Academic ethics and integrity in CS - SPECTRO

The course is recommended for Master students in any domain in Computer Science. The main objectives of the course are:

• Be able to understand and apply the regulations, law and ethical practices in Computer Science
• Detect intellectual property violations
• Analyze risks and alternative decisions regarding ethical aspects in Computer Science
• Be able to use ethical analysis methodologies
• Critical abilities in identifying violation of domain’s law

Course overview

Module 1: Introduction to academic ethics and integrity in computer science

Module 2: Intellectual property

Module 3: Data access, use, collection

Module 4: GDPR explained

Module 5: Dark patterns

Module 6: Internet regulations

Module 7: Privacy and confidentiality

Module 8: Ethics in CS Research

Module 9: Risks and liabilities in software development

Module 10: Software licenses and open access

Module 11: Ethics of AI

Module 12: Design for sustainability

Module 13: Diversity and inclusion

About SPECTRO 

This course is delivered by SPECTRO. SPECTRO is a consortium consisting of 12 higher education institutions from 7 different countries, 2 innovative SMEs, and one leading research center in Information Systems and EIT Digital. SPECTRO is co-funded by the European Union’s Digital Europe Programme.