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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

COURSE INFORMATION

Code : ICT652

Course : Ethical, Social, and Professional Issues in ICT

Level : Bachelor Degree

Credit Unit : 3

Contact Hour : 4

Part : 6

Course Status : Core

Pre-requisite : None

Objectives : At the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. 1. Critique on issues related to ethical, social, and professional in ICT. (

C5 )
2. 2. Display interpersonal skill in handling ethical and moral values
related to professional issues in ICT. ( A5 )
3. 3. Demonstrate Ethics & Professionalism in completing tasks related to
society. ( A3 ) (follow AIMS)

Course Description : This subject will cover the social issues related to society, issues on history,
development and economics of IT will be covered. The issues that will be
discussed include the effects of the IT application on the society, the
changing nature of work, the ethical issues and computer crime. The issues
covered are relevant to being a responsible computer user, professional or
personal. The course also expresses the Islamic perspective to the students
as effort to elevate the value amongst the students. (follow AIMS)

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SYLLABUS CONTENTS

Week Topics and Sub-topics Remarks

1. Introduction Handout:
1.1 The Computer Revolution Brief ALL tasks
1 1.2 The Digital Generation Computer Ethics
2/10 - 8/10 1.3 Historical Overview of Computer Ethics
Entrance Survey
1.4 Basic Concepts of Computer Ethics
Class Activity 1
2. Islamic Perspective
2.1 Moral Theories
2.2 Akhlaq Theories
2
9/10 – 15/10 2.3 Social System Belief

Class Activity 2: Briefing case study

3. Social Issues in IT
3.1 Privacy and Personal Information
3.2 Impact of Computer Technology
3.3 Privacy Risks, Protecting Privacy,
3 Communications Privacy
16/10 – 22/10
3.4 Risk of New Technology
3.5 Computer Errors & Failure
Class Activity 3: Briefing Term Paper /Journal Critique

4. Computer and Community

4.1 Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace
4.2 Changing Communications Paradigms
4
23/10 – 29/10 4.3 Censorship in Cyberspace
4.4 Computers and Community
4.5 The Digital Divide
Class Activity 4
5. Computers & Work
5.1 The Changing Nature of Work
5.2 The Impact on Employment
5 5.3 The Work Environment & Employee Monitoring
30/10 – 5/11 5.4 Analytical Tools in Monitoring

Class Activity 5
6. Computer Crime
6.1 Hacking
6 6.2 Fraud and Identity Theft
6/11 – 12/11 6.3 Scam and Digital Forgery
Case Study (20%)

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MID-SEMESTER BREAK
13 – 19 NOVEMBER 2023
6.4 Search and Seizure of Computer
7 6.5 Analytical Tools in Cyber Crime
20/11 – 26/11 6.6 Emergence Cyber Law in Malaysia
Class Activity 6
7. IT Ownership
7.1 Intellectual Property and Changing Technology
7.2 Intellectual Property Laws
8 7.3 Search Engine and Online Libraries
7.4 Fair-Use Doctrine
27/11 – 3/12
7.5 International Piracy
7.6 Analytical Tools in Plagiarism
Class Activity 7

9 8. Ethical and Professional Issues

4/12 – 10/12 8.1 Innovation Social Issues in IT
Culture: Eastern, Western and Malaysian
Societies
8.2 Evolution of Computer Technology

8.3 Impact in Digital Generation

8.4 Professional Ethics and Responsibilities
8.5 The Ethical Guidelines for Computer Professionals
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11/12 – 17/12
Submit Term Paper
/Journal Critique (20%)

11 Class Activity 8:
18/12 – 24/12
Class Activity 9:

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SPECIAL BREAK
25 DECEMBER 2023 – 1 JANUARY 2023
(Christmas: 25 December 2023)
Group Project –

12 preparation
2/1 – 7/1 Group project
Group Project - Execution
Execution and
Presentation (30%)
13 Revision (Test) Fill in the exit survey
8/1 – 14/1 form
Group Project Report Submission
14 Revision past test papers TAKE HOME TEST
15/1 – 21/1 (30%) – 60m
Test date :TO BE DISCUSSED All chapters except
chapter 3 and 8
3 short structures
REVISION WEEK (22/1 – 28/1)

FINAL ASSESSMENT / EXAMINATION (29/1-18/2)

SEMESTER BREAK (19/12 - 17/3)

TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Methods of instruction are based on lectures and tutorials.

ASSESSMENT

TAKE HOME TEST 30%

Coursework (Continuous assessments)
Mini Project 30%
Term Paper 20%
Case Study 20%
70%

RECOMMENDED TEXT

Baase, S., A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal and Ethical Issues for Computing and the Internet, 5th, Pearson
Education, Inc., 2018
ISBN: 978-013461527

REFERENCES

1. Quinn, M. J., Ethics for the Information Age., 7, Pearson Education Inc, 2017, ISBN: 978-013429654
2. Abu Bakar Munir,Siti Hajar Mohd Yasin,Md. Ershadul Karim, Data Protection Law in Asia, n/a, 2017,
ISBN:9789626619506

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3. Reylonds, G.W., Ethics in the /information Technology, Cengage Learning, 2018, URL: n/a

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