703042 Ethical Issues in Computer Science

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Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science
ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Wilhelm Guggenberger ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Wilhelm Guggenberger, +43 512 507 85286
703042
Ethical Issues in Computer Science
VO 2
2,5
weekly
annually
German

Discussion of ethical and social dimensions in computer science.

This lecture aims for an ethical and social orientation. It tries to comprehend the world of new media and technologies in its historical development as well as in its contemporary ethical meaning for human beings and their social life.

Lecture and discussion

an hour-long written examination at the end of the semester

R. Capurro, Ethik im Netz. Stuttgart 2003. N.G. Carr, Wer bin ich, wenn ich online bin ... und was macht mein Gehirn solange? München 2010. J.-P. Dupuy, The Mechanization of the Mind: On the Origins of Cognitive Science. Princeton 2000. J. Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood. New York 2011. B. Joy, Warum die Zukunft uns nicht braucht. In: Die Darwin AG. Wie Nanotechnologie, Biotechnologie und Computer den neuen Menschen träumen. Hrsg. von F. Schirrmacher. Köln 2000, 31-71. D. Kloock/A. Spahr, Medientheorien. Eine Einführung. München 2. Aufl. 2000. J. Lanier, Gadget. Warum die Zukunft uns noch braucht. Berlin 2010. M. McLuhan, Die magischen Kanäle. Understanding Media. Basel 1995. H. Rheingold, Net Smart: How to Thrive Online. Cambridge 2012. J. Weizenbaum, Die Macht der Computer und die Ohnmacht der Vernunft. Frankfurt am Main 1978.

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Wed 2014-10-01
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Wed 2014-10-08
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Wed 2014-10-15
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Wed 2014-10-22
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Wed 2014-10-29
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Wed 2014-11-05
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Wed 2014-11-12
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Wed 2014-11-19
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Wed 2014-11-26
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Wed 2014-12-03
 10.15 - 12.00 HS 11 HS 11 Barrier-free
Wed 2014-12-10
 10.15 - 12.00 HS 11 HS 11 Barrier-free
Wed 2015-01-07
 10.15 - 12.00 HS 11 HS 11 Barrier-free
Wed 2015-01-14
 10.15 - 12.00 HS 11 HS 11 Barrier-free
Wed 2015-01-21
 10.15 - 12.00 HS 11 HS 11 Barrier-free
Wed 2015-01-28
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Thu 2015-03-26
 12.15 - 14.00 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free 2. Klausur