CSE 1111 Week 13

CSE 1111 Quiz #2 Wrap-up

• Quizzes will be handed out later.

• Comments on questions • Scholastically dishonest acts

• Adequate citation

• CSE info

• Degrading Your Degree

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CSE 1111 Group Project Wrap-up

•Individual grade sheets will be handed out together with Quiz #2 later.

•If you want to have a copy of the presentation evaluation sheets or a copy of the video tape we made, email Dr Peterson.

•If you have not yet seen 2 presentations and want to do that, see Jean in the Dean’s Office (6th floor, NH)

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Group Project Awards

The George Gallup Awardfor the best survey

Goes to ----- Group #13Pedzai Chikavanga Eric SmithWeston Daniels Steven StoneGaurab Bautam Stephanie Zavala

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Group Project Awards

The Not-Quite-Oscar-LevelCinematography Award

Goes to ----- Group #4Anthony Duong Quang NguyenNgoc Nguyen Xaysana Siphanthong

Phu Nguyen Elizabeth Tran

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Group Project Awards

The Ripley “believe it or not” Award

for the most interesting presentation

Goes to ----- Group #6Jason Barber Jarrod HogueKrushna Bhakta Hassan KingraviJames Culver Masayuki Suzuki

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Group Project Awards

Good Housekeeping “Seal of Approval”

for the best quality presentation

Goes to ----- Group #7Sun Mi Bang Brandon CreechJessica Banks Pedro GonzalesJulie Bush James Winter

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Plans …..

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Final Exam

• Final exam is take-home• Instructions and questions will be posted on the

class web site on Tuesday April 22nd.• Answers are due in 2 weeks by Tues May 6th. • Answers may be submitted as hard-copy or

emailed (single Word file attachment)

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CSE 1111 Schedule

April 17 (today)April 22 final exam posted on web siteApril 24 ( case study)May 1st (last class)May 6th (final exam due)

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Therac-25

Using a search engine, find sources to read about accidents related to malfunction of a device called the Therac-25 and the role that software played in causing these accidents which resulted in multiple deaths. Then:

A) Give a synopsis of the poor decisions made by the software and system designers of Therac-25 that allowed the accidents to occur. Identify at least 5 such poor decisions.

B) Cite your sources (i.e., give at least three references for articles that you read for this question).

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Acts are morally right when:

 

a. They produce the most good for the most people. -or- They fall under a rule, which if widely followed, would produce the most good for the most people. Utilitarian theory

 

b. They fall under principles of duty which respect the autonomy and rationality of persons, and which can be willed universally to apply to all people. -or- They fall under principles of the prima facie (i.e., obvious) duties which every rational, reflective person would have accepted. Duty theory

 

c. They are the best way to respect the human rights of everyone affected. Rights theory

 

d. They most fully manifest or support relevant virtues, where virtues are traits of character making possible the achievement of social goods. Virtue theory

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http://www.onlineethics.org/

Software Engineering Code of Ethicshttp://www.onlineethics.org/codes/softeng.html

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Course DescriptionCSE 1111, 1 hour credit. Topics include problem solving, ethics, and contemporary issues in computer science and engineering. Students will demonstrate competence in word processing, spreadsheets, research and library skills. Emphasis is placed on team building, oral and written communication skills. Primarily for students pursuing a degree in the Computer Science and Engineering Department.

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Course Objectives

#1       To make students aware of ethical and other contemporary issues in computer science and engineering (CSE), in an environment in which they are asked to think about the issues, form opinions backed up by reasons, and discuss / defend those opinions.

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Course Objectives

#2 To allow students to work with problem solving (critical thinking) techniques, and the application of those techniques to a variety of problems.

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Course Objectives

#3     To give students the opportunity to demonstrate competence in word processing, spreadsheets, research and library skills.

• These topics are not taught in the course, but materials are provided so that students who are not already proficient in these areas can work to gain the required competence.

• Successful demonstration of these competencies is necessary to complete this course, but these topics will not enter into computation of the course grade.

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Course Objectives

#4    To give students the opportunity to gain experience in working in teams as well as preparing individual portions of required work. The intention is to allow entering students an opportunity to work with groups of CSE students whom they will meet in other courses.

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Student Evaluation of Teaching

• Use “course code” 26080• Make additional comments on the course on the yellow sheets and turn them in with the form but ---write “CSE 1111 Spring 2003” on the top

• Turn in now to our TA or later to Belinda in the CSE office