Computer ethics

Start with the flashcards

The flashcards on ethical and legal issues ask what ethics means and what it means in computer science. They also raise sharing and hacking as talking points. Start there if you want questions to guide your reading before moving into the mind maps.

The information security flashcards introduce terms including aggregate information, civil law and the Association of Computing Machinery. Use them to become familiar with the language you will meet in this collection.

Explore the mind maps

Several maps look at whistle blowing. Their excerpts describe it as an employee disclosing serious unlawful practice in the workplace. Reading these maps after the flashcards gives you a specific issue to consider alongside the broader questions about ethics.

Security and Ethics brings together security risks, keeping data safe and hacking. Its branches also mention firewalls and strong passwords. Another map introduces legal systems, including civil, customary, religious and common law. A further map raises questions about privacy, identity theft and the monitoring of staff actions.

Use the quiz alongside a map

The quiz includes a question about a hash and one about E-SIGN. Try it after studying the information security material, then return to a relevant map or flashcard deck to review the terms you want to understand better. The quiz and maps cover different aspects of the collection, so use the maps for context rather than treating them as an answer key.

Place the topic in its unit

Computer ethics is a section of the Cybersecurity unit on computer law, ethics and cybercrime. The resources here bring legal systems, security and ethical questions together within that section. Their different formats offer ways to approach those connections, from short flashcard prompts to branches on a map.

Choose a map and follow its branches after working through the flashcards.