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COMP SCI 7212 - Human and Ethical Factors in Computer Science

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 4233
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Assessment: Written exam and/or assignments
Syllabus:

In this course, students will be introduced to two important areas in contemporary computing: human factors and ethical theory and practice. In human factors, students will study all areas that assist us in performing work in an appropriate manner. In ethics, students will study those areas that discuss whether the tasks that we seek to achieve fit our definitions of what is right for individuals, companies, and our society. By combining these two areas of study, participants will be introduced to tools, thinking, and analyses to establish whether the computing tasks they are being asked to perform are fit for purpose in terms of both usage and ethics. At the end of this course, students will have a sound understanding of key issues in ethics and human factors, be able to compare approaches and propose solutions, and have participated in a number of authentic activities to give them confidence as future professional practitioners in this sphere.

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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4233 Mon 14/02/2022 Thu 17/02/2022 Fri 01/04/2022 Wed 27/04/2022


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
30290 TU01 30 6 2 Feb - 11 May Wednesday 5pm - 7pm Ingkarni Wardli, 232, Teaching Room
Note: This class will be delivered both online and face to face. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled.