CSC 385 Professional and Ethical Issues in Computing

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Reynolds: Ethics in Information Technology
Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Appendix
Worthington:  Technical Writing for Success
Chapters:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16
  Assignments are DUE by 2359.
Days DUE change throughout the term and are NOT always the same.
It is YOUR responsibility to be aware of deadlines.

Textbooks  
Ethics Textbook Cover  Writing Text Cover 
 

Instructor's Office Hours:

0900 - 1000
via Zoom
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TA Office Hours:
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WEEK DATE TOPIC ASSIGNMENT
   

General UNCW Announcements and Important Dates:

  • 08/23: Classes Begin
  • 08/30: Last day to drop/add courses
  • 09/04: Labor Day - no classes
  • 09/26: IT Career Day
  • 10/10: Course Meets Online
  • 10/11 - 10/14: SIGITE Conference
  • 10/12 - 10/13: Fall Break
  • 10/24: Last day to withdraw with a "W" for undergrad
  • 11/22: No classes offered, but UNCW is open
  • 11/23 - 11/24: Thanksgiving Break
  • 12/06: Last day of semester
  • 12/07: Reading Day
  • 12/12: Final Presentations (Exam) for this class

Course Links:
     
  Extra Credit Opportunities
  • 09/26: Career Fair
 See the specific week's asignments in Canvas that holds these events for specifics on how to acquire the extra credit.
Please watch deadlines . . . they don't all end on the same day of the week.
0.5 24 AUG 2023
(Thursday)

Intro to Course
Intro to Cengage
Overview of Syllabus
Course Expectations
Course Email Communication
OpenAI

ASSIGNMENTS:

     
1 29 AUG 2023
(Tuesday)
Leslie Wright
UNCW Career Services

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • WRITING: LinkedIn
    • DUE 2359 on
      18 SEP 2023
  • WRITING: JOB WRITINGS
    • DUE 2359 on
      18 SEP 2023
  • Big Interview
    • DUE 2359 on
      18 SEP 2023
  • Six verbs that make you sound weak
  • Chapter 05:
    Correspondence
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      05 SEP 2023
  • Chapter 11:
    Employment Communication
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      05 SEP 2023
ALERT   08/30: Last day to drop/add courses
  31 AUG 2023
(Thursday)		 Idalia hosts a Q&A for all of UNCW!

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Identification of the paper's topic
    • Submission of Topic Form
      DUE 2359 on
      08 SEP 2023
  • Chapter 03:
    Technical Research
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      06 SEP 2023
  • Chapter 16:
    Technical Reading
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      06 SEP 2023
ALERT   09/04: Labor Day - no classes
2 05 SEP 2023
(Tuesday) 		Dr. Jeffrey Cummings
Coordinator of MSCSIS

Continued discussion regarding:

  • Professional prep
  • LinkedIn
  • Big Interview
Chapter 12: Presentations

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapter 01:
    What is Technical Writing
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      11 SEP 2023
  • Chapter 04:
    Writing Process
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      11 SEP 2023
  • Chapter 12:
    Presentations
    • Quiz DUE at 2359 ON
      11 SEP 2023
  • Plagiarism Certification test
    • DUE 2359 on
      11 SEP 2023

VIEW Presentation Rubric

  07 SEP 2023
(Thursday)

Caroline Powers

Coordinator, Writing Services
University Learning Center
Writing Services

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapter 02
    Audience and Purpose
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      13 SEP 2023
ALERT   TOPIC SELECTION SUBMISSION DUE 2359 on 08 SEP 2023
3 12 SEP 2023
(Tuesday)

Appendix A:
A Brief Introduction to Morality;
Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology

Chapter 01:
An Overview of Ethics;
Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Appendix A:
    A Brief Introduction to Morality
    • No Quiz
  • Chapter 01:
    An Overview of Ethics
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      18 SEP 2023
     
  14 SEP 2023
(Thursday)

Sam Zelick

Randall Library

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Paper #01
    • DUE 2359 on
      20 SEP 2023
ALERT   Resume/LinkedIn/Job Assignment DUE 18 SEP
4 19 SEP 2023
(Tuesday)

Chapter 02:
Ethics for IT Workers and IT Users;
Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapter 02:
    Ethics for IT Workers and IT Users
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      25 SEP 2023
     
  21 SEP 2023
(Thursday)

Tech in the News Presentations:

 

  1. Vega
  2. Deans
  3. Garay
  1. Brynn
  2. Lewis

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Attendance at next Tuesday's Career Fair expected.
  • Paper #02
    • DUE 2359 on
      27 SEP 2023
     
5 26 SEP 2023
(Tuesday)

No Class today...attendance at the IT Career Fair expected

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Attendance at Career Fair
    • Find instructor and signin
    • Evidence of registration DUE 2359 on 26 SEP 2023
ALERT 26 September 09/26: IT Career Day
  28 SEP 2023
(Thursday)

Tech in the News Presentations:

  1. Duff
  2. Wilson
  3. Mahaffey
  4. Banta

ASSIGNMENTS:

ALERT    
6 03 OCT 2023
(Tuesday)

Chapter 03:
Cyberattacks and Cybersecurity;
Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapter 03:
    • Cyberattacks and Cybersecurity
      • Quiz DUE 2359 on
        09 OCT 2023
ALERT   "Completed" research paper DUE 2359 on 03 OCT 2023
  05 OCT 2023
(Thursday)

Tech in the News Presentations:

  1. Sheehan
  2. Atkins
  3. Noyes
  4. Bourget

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapter 10:
    Instructions
    • Quiz DUE on 11 OCT 2023
  • WRITING: Instructions
    • DUE 2359 on 11 OCT 2023
  • Paper #04
    • DUE 2359 on
      11 OCT 2023
ALERT   10/10: Course Meets Online
7 10 OCT 2023
(Tuesday)

Chapter 04:
Privacy;
Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapter 04:
    Privacy
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      16 OCT 2023
     
  12 OCT 2023
(Thursday) 		FALL BREAK
     
8 17 OCT 2023
(Tuesday)

Chapter 05:
Freedom of Expression;
Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Step 1: Chapter 01
    • DUE 2359 on
      17 OCT 2023
  • Chapter 05:
    Freedom of Expression
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      23 OCT 2023
     
  19 OCT 2023
(Thursday)

Tech in the News Presentations
(starting with these presentations, they count towards the grade.
if this presentation is "skipped" the previous presentation score will be used.
If the previous presentation was skipped, this presentation is graded and applied to the overall grade):

  1. Vega
  2. Deans
  3. Garay

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Paper #05
    • DUE 2359 on
      25 OCT 2023
     
9 24 OCT 2023
(Tuesday)

Chapter 06:
Intellectual Property;
Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapter 06:
    Intellectual Property
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      30 OCT 2023
ALERT   10/24: Last day to withdraw with a "W"
Step 1 (Chapter 1) DUE 2359 on 15 Mar 2023
  26 OCT 2023
(Thursday)

Tech in the News Presentations:

  1. Brynn
  2. Lewis
  3. Duff

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Paper #06
    • DUE 2359 on
      01 NOV 2023
     
10 31 OCT 2023
(Tuesday)

Chapter 07:
Ethical Decisions in Software Development;
Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapter 07:
    Ethical Decisions in Software Development
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      06 NOV 2023
  • Step 2: Chapter 02
    • DUE 2359 on
      31 OCT 2023
     
  02 NOV 2023
(Thursday)

Tech in the News Presentations:

  • Brynn
  • Lewis
  • Duff
  • Wilson  

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Paper #07
    • DUE 2359 on
      08 NOV 2023
11 07 NOV 2023
(Tuesday)

Chapter 08:
The Impact of IT on Society;
Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapter 08:
    The Impact of IT on Society
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      13 NOV 2023
ALERT   Step 2 (Chapter 2) DUE 2359 on 08 NOV 2023
  09 NOV 2023
(Thursday)

Tech in the News Presentations:

  • Mahaffey
  • Banta
  • Sheehan
  • Atkins

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Paper #08
    • DUE 2359 on
      15 NOV 2023
12 14 NOV 2023
(Tuesday)

Chapter 09:
The Social Media;
Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapter 09:
    Social Media
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      20 NOV 2023
  • Step 3: Chapter 03
    • DUE 2359 on 14 NOV 2023
     
  16 NOV 2023
(Thursday)

Tech in the News Presentations:

  • Noyes
  • Bourget
 

Chapter 15:
Ethics in the Workplace;
Smith-Worthington, Technical Writing for Success


Chapter 10:
Ethics of IT Organizations;
Reynolds, Ethics in Information Technology

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapter 15:
    Ethics in the Workplace
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      22 NOV 2023
  • Paper #09
    • DUE 2359 on
      22 NOV 2023
ALERT   Step 3 (Chapter 3) DUE 2359 on 22 NOV  2023
13 21 NOV 2023
(Tuesday)		 Last Minute Questions on Chapter 3?

visit the zoom linke sent for this day!

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Chapter 10:
    Ethics of IT Organizations
    • Quiz DUE 2359 on
      27 NOV 2023
  • Step 4: Meet with TA
    • DUE 1700 on
      21 NOV 2023
ALERT   11/22: No classes offered, but UNCW is open
  23 NOV 2023
(Thursday) 		THANKSGIVING BREAK, no class
     
14 28 NOV 2023
(Tuesday)
LAST MINUTE WORK
ALERT    
  30 NOV 2023
(Thursday)		 Final Paper DUE 2359 on 05 DEC 2023
Final PowerPoint Presentation on Research DUE 2359 on 10 December 2023

ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Step 5: Full re-write of paper
    • DUE 2359 on
      05 DEC 2023
  • Paper #10
    • DUE 2359 on
      06 DEC 2023
     
15 05 DEC 2023
(Tuesday)		 "Catchup Questions" before submission
ALERT   12/06: Last day of semester
   

FINAL PRESENTATIONS
(Section 001):**

Tuesday,
12 DEC 2023
0800-1100