The Essence of Professional Issues in Computing

The Essence of Professional Issues in Computing
Author: Robert Ayres
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Computer science
ISBN: 9780139087400

The Essence of Professional Issues in Computing is a unique introduction to the social, legal and ethical issues which are raised by the development of software. The book has been designed to cover the most important aspects of the topic specified by the British Computer Society (BCS) syllabus. It assumes no prior knowledge of computing and contains a short insight into the British legal system to make the discussion of computer law easier to understand.

Professional Issues in Information Technology

Professional Issues in Information Technology
Author: Frank Bott
Publisher: BCS, The Chartered Institute
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2005-05-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1906124485

Professional IT practitioners need not only the appropriate technical skills, but also a broad understanding of the context in which they operate. This book provides a unique introduction to: social, legal, financial, organizational and ethical issues in the context of the IT industry; the role of professional codes of conduct and ethics; and key legislation. It is designed to accompany the BCS Professional Examination Core Diploma Module: Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice.

Get Set for Computer Science

Get Set for Computer Science
Author: Alistair Edwards
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2006-02-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 074862645X

This book is aimed at students who are thinking of studying Computer Science or a related topic at university. Part One is a brief introduction to the topics that make up Computer Science, some of which you would expect to find as course modules in a Computer Science programme. These descriptions should help you to tell the difference between Computer Science as taught in different departments and so help you to choose a course that best suits you. Part Two builds on what you have learned about the nature of Computer Science by giving you guidance in choosing universities and making your applications to them. Then Part Three gives you some advice on what to do once you get to university, how to get the most out of studying your Computer Science degree. The principal objective of the book is to produce happy students, students who know what they are letting themselves in for when they start a Computer Science course, and hence find themselves very well suited for the course they choose.

Gender, Ethics and Information Technology

Gender, Ethics and Information Technology
Author: A. Adam
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2005-03-14
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0230000525

This book brings feminist philosophy, in the shape of feminist ethics, politics and legal theory, to an analysis of computer ethics problems including hacking, privacy, surveillance, cyberstalking and Internet dating. Adam claims that these issues cannot be properly understood unless we see them as problems relating to gender. For the first time, these issues are put under the feminist spotlight to show that traditional responses reproduce the public/private split which has so often reinforced the causes of women's oppression.

High-Integrity System Specification and Design

High-Integrity System Specification and Design
Author: Jonathan P. Bowen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 698
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1447134311

Errata, detected in Taylor's Logarithms. London: 4to, 1792. [sic] 14.18.3 6 Kk Co-sine of 3398 3298 - Nautical Almanac (1832) In the list of ERRATA detected in Taylor's Logarithms, for cos. 4° 18'3", read cos. 14° 18'2". - Nautical Almanac (1833) ERRATUM ofthe ERRATUM ofthe ERRATA of TAYLOR'S Logarithms. For cos. 4° 18'3", read cos. 14° 18' 3". - Nautical Almanac (1836) In the 1820s, an Englishman named Charles Babbage designed and partly built a calculating machine originally intended for use in deriving and printing logarithmic and other tables used in the shipping industry. At that time, such tables were often inaccurate, copied carelessly, and had been instrumental in causing a number of maritime disasters. Babbage's machine, called a 'Difference Engine' because it performed its cal culations using the principle of partial differences, was intended to substantially reduce the number of errors made by humans calculating the tables. Babbage had also designed (but never built) a forerunner of the modern printer, which would also reduce the number of errors admitted during the transcription of the results. Nowadays, a system implemented to perform the function of Babbage's engine would be classed as safety-critical. That is, the failure of the system to produce correct results could result in the loss of human life, mass destruction of property (in the form of ships and cargo) as well as financial losses and loss of competitive advantage for the shipping firm.

The Essence of Human-computer Interaction

The Essence of Human-computer Interaction
Author: Christine Faulkner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1998
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

The Prentice Hall Essence of Computer Science Series provides a concise, practical and uniform introduction to the core components of an undergraduate Computer Science degree. Acknowledging recent changes within higher education, this approach uses a variety of pedagogical tools - case-studies, worked examples and self-test questions - to underpin the student's learning.The Essence of Human-Computer Interaction provides a concise, no-nonsense introduction to studying HCI. It covers all of the essential elements of a standard Human-Computer Interaction course, including Artificial Intelligence, Psychology and Cognitive Science, and suggests ways in which to further develop areas of interest in the subject. It provides examples from everyday life as well as computer systems, such as "real" interfacing problems and solutions. It also includes practical "experiments" for the reader to try, through an examination of subjects such as ergonomics and other HCI issues.

UML for Systems Engineering

UML for Systems Engineering
Author: Jon Holt
Publisher: IET
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2004-09-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0863413544

The UML (Unified Modelling Language) has become the industry standard for modelling software-intensive systems. This fully revised edition, which looks at several applications using the UML as part of a generic approach to aid many kinds of problem-solving and information modelling, coincides with the release of UML Version 2 by the Object Management Group and covers the significant changes that have occured since its release. The author also discusses life-cycle management, examining the way the UML can be used to control and manage projects and the UML systems engineering profile.

Information Systems and Technology for Organizations in a Networked Society

Information Systems and Technology for Organizations in a Networked Society
Author: Tomayess Issa
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1466640634

"This book discusses methods of using information technologies to support organizational and business objectives in both national and international contexts, describing the latest research on both the technical and non-technical aspects of contemporary information societies, including e-commerce, e-learning, e-government, and e-health"--Provided by publisher.

Computer, Intelligent Computing and Education Technology

Computer, Intelligent Computing and Education Technology
Author: Hsiang-Chuan Liu
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1488
Release: 2014-03-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1138024694

This proceedings set contains selected Computer, Information and Education Technology related papers from the 2014 International Conference on Computer, Intelligent Computing and Education Technology (CICET 2014), held March 27-28, 2014 in Hong Kong. The proceedings aims to provide a platform for researchers, engineers and academics as well as industry professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in Computer Science, Information Technology and Education Technology.

The Essence of Expert Systems

The Essence of Expert Systems
Author: Keith Darlington
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2000
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

This text aims to provide a concise, practical introduction to expert systems. It introduces enough theoretical concepts and techinquies to facilitate an understanding of the tools and technologies available to build expert systems.