Ethical and Legal Aspects of Computing: A Professional Perspective from Software Engineering - Couverture souple

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O'Regan, Gerard

 
9783031526633: Ethical and Legal Aspects of Computing: A Professional Perspective from Software Engineering
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ISBN 10 : 3031526635 ISBN 13 : 9783031526633
Editeur : Springer, 2024

Synopsis

This textbook presents an overview of the critically important ethical and legal issues that arise in the computing field and provides a professional perspective from software engineering. The author gained exposure to these aspects of computing while working as a software engineer at Motorola in Ireland, where he coordinated the patent programme and worked with several software suppliers.

Topics and features:

  • Presents a broad overview of ethics and the law
  • Includes key learning topics, summaries, and review questions in each chapter, together with a useful glossary
  • Discusses the professional responsibility of computer professionals
  • Explores ethics in various civilisations and religious traditions
  • Discusses ethical software engineering and ethical outsourcing
  • Considers what is fair and ethical in data science
  • Describes ethical challenges that arise in social media and the AI field
  • Reviews intellectual property including patents, copyright and trademarks

This practical and easy-to-follow textbook/reference is ideal for computer science students seeking to understand legal and ethical aspects of computing. The text also serves as a concise self-study primer for software engineers and software managers.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Gerard O'Regan is an international lecturer in Maths/Computing with research interests including software quality and software process improvement, mathematical approaches to software quality, and the history of computing. He is the author of such Springer titles as Introduction to the History of Computing, Introduction to Software Quality, Mathematics in Computing, and Mathematical Foundations of Software Engineering.


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Éditeur
Springer
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3031526635
ISBN 13 
9783031526633
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
284
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