Description
COMP 205. ETHICS, FAITH, AND THE CONSCIOUS MIND. This course focuses on three components of ethics, faith, and philosophy from a computer science perspective. First, it examines the Christian theological and philosophical foundations of science and the ethical role of computer science in areas such as globalization, autonomous systems, and intellectual property. Second, it considers perspectives on the origins, nature, and future of human cognition and consciousness, including intersections of artificial intelligence and consciousness. Third, it reviews ethical systems, cybernetical professional codes, ethical problem-solving techniques, and specific ethical cases, again from a computer science perspective and building on an informed Christian response to technology. This course is designated Information Literacy (IL). Students may only receive credit for one of Computer Science 205 or Science, Faith, & Technology 205. Prerequisites: Humanities 261 or Humanities 271; and a lab science. The lab science course and Humanities 261 or 271 may be taken concurrently with this course. This course satisfies the SSFT General Education requirement. Spring semester, three hours.