Ethical & Social Impact of Computing, SYCS 390, About the Midterm

Professor: Dr. Kathleen M. Kaplan, Dept. of Systems & Computer Science

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About the Midterm

SYCS 390 Ethical & Social Impact of Computing
Midterm Date: October 16, 2001, Tuesday

The midterm is open book, open notes, and you will be given from 10:30 to 12 noon to finish the exam. The exam can include anything given, discussed, or assigned in the course. The exam consists of ten questions, each worth ten points, for a total of one hundred points for the entire exam. The questions may have multiple parts.

Handouts:

Notes on Systematic Philosophies
Morality Law & Ethics
A Brief Introduction to Morality & Ethics
From Redesigning Creation: Debating the Biotech Revolution, pages 54-77, Homo Economicus: Considerations in the Commercialization of Body Tissue, Owning Tissue: The Point, and, Owning Tissue: The Counterpoint
Pages 1-11 of patent: Unique T-lymphocyte line and products derived therefrom, 4,438,032
Notes from class - Who Owns Body Tissue?

Books & Chapters:
Computers and Ethics in the Cyberage - Chapters 1 and 2, and Appendices
I-Way Robbery: Crime on the Internet - Chapters 1, 2, and 3

Other Comments

Seats may be assigned prior to the exam.
Nothing will be shared during the exam - no sharing of calculators, notes, handouts, etc.
All work must be completed on the exam itself and other sheets of notes, etc. will not be collected.
No one will be allowed to leave the room during the exam without permission.

SYCS 390 Ethical & Social Impact of Computing
Dr. Kaplan, Fall 2001