APC 340 | Legal and Ethical Responsibilities of the IT Professional

3 Credits

Course Offered

SP
19
SP
20

Overview
Instructor

Overview

This course explores a range of legal, regulatory, ethical and compliance issues associated with developing software and using information systems in an organization. Topics include the ethical and legal issues associated with data privacy and intellectual property, compliance with regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes Oxley, and other related contemporary subjects.

Concurrent Course: APC 320 (Students may take this course after completing APC 320 or they can take the two courses at the same time.)

Instructor

Don Heath

Don Heath is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He completed his PhD in Information Systems at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research has appeared in journals such as MIS Quarterly Executive, the Journal of Information Technology Education: Research and the Journal of Information, Communications and Ethics…[ Read More ]

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