Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Essentials of IT & Ethics
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
COSC3088 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
175H Computing Technologies |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2024 |
COSC3089 |
RMIT University Vietnam |
Undergraduate |
175H Computing Technologies |
Face-to-Face |
Viet2 2024, Viet3 2024, Viet1 2025 |
COSC3090 |
RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus |
Undergraduate |
175H Computing Technologies |
Face-to-Face |
Viet2 2024, Viet3 2024, Viet1 2025 |
Course Coordinator: George Buchanan & Kate Anderson
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1498
Course Coordinator Email: george.buchanan@rmit.edu.au, kate.anderson@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 14.09.11
Course Coordinator Availability: Email for appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
Step into the dynamic world of IT ethics! In this course, you will gain the practical and theoretical insights essential for navigating ethical conflicts in contemporary IT and Cyber Security workplaces. This course will build your confidence in identifying and talking about professional conflict, and in making and documenting common ethical decisions facing IT and Cyber Security professionals. Learning through diverse workplace scenarios, you will unravel the intricate threads that weave together social responsibility, legal considerations, and professional integrity. This course will introduce you to ethical issues surrounding a range of contemporary practice areas, including privacy and security, cloud computing and networking, virtual reality and sensor technologies, artificial intelligence, robotics, environmental sustainability, hacking, and cybercrime.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
This course contributes to the program learning outcomes for the following program(s):
BP162P23 - Bachelor of Information Technology
BP349 - Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional)
BP355 - Bachelor of Cyber Security
BP356 - Bachelor of Cyber Security (Professional)
PLO 1 Knowledge - Apply a broad and coherent set of knowledge and skills for developing user-centric information technology solutions for contemporary societal challenges.
PLO 2 Problem Solving - Apply systematic problem solving and decision-making methodologies to identify, design and implement information technology solutions to real world problems, demonstrating the ability to work independently to self-manage processes and projects.
PLO 3 Cognitive and Technical Skill - Critically analyse and evaluate user requirements and design systems employing software development tools, techniques and emerging technologies.
PLO 4 Communication - Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, employing a range of communication methods in interactions.to both computing and non-computing personnel.
PLO 5 Collaboration and Teamwork - Demonstrate effective teamwork and collaboration by using tools and practices to manage and meet project deliverables.
PLO 6 Responsibility and Accountability - Demonstrate integrity, ethical conduct, sustainable and culturally inclusive professional standards, including First Nations knowledges and input in designing and implementing information technology solutions.
For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify practice considerations, contextual factors, and ethical lenses relevant to contemporary issues in IT and Cyber Security.
- Apply an established model of ethical decision-making to identify, resolve, and document contemporary examples of professional ethical conflict.
- Appraise ethical conflicts and decisions with reference to theories, principles, regulations and emerging issues from IT and Cyber Security.
- Analyse the diverse perspectives of IT and Cyber Security stakeholders in relation to contemporary ethical issues.
- Communicate ethical positions effectively to a range of stakeholder audiences.
- Demonstrate ethical collaboration as a member of a professional team.
Overview of Learning Activities
Each week you will be expected to engage in a 2-hour lectorial and 2-hour tutorial, plus online independent and collaborative learning activities delivered through the course site (myRMIT Studies Course). Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both, known as hybrid. You will be expected to have completed any specified online activities before attending your weekly lecture.
You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning. This means seeking information via the course site, RMIT library and discussion boards in the first instance and making early contact with the course team if you need additional support.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course. There is no prescribed textbook for this course.
There are services available to support your learning through the RMIT library. The library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
Note: There are no hurdle tasks for this course.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Online Quiz
Weighting: 20%
This assessment task supports CLO1 and CLO2.
Assessment Task 2: Individual Multimedia Presentation
Weighting: 40%
This assessment task supports CLO1, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5 and CLO6.
Assessment Task 3: Written Report on Collaborative Decision-Making
Weighting: 40%
This assessment task supports CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5 and CL06.
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.