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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments for the First Edition | |
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| Acknowledgments for the Second Edition | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Why Study Ethics and Computing? | |
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| A Fundamental Prerequisite | |
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| Ethical Theory and Professional Ethics | |
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| Guidance for Living Ethically | |
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| Case Study--Goodearl and Aldred v Hughes | |
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| The Cast of Characters | |
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| The Sequence of Events | |
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| Conclusions and Questions | |
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| Worksheets | |
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| Additional Assignments | |
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| References | |
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| Urgency of Ethical Standards Intensifies in Computer Community (IEEE Computer, March 1990) | |
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| Internet Pornographer Draws Long Sentence (The Tampa Tribune February, 1999) | |
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| Critical-Thinking Skills | |
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| Introduction and Overview | |
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| Categories of Errors Commonly Made in Reasoning | |
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| Errors Arising from Ambiguity | |
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| Circular Arguments that Beg the Question | |
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| Use of Unwarranted Assumptions | |
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| Fallacies Involving Missing Evidence | |
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| Incorrectly Identified Causation | |
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| Premises Irrelevant to the Stated Conclusion | |
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| Irrelevant Appeals to Emotion/Authority/Loyalty | |
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| Diversion from the Main Point | |
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| Incorrect Deductive Inference | |
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| A Critical-Thinking Analysis: Workplace Privacy | |
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| A First Conclusion Based on Incomplete Information | |
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| A Conclusion Based on More Information | |
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| Roles and Responsibilities of Other Stakeholders | |
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| Examples of Critical-Thinking Lapses | |
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| Case Study--A BBS for Pirated Software | |
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| The Cast of Characters | |
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| The Sequence of Events | |
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| Conclusions and Questions | |
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| Worksheets | |
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| Additional Assignments | |
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| References | |
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| Degrading Your Degree (IEEE Potentials, February 1993). | |
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| Feedback on Student Cheating (IEEE Potentials, October 1993) | |
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| UC--Berkeley Commencement Address (IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, February 1998) | |
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| Professional Codes of Ethics | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The AITP Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct | |
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| Code of Ethics | |
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| Standards of Conduct | |
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| The ACM Code of Ethics | |
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| The Software Engineering Code of Ethics | |
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| Software Engineering as a Licensed Profession | |
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| The IEEE Code of Ethics | |
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| Points of Contrast Between Codes | |
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| Problems with Codes of Ethics | |
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| Case Study | |
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| The Cast of Characters | |
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| The Sequence of Events | |
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| Conclusions and Questions | |
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| Connections to the Codes of Ethics | |
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| Worksheets | |
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| Additional Assignments | |
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| References | |
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| The Ethical Software Engineer (IEEE Institute, February 1999) | |
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| Why A State Professional Engineering Board Should Enter an Amicus Curiae Brief in a "Wrongful Discharge" Case | |
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| Viewpoint: The Assault on IEEE Ethics Support (IEEE Technology and Society, Spring 1999) | |
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| Using the New ACM Code of Ethics in Decision-Making (Communications of the ACM, February 1993) | |
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| "Cracking" and Computer Security | |
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| "Crackers" versus "Hackers" | |
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| Examples of "Cracker" Activities | |
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| Profiles of Cracker Personalities | |
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| Attitudes of and Toward Crackers | |
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| Enhancing Computer Security | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Worksheets | |
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| Additional Assignments | |
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| References | |
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| Reflections on Trusting Trust (Communications of the ACM, August 1984) | |
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| Antivirus Technology Offers New Cures (IEEE Computer, June 1997) | |
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| Collaring the Cybercrook: An Investigator's View (IEEE Spectrum, February 1998) | |
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| The Threat from the Net (IEEE Spectrum, August 1997) | |
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| Firewalls Fend Off Invasions from the Net (IEEE Spectrum, February 1998) | |
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| Is the US Prepared for Cyberwar? (IEEE Computer, July 1996) | |
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| CERT Incident Response and the Internet (Communications of the ACM, August 1994) | |
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| Faults and Failures--Phony Connections Gag Internet Servers (IEEE Spectrum, February 1997) | |
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| Melissa Virus Creates a New Type of Threat (IEEE Computer, June 1999) | |
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| Encryption, Law Enforcement, and Privacy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Rise and Fall of the Data Encryption Standard | |
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| Some Basic Concepts | |
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| The Rise of DES | |
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| The Fall of DES | |
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| Evolution of Wiretaps and the "Right to Privacy" | |
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| Olmstead v. United States | |
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| Dissenting Opinion in Olmstead v. United States | |
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| Katz v. United States | |
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| Dissenting Opinion in Katz v. United States | |
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| 1968 and 1994 Legislation Related to Wiretaps | |
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| Wiretap Statistics from the Annual Report | |
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| Development of Public Key Encryption | |
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| The RSA Algorithm | |
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| Government Policy Toward Encryption | |
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| "Escrowed" Encryption | |
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| "Key Recovery" Systems | |
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| The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) | |
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| Constitutionality of Export Restrictions | |
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| Current Social Conflicts and Ethical Issues | |
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| Case Study | |
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| The Cast of Characters | |
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| The Sequence of Events | |
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| Conclusions and Questions | |
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| Worksheets | |
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| Additional Assignments | |
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| References | |
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| Cryptography: The Importance of Not Being Different (IEEE Computer, March 1999) | |
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| Cryptography: Is Staying with the Herd Really Best? (IEEE Computer, March 1999) | |
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| Computers in Safety-Critical Systems | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Terminology Related to Safety-Critical Systems | |
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| Correspondence Between Models and Reality | |
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| Evaluating Software | |
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| Case Studies of Safety-Critical Failures | |
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| Worksheets | |
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| Additional Assignments | |
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| References | |
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| Managing Murphy's Law: Engineering a Minimum-Risk System (IEEE Spectrum, June 1989) | |
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| How Engineers Lose Touch (American Heritage of Invention and Technology, Winter 1993) | |
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| Evaluation of Safety-Critical Software (Communications of the ACM, June 1990) | |
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| An Investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents (IEEE Computer, July 1993) | |
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| Letters to the Editor: Therac-25 Revisited (IEEE Computer, October 1993) | |
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| Design By Contract: The Lessons of Ariane (IEEE Computer, January 1997) | |
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| Ariane 5: Who Dunnit? (IEEE Software, May/June 1997) | |
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| Whistle Blowing | |
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| What is "Whistle Blowing"? | |
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| Stages of a Whistle-Blowing Incident | |
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| Stage One--Is There a Potential Whistle-Blowing Incident? | |
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| Stage Two--Seriousness Test | |
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| Stage Three--Reality Check | |
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| Stage Four--Becoming Aware of the Big Picture | |
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| Stage Five--Forcing Management Recognition of the Problem | |
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| Stage Six--Taking the Problem to Upper Management | |
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| Stage Seven--Going Outside the Organization | |
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| Stage Eight--Living with the Results | |
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| Whistle-blowing Incidents | |
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| Laws Protecting Whistle Blowers | |
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| Federal Law | |
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| State Laws | |
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| Case Study | |
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| The Cast of Characters | |
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| The Sequence of Events | |
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| Conclusion and Questions | |
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| Worksheets | |
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| Additional Assignments | |
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| References | |
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| The Case of the Three Engineers vs. BART (IEEE Spectrum, October 1974) | |
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| Whistle-Blowing: Not Always a Losing Game (IEEE Spectrum, December 1990) | |
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| The Federal Whistle Blower Protection Act U.S. Government Document | |
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| The Florida Whistle Blower's Act Florida State Government Document | |
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| Intellectual-Property Issues | |
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| Protecting the Intangible | |
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| Patents | |
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| What is Eligible for a Patent? | |
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| How is a Patent Obtained? | |
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| Employee/Employer Patent Rights | |
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| Using a Patent | |
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| Infringement | |
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| Possible Changes to Watch For | |
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| Patent Searches Over the Internet | |
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| Summary | |
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| Copyrights | |
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| What is Eligible for a Copyright? | |
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| How Is a Copyright Obtained? | |
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| Using a Copyright | |
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| Infringement | |
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| Fair Use of Copyrighted Material | |
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| Changes to Watch For | |
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| Software Piracy | |
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| Plagiarism | |
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| Summary | |
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| Trade Secrets | |
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| What Is Eligible to Be a Trade Secret? | |
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| Using a Trade Secret | |
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| Infringement | |
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| Summary | |
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| Reverse Engineering | |
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| The "Look and Feel" Copyright Controversy | |
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| Where Does the Controversy Come From? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Software Patents | |
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| Where Does the Controversy Come From? | |
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| Arguments against Software Patents | |
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| Arguments for Software Patents | |
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| Summary | |
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| Case Study | |
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| The Cast of Characters | |
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| The Sequence of Events | |
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| Conclusions and Questions | |
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| Worksheets | |
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| Additional Assignments | |
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| References | |
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| Copyright and Work Made for Hire (IEEE Software, May 1994) | |
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| Reverse-Engineering Someone Else's Software: Is It Legal? (IEEE Software, January 1990) | |
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| Does the Patent Office Respect the Software Community? (IEEE Software, July/August 1999) | |
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| Trademarks and Potholes on the Superhighway (IEEE Software, September/October 1999) | |
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| Environmental and Health Concerns | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Manufacturing | |
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| Day-to-Day Use | |
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| Resource Conservation | |
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| Case Study | |
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| The Cast of Characters | |
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| The Sequence of Events | |
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| Conclusions and Questions | |
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| Worksheets | |
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| Additional Assignments | |
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| References | |
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| Cleaning Up (IEEE Spectrum, February 1993) | |
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| Recipe for Recycling (IEEE Spectrum, February 1993) | |
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| Safety Standards for CRT Visual Display Units (IEEE Spectrum, September 1992) | |
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| Research Council Reviews EMF (IEEE Spectrum, January 1997) | |
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| Running Out of Resources (IEEE Spectrum, July 1993) | |
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| A Second Look at Running Out of Resources (IEEE Spectrum, November 1993) | |
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| Striving for Fairness | |
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| Introduction | |
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| A Brief Historical Perspective | |
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| Underrepresentation | |
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| Among PhDs in Computing | |
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| What Do These Numbers Mean? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Dealing with Discrimination | |
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| Sexual Harassment | |
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| Racial Discrimination | |
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| Other Forms of Bias | |
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| Case Study | |
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| The Cast of Characters | |
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| The Sequence of Events | |
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| Conclusions and Questions | |
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| Worksheets | |
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| Additional Assignments | |
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| References | |
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| Diversity in the High-Tech Workplace (IEEE Spectrum, June 1992) | |
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| Excerpt from Information for the Private Sector and State and Local Governments U.S. Government Document | |
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| Excerpt from Your Rights Under the Family and Medical Leave Act U.S. Government Document | |
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| Managing Your Career | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Perceived Societal Pressures | |
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| Addictive Behaviors | |
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| Corporate Politics | |
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| Worksheets | |
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| Additional Assignments | |
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| References | |
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| Quality and Innovation (IEEE Robotics and Automation Newsletter, Summer 1990) | |
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| Dos and Don'ts for Young EEs (IEEE Spectrum, October 1993) | |
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| Taking Charge of Your Promotion (IEEE Spectrum, October 1999) | |
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| The Drug-Free Workplace Act U.S. Government Document | |
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| Notes for the Instructor | |
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| Content Overview | |
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| Improving Students' Writing Skills | |
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| Common Problems Found in Technical Writing | |
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| Failing to Provide the "Big Picture" Early Enough | |
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| Failing to Provide or Specify the Foundation to Understand the Material | |
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| Using Acronyms and Technical Phrases Without Defining Them | |
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| Having too Few (or no) Examples | |
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| Having too Few (or no) Graphics | |
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| Including too Much Theory or Discussion with too Little Application | |
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| Failing to Present the Material Logically and Coherently | |
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| Writing in a Way that is Just Plain Boring to Read | |
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| Having No Substance | |
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| Habits and Tools to Support Good Writing | |
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| A Checklist for Proofreading and Revising Your Writing | |
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| References | |
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| Good Writing (Ethics and Computing: Living Responsibly in a Computerized World, 1996) | |
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| Codes of Ethics | |
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| Pointers to Additional Resources | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Editor | |