Win18_Phil302 Cyberethics’s Updates

Module 1--Navigating this course

In this module we will learn:

  • What are the basics of using the Scholar platform
  • How to use scholar to communicate with the course administrator and other communities on the site
  • How will your work be assessed
  • How to revise work when needed
  • What some of the technical terms we use in the class mean
  • Requirements to avoid plagiarism
How much time will it take to complete this learning module?
Activity Estimated Time
Pre-course survey (update 1) 1 hr
Reading 45 min
Exploring Scholar 1-2 hrs
Writing your introduction (update 2) 1 hr
Reading plagiarism requirements 20 min
submitting non-plagiarism pedge (update 3) 5 min

 

In the first part of the class we will be learning the basic concepts used in the philosophical study of ethics and morality.  Our goal is not to become experts in philosophy, but instead to use the powerful theories and techniques that have been developed in the study of philosophy over the last few millennia and use those tools in dealing with the ethical and moral problems that are encountered every day by IT professionals.

You will work through each module in turn at your own pace.  Each module is meant to take about a week to complete but some modules require more work than others.  Each module will have a table that will give you a suggested schedule of how much time you will need to devote to each lesson and activity within the module. 

Pre-course Survey

Your course facilitator will now post the Pre-course Survery to your activity stream.  This survey is intended to test your ability to understand and use the basic terms we use in the study of ethics and morality. Do not worry if some of these terms are new or hard to understand. We will be covering them later in the course. Also, do not look up definitions online yet, we will not be using this survey to calculate your final grade so no need to stress too much about this one.

Learning comunities

Being part of a learning community will greatly enhance your education. To help facilitate this please introduce yourself to the course facilitator through the messaging function on Scholar. Include what your professional goals are and anything else that might help your course administrator get to know you better. Also be sure to introduce yourself to other students found on the community. Be sure to have your user profile fully filled out and upload a picture or avatar as well. Building a network of colleagues is one of the things that will ensure your success in the professional world so always take every opportunity to extend that network through interacting with fellow students.

Please post an intoduction of yourself into the comments section below

In Module 2 we will look at why it is important for IT professionals to have a working understanding of ethics and morality even though you may be planning on just working with computers in your professional lives.   


  • Madison Verner
  • Natalie Keys
  • Ashey Narciso
  • Cassandra Abad
  • Claire Hosburgh
  • Kylie McCabe
  • Samantha Noriega
  • Haley Nicholson
  • Alison Prunauer
  • John Sullins