Information Ethics for the 21st Century from Florida State University

National CAE Designated Institution

Classroom
Online, Instructor-Led

This course identifies past, present and future information ethics challenges and encourages students to develop their own standpoints from which to address them. The primary purpose of this course is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to make informed ethical decisions about information production, management and use. Students explore and apply a wide range of ethical theories to examine critical information ethics issues raised by recent advances in information and communication technology.

Learning Objectives

Convey ideas about how various ethical positions affect our global information society in clear, coherent prose that utilizes the conventions of a standard language.
Demonstrate knowledge of the ways in which historical, social, or cultural contexts shape 21st century information ethics.
Evaluate and interpret the accuracy, credibility, and relevance of digital information and data and their implications.
Discuss the ways in which society and culture interact with digital technology and explain how this affects information ethics.
Demonstrate the knowledge to use digital technology safely and ethically.