Professional Computing Practice
CPT310
Overview
Level of study: What does Undergraduate Level 3 mean?
Undergraduate Level 3
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
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Domestic student fee:
$980.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$1,205.00 (AUD)
Description
This unit is an introduction to computing ethics, law and marketing. It is intended for Computer Science & Information Technology students who have not studied business principles, or who have little work experience in the industry. The unit provides a survival kit for CS&IT graduates entering the work force. The unit considers computer ethical issues, such as information privacy, computer crime and computer terrorism. The unit considers the international legal framework available to protect software system development. This includes non-disclosure agreements, employment contracts, intellectual property law (copyright, patent, licensing, royalties), trademarks and warranty disclaimers. The unit also considers the marketing of a software system development, involving SWOT analysis and action plan (including budget).
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
You are recommended to have completed the following unit(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this unit:
- CPT230 — Software Engineering Fundamentals
If you are studying this unit for the Bachelor of Technology (Information Systems) Swinburne you must complete CIS13 and CIS100 before starting this unit.
Assessment
- Assignments — 5 Assignments (5/10/10/10/25) (60%)
- Invigilated Exam (40%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- compare the major ethical theories
- analyse computer ethical issues in terms of the major ethical theories
- understand the professional ethics of computing societies
- know the basic application of (c) during the software life cycle
- use the available legal tools to safeguard a developer’s interests when developing / publishing / marketing software
- understand and exploit marketing / political / economic considerations influencing the Information Technology industry. know the legalities involved in starting a computer (software) company
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create a detailed marketing plan which includes:
- s.w.o.t. analysis, (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats)
- objectives,
- action plans,
- budget,
- timetable,
- other contingencies
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to ethics |
| 2 | Philosophical ethics |
| 3 | IP, copyright and trademarks |
| 4 | Software licences and patents |
| 5 | Marketing and SWOT analysis |
| 6 | Professional ethics, employment and work |
| 7 | Australia and law |
| 8 | Computers and society |
| 9 | Privacy and security |
| 10 | Malware |
| 11 | Responsibility and accountability |
| 12 | IT crime |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Chat rooms
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Embedded Multimedia
- Online assignment submission
- Podcasting/Lecture capture
- Standard Media
- Streaming Multimedia
- Web links
Online materials
- Audio/Video - Streaming
- FAQs
- Printable format materials
- Resources and Links
- Simulations
Textbook information for this unit is currently being updated and will be available soon. Please check back regularly for updates. Alternatively, visit the Unibooks website and enter the unit details to search for available textbooks.
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit is part of a major, minor, stream or specialisation in the following courses:
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
