Society and Ethics in Information Technology - Syllabus

An overview of computers and their significance in today's world. This topic sets the stage for understanding the basics of computers.

Understanding the difference between digital and analog computers, their characteristics, and applications.

Exploring the key characteristics of computers, including input, processing, storage, and output.

A brief history of computers, from their inception to the present day, highlighting key milestones and developments.

Understanding the different generations of computers, including their features, advantages, and limitations.

Categorizing computers based on their size, functionality, and application, including desktops, laptops, and mobile devices.

An in-depth look at the components of a computer system, including hardware and software.

Exploring the various applications of computers in different fields, including business, education, and healthcare.

Overview of software project management, including activities and best practices to ensure successful project delivery.

Detailed planning of software projects, including software pricing, plan-driven development, project scheduling, estimation techniques, and COCOMO cost modeling.

Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks in software projects to minimize potential threats and ensure successful project delivery.

Effective management of project team members, including communication, collaboration, and conflict resolution.

Creating effective reports and proposals to stakeholders, including project status updates, progress reports, and bid proposals.

Fundamentals of quality management in software development, including quality assurance, quality control, and quality metrics.

Understanding behavior as a system that takes in inputs and produces outputs, and how this process affects individual behavior in an organizational setting.

Exploring the mental processes that influence behavior, including beliefs, attitudes, values, needs, and motives.

The role of sensation and perception in shaping individual behavior, including how we process and interpret sensory information.

The impact of emotions on individual behavior, including how emotions are triggered and managed in an organizational context.

The concept of cognitive dissonance and how it affects individual behavior, including the tension that arises from conflicting attitudes, beliefs, or values.

Introduction to Java architecture, buzzwords, and environment setup including Path and ClassPath variables. Understanding the basic structure of a Java program, compiling, and running Java programs.

Understanding classes, objects, and interfaces in Java. Topics include overloading, access privileges, inner classes, final and static modifiers, packages, inheritance, and overriding.

Handling exceptions in Java using try, catch, finally, throws, and throw keywords. Creating custom exception classes to handle errors and exceptions.

Introduction to concurrency in Java, including thread states, writing multithreaded programs, thread properties, thread synchronization, and thread priorities.

Understanding the significance of software quality and its impact on software development. This topic covers the importance of quality software and its benefits.

Exploring various strategies and approaches to develop high-quality software. This topic covers best practices and techniques for software development.

Understanding the role and implications of contingent workers in software development. This topic covers the benefits and drawbacks of using contingent workers.

Examining the role and implications of H-IB workers in software development. This topic covers the benefits and drawbacks of using H-IB workers.

Understanding the concept of outsourcing in software development. This topic covers the benefits and drawbacks of outsourcing and its implications on software development.

Exploring the concept of whistle-blowing in the context of software development. This topic covers the importance of whistle-blowing and its implications on ethical decision-making.

Understanding the concept of green computing and its importance in software development. This topic covers the benefits and implications of green computing on the environment.

A framework for understanding ethics in terms of its functional aspects, covering different sets of principles and values. This topic provides a comprehensive overview of ethics in information technology.

A structured approach to making ethical decisions, incorporating various ethical principles and values. This topic provides a practical guide to ethical decision making in information technology.

A critical analysis of ethical arguments, examining their strengths and weaknesses. This topic develops critical thinking skills in evaluating ethical arguments in information technology.

An introduction to the importance of ethics in information technology, outlining the objectives of the course unit. This topic sets the stage for the exploration of ethics and ethical analysis.

An examination of contemporary issues and challenges in ethics and information technology, encouraging critical thinking and discussion. This topic fosters a deeper understanding of the complexities of ethics in information technology.

An overview of computers and their significance in today's world. This topic sets the stage for understanding the basics of computers.

Understanding the difference between digital and analog computers, their characteristics, and applications.

Exploring the key characteristics of computers, including input, processing, storage, and output.

A brief history of computers, from their inception to the present day, highlighting key milestones and developments.

Understanding the different generations of computers, including their features, advantages, and limitations.

Categorizing computers based on their size, functionality, and application, including desktops, laptops, and mobile devices.

An in-depth look at the components of a computer system, including hardware and software.

Exploring the various applications of computers in different fields, including business, education, and healthcare.

Understanding the legal framework governing E-commerce in Nepal.

This topic explores the various application areas of simulation, including engineering, economics, and healthcare.

Ethical considerations and principles in software engineering, including accountability, privacy, and intellectual property.

This topic covers the sources of errors in numerical calculations, propagation of errors, and a review of Taylor's Theorem.

This topic explains the trial and error method for solving non-linear equations, including its convergence.

This topic covers the half-interval method for solving non-linear equations, including its convergence.

This topic explains Newton's method for solving non-linear equations, including its convergence and application to calculating multiple roots.

This topic covers the secant method for solving non-linear equations, including its convergence.

This topic explains the fixed point iteration method for solving non-linear equations, including its convergence.

This topic covers Horner's method for solving non-linear equations.

Methods for solving systems of ODEs, including numerical and analytical approaches.

Methods for solving higher order ODEs, including reduction of order and numerical methods.

Introduction to boundary value problems, including their definition and importance in ODEs.

Numerical method for solving boundary value problems, including its algorithm and applications.

A software development approach that involves creating a working model of a software product. Understanding the principles and benefits of software prototyping.

A software development process framework that provides a structured approach to software development. Understanding the principles and benefits of RUP.

A software development approach that uses automated tools and techniques to support software development. Understanding the principles and benefits of CASE.

Understanding IPv4 and IPv6 addressing schemes, including subnetting, CIDR notation, and address types.

Configuring network interfaces, including setting IP addresses, subnet masks, and default gateways.

Troubleshooting common network startup issues, including identifying and resolving configuration problems.

Configuring firewalls on Linux and Windows systems, including setting up rules and access controls.

Using command-line tools to troubleshoot network issues, including ping, traceroute, and nslookup.

Understanding the effects of cyberbullying and strategies for dealing with it, including legal and ethical implications.