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.
