This course will introduce you to some of the ethical issues surrounding information and information technology. Whether you are using information as a researcher or creating information on a social networking site, issues of privacy, reliability, and intellectual property abound. In this course, you will develop the skills to navigate online information responsibly.
Course Goals & Objectives
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Recognize characteristics of authentic and reliable information online
- Locate authentic and reliable information online and using library tools and resources
- Use search techniques and strategies to improve results received from internet and library searches
- Identify and discussion issues related to information privacy and security
- Define and discuss issues of censorship and freedom of speech
- Define and discussion copyright, fair use, and plagiarism
Recent Course Topics
- ‘Fake news’
- Logical fallacies & social media
- ‘The Filter Bubble’ & personalizing information online
- Social media privacy and policies
- Net neutrality, internet filtering, and online censorship
- Big data & algorithmic bias
- International perspectives of internet freedoms
- Copyright & Creative Commons