This subject will raise and examine moral issues as they emerge in the context of the Internet, particularly with respect to e-commerce. These issues will be examined from the standpoint of western moral philosophy; however, given the global nature of the Internet and e-commerce, other perspectives will be taken into account.
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2019.
HD/FL
One session
School of Computing and Mathematics
* understand how the Internet and e-commerce raise old moral problems in new ways;
* appreciate the urgency of some of these problems in their new context;
* argue consistently and rationally about them.
* the nature of morality
* equity and e-commerce
* electronic commercial activity
* the Internet's global nature
* Internet content regulation
* privacy and intellectual property
* information reliability
* cultural imperialism
* changes in the nature of work
* trust on the internet
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The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2019. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.