Professional Aspects of Computing

Code	6622
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(30H)/T(30H)
Scientific area	Informatics
Entry requirements	None
Mode of delivery	Direct Contact
Work placements	Not applicable
Learning outcomes	Understanding the responsibility of the computer sciences professional and its ethical and legal framework. To know the importance of the computer sciences professionals and their presence/influence in day-life. To understand the the legal, ethical and deontological aspects of the profession. To discuss the professional organizations and unions and their capabilities. To improve the capacity of argumentation.
Syllabus	THEORETICAL CLASSES 1. Ethical principles. 2. Professional legislation. 3. Professional Organizations and Scientific Associations. 4. Relationship with the business world. PRACTICAL CLASSES 1. Analysis of practical cases. 2. Individual and group presentations.
Main Bibliography	Press: Rego, J. (2002). Comportamentos de Cidadania nas Organizações. McGraw-Hill. Beabout, G.R., Wennemann, D.J. (1994) Applied Professional Ethics: A Developmental Approach for Use with Case Studies, University Press of America. Harris, C., Pritchard, M., Rabins, M. (2004). Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases (3 ed). Wadsworth Publishing. Electronic: http://onlineethics.org/com/index.html http://www.google.pt
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.