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Software Engineering MEng (Hons) - 2.1.6 Recognise legal, social, ethical
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COMP10120 First Year Team Project
Students work on
- group and individual tasks related to copyright and intellectual property.
- the 'Killer Robot' case study (again as a group and individual), investigating ethical considerations.
- a range of subjects related to data protection, licensing, ethical issues, etc that are relevant to their team's web project
- the subject of unconscious bias and how it may effect their teamwork
Assesement : Individual coursework, Presentation
Assesement : Individual coursework, Presentation
COMP13212 Data Science
The ethical use of data, and the validity of the assumptions used to draw conclusions from data is covered briefly.
Assesement : Examination
Assesement : Examination
COMP15212 Operating Systems
Covers the concept that 'every line of code is an ethical decision', e.g. implications for OS security and performance (which in turn has implications for energy consumption)
Assesement : Examination
Assesement : Examination
COMP23111 Database Systems
we briefly discuss database security and the ethical implications around this
Assesement : Lab work
Assesement : Lab work
COMP23311 Software Engineering 1
Students have to co-ordinate their work as a team, assign bugs to team members and work professionally together
Assesement : Group coursework
Assesement : Group coursework
COMP28112 Distributed Systems
Discussed in class and tested as formative assessment.
Assesement : Individual coursework, Lab work
Assesement : Individual coursework, Lab work
COMP30040 Third Year Project Laboratory
Students are expected to adhere to the relevant ethical guidelines during their project work.
Assesement : Individual coursework
Assesement : Individual coursework