QUAID-E-AWAMUNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

NAWABSHAH. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TENTATIVE TEACHING PLAN
Name of Teacher: Dr. Muniba Memon
Subject: Professional Practices
Batch: F-18IT 2nd Year 1st Semester
Term Starting Date: 01.11.2019 Term Suspension Date: _____________________
No. of Lectures/Hours
S.No Topics
Required 1. Course overview, policies, procedures 1 2. Intro to Computing Ethics 1 3.
Computing Profession and Philosophy of Ethics 1 4. The structure of organizations 2 5.
Privacy issues 1 6. Freedom of Speech Issues 1 7. Finance and accounting 2 8.
Anatomy of a software house 2 9. Computer Contracts 1 10. Intellectual Property Rights
1 11. Impacts of Computing Technology in the Workplace 1 12. Evaluating and
Controlling Technology 2 13. Errors, Failures, and Risks in Computer Systems: Health
and
Safety at Work, Software Liability and practices
1
14. Errors, Failures, and Risks in Computer Systems: Software
Liability and practices
1
15. Increasing Reliability and Safety
Health and Safety at Work
2
16. Professional Ethics and Responsibilities 1 17. Computer Crime: Hacking, Computer
Misuse 1 18. Computer Crime: Regulation and Control of Personal
Information.
1
19. Computer Crime: Criminal and Commercial Law 1 20. Professional Codes of Ethics:
Overview of the British
Computer Society Code of Conduct
1
21. Professional Codes of Ethics: IEEE Code of Ethics 1 22. Professional Codes of
Ethics: ACM Code of Ethics and
Professional Conduct
1
23. Professional Codes of Ethics: ACM/IEEE Software
Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice
1
24. Webinar 1 25. Review 1 26. Mid-term Exam 1 27. Business Communications 1 28.
Engineers as entrepreneurs, Technology Startups 1 29. Entrepreneurship 2020 1 30.
Career Choices and Development 1 31. Software Liability 2 32. Liability and Practice 2
33. Accountability and Auditing 2 34. Getting a Job and Keeping a Job 1 35. Social
Application of Ethics. 2 36. Student Project Presentations 1 37. Student Project
Presentations 1 38. Student Project Presentations 1 39. Revision 1
Total lectures 48
Name & Signature of Subject Teacher: ___Dr. Muniba Memon
___Date:__________________
Remarks of DMRC______________________________________ Date:
___________________
Signature of Chairman/Director:__________________________
Date:___________________