Course Code
Course Title
Ethics and Society
Description
This course addresses key questions on environmental and social sustainability, safety and health, privacy and integrity as they relate to information systems. Areas to be covered include: designing, managing and aligning IT operations for organizational sustainability. Basic concepts of responsibility, accountability, and liability in IS procurement practices.
Other areas to include: ensuring protection of privacy and integrity in compliance with legislations, regulations and standards.
Recommended Reading
- Jessup, L. M. & Valacich, J. S. (2003). Information Systems Today. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
- Laudon, K.C. & Laudon, J.P. (2005). Management Information Systems (9th ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
- O’Brien, J. A. (2005). Introduction to Information Systems. Irwin, New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
- Panko, R. R. (2004). Corporate Computer and Network Security. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
- Spinello, R. A. (2003). Cases Studies in Information Technology Ethics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
- Whitman, M. E. & Mattord, H. J. (2003). Principle of Information Security. Boston, MA: Course Technology, Thomson Learning Inc.
- Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019
- Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act 2015