Computer studies 8
3 hours per week * Second semester * Peninsula * Prerequisite: EDN4265
An historical overview of computing and computing machinery: the intellectual foundations of modern computing; the invention of programming; Turing machine; stored programs - Von Neumann; the development of programming languages; the development of relevant electronic technologies. Computers in society: privacy; computer crime; computer security; ergonometrics and health; human-computer interaction. Professional ethics. Artificial intelligence: philosophical foundations; an overview of the methods and techniques; expert systems.
Assessment
Examinations: 65% * Practical exercises: 35%
Recommended texts
Augarten S Bit by bit: An illustrated history of computers Unwin, 1984
Australian Computer Society Statement of professional ethics 1993
Finch J (ed.) Computer security: A global challenge North Holland, 1985
Turkle S The second self: Computers and the human spirit Granada, 1984