Dec 22, 2025  
University Catalog 2025-2026 
    
University Catalog 2025-2026
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CS 3801 - Societal and Ethical Issues in Computing

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This course is repeatable: No
Total # of units allowed for credit: 3
Max times this course can be taken for credit: 1
Max # of units may be repeated: 0

Course Description: Ethical theories (Western, Eastern, Feminist); societal implications of artificial intelligence, data science, social networks, and 3D printing; intellectual property, professional ethical standards, and the relationship between ethics and economics.
Credit Hours Per Week: 3 lecture hour(s)

Grading: ABCDF
Mode of Delivery: Face to Face, Hybrid
Campus: Main Campus
Cross-Listing and/or Equivalent Course(s): None
Prerequisite(s): CS 2013  with a grade C or better,or Consent of the instructor
Needs Permission to Enroll: No
GE until Summer 2025: Block C2 - Humanities*
GE effective Fall 2025: Area 3B - Humanities
* GE designation is restricted to specific major  
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