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Aug 06, 2026
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2026-2027 Yavapai College Catalog
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CSA 420 - Ethics in Information Technology
Description: Examine the ethical implications of technologies, algorithms, data usage, and system design tradeoffs. Evaluate existing organizational policies through lenses of transparency, accountability, unintended consequences, and effects on vulnerable populations. Propose ethically-aligned policies, controls and technical approaches rooted in philosophical foundations.
Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Foundations of ethical theories in IT
- Evaluation of organizational technology policies
- Development of ethical technology policies
- Socio-technical tradeoff analysis
- Ethical frameworks and decision making
- Inclusion and diversity in technology
- Ethics education for technologists
Learning Outcomes:
- Contrast predominant ethical theories around the common good as applied within IT sectors. (1)
- Appraise existing technology policies in organizations based on alignment with ethical frameworks. (2, 5)
- Propose updated technology policies, ensuring principles of transparency, accountability, and inclusion. (3, 6)
- Evaluate complex socio-technical tradeoffs via ethical analysis. (4)
- Assess current education around ethics for technologists. (7)
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