Introduction and assessment of competence

Here, the topic is introduced and reinforced through assignments that require its use. The student's competence is assessed.

The setting for student learning

• Implications of professional, ethical, legal, security, copyright, intellectual property, patents, and social issues to a software project or computing system.
• Current approaches to computing innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Need for and means to engage in continuing professional development and stay current in the computing profession.

Students are required to demonstrate a knowledge of the following:

• ACM and IEEE codes of ethics and professional conduct.
• Local and global impacts of state-of-the-art computing technologies on individuals, organizations, and society at large.
• Legal issues, copyright, intellectual property, patents, software piracy, and entrepreneurship.
• Current approaches to computing innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Software system-level security, privacy, and identity theft issues.
• Graduate education options, value of industry certifications, and staying current and relevant.

Students are required to complete ETS Major Field Test in Computer Science.

Also, students are required to engage in one or more of the following activities:

• Participate in student chapters of professional societies such as IEEE Computer Society and ACM.
• Participate in internships, career exploration experiences, or study-abroad programs.
• Attend seminars, undergraduate capstone project demonstration demonstrations, graduate project and thesis presentations, workshops, conferences, or training courses to broaden computing knowledge and skills.

Rubric

The student has demonstrated knowledge of the following topics at an expert-level, which requires an in-depth and coherent answers to questions related to the following topics. All questions are answered.

• The ways in which ACM and IEEE codes of ethics and professional conduct guide computing practitioners in rendering their service professionally and responsibly.
• Policies and procedures related to legal aspects of the computing profession — copyright laws, intellectual property protection, patents, software piracy, and entrepreneurship.
• Software systems-level knowledge of security, privacy, and identity theft issues.

The student has completed the ETS Major Field Test.

The student has demonstrated knowledge of the following topics at a proficiency level expected of a competent student, which requires coherent answers to questions related to the following topics.

• The ways in which ACM and IEEE codes of ethics and professional conduct guide computing practitioners in rendering their service professionally and responsibly.
• Policies and procedures related to legal aspects of the computing profession — copyright laws, intellectual property protection, patents, software piracy, and entrepreneurship.
• Software systems-level knowledge of security, privacy, and identity theft issues.

The student has completed the ETS Major Field Test.

The student has demonstrated knowledge of the following topics only at a proficiency level expected of a novice. Answers to the following questions are incorrect or inadequate.

• The ways in which ACM and IEEE codes of ethics and professional conduct guide computing practitioners in rendering their service professionally and responsibly.
• Policies and procedures related to legal aspects of the computing profession — copyright laws, intellectual property protection, patents, software piracy, and entrepreneurship.
• Software systems-level knowledge of security, privacy, and identity theft issues.

The student has completed the ETS Major Field Test.

Goal