CS 230 - Computing and Social Responsibility

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-4
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.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-4 - Lower Division Social and Behavioral Sciences
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
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.

GE-4. Lower-division Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives Learning Outcomes

Explain how social, political, and economic institutions and/or principles intersect with each other.
Describe how people produce, resist, and/or transform social, political, and economic institutions/principles.
Investigate contemporary and/or historical events/issues from a social science perspective.