IEC 320WInformation and Ethics

3 credits · Information Technology Ethics and Compliance · Penn State

This course introduces students to the conceptual foundations of Information Ethics. It starts by discussing what information is and what is called the information revolution. We address the different approaches to Information Ethics using Floridi's unified approach. The course also discusses privacy, morality in distributed systems, the relation between information and business ethics, and the global nature of information ethics.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

You need one from each line:

PHIL 107 or PHIL 119
IEC 100

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Spring (1 program).

Required in (1)

Information Technology Ethics and Compliance, B.S.