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Adam Daniel Moore
INSC 555
Seattle Campus

Information and Values

Explores value systems within a range of different social and technological environments.

Class description

This class will be a graduate seminar introduction to information ethics. Graduate students who complete this course will be able to teach undergraduate information ethics courses. In this class we will explore different moral theories along with numerous problems related to information ownership and control. Issues to be discussed include: intellectual property, file sharing, free speech, privacy, and national security.

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The information above is intended to be helpful in choosing courses. Because the instructor may further develop his/her plans for this course, its characteristics are subject to change without notice. In most cases, the official course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class.

Last Update by Adam Daniel Moore
Date: 04/30/2008