CS 230 - Computing and Social Responsibility

Units: 3; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
Social impact and ethical aspects of computing, information privacy, security, social networking, software piracy, system reliability, human-computer interaction, net neutrality, workforce displacement, the Digital Divide, societal dependence on computing, the Internet as a democratic instrument of social change, and cyberethics.

Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-D1-2 - Lower Division Social Sciences
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Compare and contrast the variety of views on computing from historical, professional, social, political and cultural perspectives;
Critically evaluate the areas of society where information technology has had a substantial impact and where its effects may be of concern;
Identify professional, ethical, legal and security issues related to computing in society;
Analyze the concepts, theories and issues involved with recent public debates about technology and society, and justify a personal position;
Assess the impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society.

D1-2. Lower-division Social Science Electives Learning Outcomes

specify how social, political, economic, and environmental systems and/or behavior are interwoven;
explain how humans individually and collectively relate to relevant sociocultural, political, economic, and/or environmental systems-how they produce, resist, and transform them;
discuss and debate issues from the course’s disciplinary perspective in a variety of cultural, historical, contemporary, and/or potential future contexts; and
explore principles, methodologies, value systems, and ethics employed in social scientific inquiry.