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2021 unit offering information will be available in November 2020

Unit description

Creating and using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) applications needs consideration of social, ethical and legal factors. This unit focuses on issues associated with human impact, ethics, regulation, privacy, law, equity, access and cultural and indigenous issues which influence and affect the Information and Communication Technology industries. Examples are discussed.

Unit content

Topic 1: Ethics and cyberethics
Topic 2: Critical thinking and fallacies of argument
Topic 3: ICT in the workplace
Topic 4: Professional ethics in ICT
Topic 5: Multimedia and ICT in education and training
Topic 6: ICT and privacy
Topic 7: ICT and Intellectual Property
Topic 8: Cybercrime and security issues
Topic 9: Regulation of inappropriate content
Topic 10: Computer games, entertainment, communities and identities
Topic 11: Digital divide and equity
Topic 12: Ethical aspects of emerging and converging technologies

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1discuss the impact of Information and Communication Technologies upon societyEthical practiceLifelong learningCultural competence
2discuss the role of governments in legislating and regulating the use of Information and Communication TechnologiesEthical practiceLifelong learning
3explain the ethical requirements for professionals in the area of Information and Communication TechnologyEthical practiceLifelong learning
4identify and discuss recent, current, and likely future ethical issues associated with Information and Communication Technology.Ethical practiceLifelong learningCultural competence

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. discuss the impact of Information and Communication Technologies upon society
    • GA3: Ethical practice
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
    • GA7: Cultural competence
  2. discuss the role of governments in legislating and regulating the use of Information and Communication Technologies
    • GA3: Ethical practice
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
  3. explain the ethical requirements for professionals in the area of Information and Communication Technology
    • GA3: Ethical practice
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
  4. identify and discuss recent, current, and likely future ethical issues associated with Information and Communication Technology.
    • GA3: Ethical practice
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
    • GA7: Cultural competence

Teaching and assessment

Notice

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Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2021 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 2

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