Social and Legal Issues

10B11PD511

Swati Sharma
Course Objectives

 To help students deal with the social, legal and ethical

issues that arise in an increasingly technology–rich
society

 To help navigate students through legal& ethical issues

 To achieve that the students understand the ethical,

cultural& social issues related to technology & practice
responsible use of technology systems, information &
software.

 To also develop positive attitudes towards use of law

and legal issues during course of professional careers.
Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course the students

 Understand the ethical, legal& social issues related
to technology
 Practice responsible use of technology systems,
information & software.
 Develop positive attitudes towards technology uses
that support lifelong learning & productivity
Methodology

3 hrs contact

3 Credit course

The course will be taught with the

help of case studies, lectures,
debates discussions
Evaluation Scheme

Test 1 15
Test 2 25
Test 3 35
Internal assessment 25
Total 100
Content
 Introduction to Social and Legal Issues

 Unit-1: Introduction to Indian Law

 Indian Constitution
 Contract Act
 Consumer Laws
 Company Act,
 Law of Insurance,
 Negotiable Instruments Acts,
 Foreign exchange management Act
 Right to information Act


Unit-2: Ethics

 Business ethics & Values

 Codes of Ethics& Professional Conduct
 The place of code of ethics for an Engineer
 Ethics in Bio-Tech
Unit-3: Corporate Governance

 Role of Board of Directors

 The role of Top Management
 Executive Compensation
 Legal provisions and SEBI code
 Governance mechanism and ethical behaviour
 Corporate governance in India
 Impact of internet on corporate governance
Unit-4: Intellectual Property Rights

 Intellectual Property Issues: What is

Intellectual Property
 Copyright Law
 Law of Patent
 Trademark
Unit-5:Cyber Crimes & Laws
Unit-6: IT Laws
Cyber Crimes & the Laws
 Computer Crimes(Fraud and Embezzlement
,Sabotage & Information Theft, Intruders, Hacking&
Cracking)
 Computer Crime Laws
 Digital Forgery
 Cyber Terrorism
 Wiretapping
 IT Laws
· IT Act 2000
Reference
Ethics/Social
 Ghosh,B.(2006) Ethics in Management and Indian
Ethos,2006 Second Edition, Vikas Publishing house,
New Delhi
 Shaw,W.H.(2002)Business Ethics,Fourth
Edition,Thomson wadworth,US
 Environment and Pollution Laws (2004) Universal
Law Publishers, New Delhi
Reference
Legal
 Baase,S (2006) A Gift Of Fire Social, Legal, &
Ethical Issues in Computing and Internet,2nd edition
Prentice Hall, US
 Diwan,P. & Kapoor,S (2000) Cyber And E-Commerce
Laws with information Technology Act, & Rules,2nd
edition,Prakesh Publication House,Jaipur
Reference
Legal

 Industrial Disputes Act, Govt. Of India by

OP Malhotra
 Company Law, Govt. of India by Ramaiya
 Consumer Law,Govt of India by Majumder
 Cyber law,Govt of India by Nandan Kamat
 Intellectual Property Law,Govt of India By
P. Narayanan
 The Companies Act 1956,Govt of India