne, Business Ethics: Case Studies and Selected Readings (Thomson, 2006)

 

7.        Spinello, Richard, Readings in CyberEthics (Jones and Bartlett, 2004)

 

 

 

 

8.        Hinma, Kenneth &. Tavani Herman, The Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics (Wiley-Interscience, 2008)

 

9.        Prahalad, C.K., The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty through Profits (Wharton School 2006)

  

                               

 

Professor’s Consultation Hours and Venue:   by appointment, MWF before/after 1650-1750H

 

 

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COURSE CODE                     :         ITETHIC

 

COURSE TITLE                      :         BUSINESS AND IT ETHICS

 

COURSE CREDIT                  :         3 Units

 

COURSE SCHEDULE            :         Days     :                                  Time    :                          

 

                                                          Term     :          1st Term           S.Y.     :   2009 - 2010  

 

SECTION & ROOM                 :         Section :                                   Room  :                           

 

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