Ronan Fitzpatrick 

 

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DT211 B.Sc in Computing

Year 3
Legal and Professional Issues

These resources are posted for supplemental purposes.  They are not a substitute for attendance at lectures where the sharing of knowledge and work experience is encouraged and general interactive participation is the norm.

Lecture Session 2011-2012
Room - Main 2-005 Monday 16:00-17:00
Room - Annexe 3-023 Wednesday 11:00-12:00
Room - Annexe 3-022 Wednesday 12:00-13:00
 
Lecture schedule
Examination past papers

Week 1

19 Sept 11

 

Introduction to IT Law and Professional Issues.

Intellectual Property - Copyright

Intellectual Property - Trademarks

Intellectual Property - Patents

 

Reading – Who needs to be a Professional?
   
 
Week 2

26 Sept 11

 

Pierce and Henry (1996) Model for ethical decision making related to computer technology

Intellectual Property Rights – Foley and Fitzpatrick

Legal and Professional Issues – Continuous Assessment Assignment No 1.

Professional Institutions

Professional codes of ethics

 

IEEE-CS/ACM - Software Engineering Ethics and Professional Practice

BCS Codes of Conduct and Practice

 

The Patents Office Journal

http://www.patentsoffice.ie/PDF%20Documents/2098.pdf

Visit the DIT Library website and link to databases on the left.  Become familiar with resources like ACM, IEEE, OED, British Standards Online and similar.

Crafting a Research Paper

During this coming week access the British Standards Online at the DIT Library database link and download:

BS EN ISO 9000:2005 Quality management systems. Fundamentals and vocabulary

BS EN ISO 9001:2000 Quality management systems. Requirements

BS ISO/IEC 90003:2004 Software engineering. Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:2000 to computer software

Week 3

03 Oct 11

 

Respecting Intellectual Property

Introduction to legal issues for the IS professional

It will be necessary for you to formally declare that all assignment material that you submit for this module is your own work.  This will require you to include an appropriate declaration.  Please download, complete and sign the following Declaration of own work.

Irish Courts System
Handout .pdf
Slides      .ppt  .pdf
Class assignment (individual)

For an organisation that you are familiar with use a PESTLE analysis to identify the business and IT  continuity risks that the organisation needs to manage.

 
Access the DIT Library website and from Databases link to IEEE Xplore site (IEEE/IET Electronic Library) and download the following:
  • Software Risk Management: Principles and Practices by Barry Boehm
  • A copy of Boehm's spiral model
Week 4

10 Oct 11

 

Data Protection
 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the IT professional

Data Protection and Legislation in Ireland

Website of the Data Protection Commissioner.
Week 5

17 Oct 11 

Typical contracts clauses  
Week 6

24 Oct 11

IT Law and Professional Issues – Continuous Assessment Assignment No 2.
Schedule of assigned contract and clauses.
People and Information Systems.
Slides handouts .pdf
Slides .pdf
Slides .ppt
 
Development teams.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
 
Belbin's team roles.
Personnel and Manpower planning
Slides handouts .pdf
Slides .pdf
Slides .ppt
 

Cover sheet for your assignment - You will need to edit it to suit your course, module and assignment.

It will be necessary for you to formally declare that all assignment material that you submit for this module is your own work.  This will require you to include an appropriate declaration.  Please download, complete and sign the following Declaration of own work.

Week 7

31 Oct 11

Bank Holiday on Monday.

CA submission and discussion of assignment.

Assignment No 1 due for submission on Wednesday 27th.

Read what wiki has to say about shrink wrap contracts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrink_wrap_contract

Week 8

07 Nov 11

Legal and Professional Issues – Continuous Assessment Assignment No 2.  
Week 9

14 Nov 11

International Standards .ppt
International Standards .pdf
International Standards - handout .ppt

ISO Stages table

Quality System - pdf
Quality System - handout
Outstanding Feedback for Assignment 1

Mary McAleese on ethics

Michael D. Higgins on an ethically vacuous model
 

 

Week 10

21 Nov 11

Continuation of
Quality System - pdf
Quality System - handout
Selection and Acquisition
Including outsourcing.
Personnel and Manpower Planning

Calculating a chargeout rate.

Housekeeping Q6A
Week 11

28 Nov 11

Making a convincing oral presentation

Assignment 2 Research time

Assignment is due next Wednesday 7 December
Week 12

05 Dec 11

 

Assignment is due Wednesday 7 December and presentations will be made during the lecture session 10:00am to 13:00pm.  Each team will be allocated 20 minutes presentation time which includes setup time and questions.

Presentations will start at 10:00am with subsequent presentations at 20 minute intervals to the following schedule:

Team 1 will be questioned by Team 4
Team 2 will be questioned by Team 5
Team 3 will be questioned by Team 6
Team 4 will be questioned by Team 7
Team 5 will be questioned by Team 1
Team 6 will be questioned by Team 2
Team 7 will be questioned by Team 3

So, to get started Team 1 will set up, make their presentation, and will then be questioned by Team 4. 

Each student must submit their own set of interview questions and answers and each team must submit a common set of presentation slides - all in hard copy.  You have to be present in the room to receive a mark for your work (presentation and questioning).

As a reminder, and to help you to prepare to ask questions on the day the assignment topics are:

1.
      International standards in the daily life of an IS/IT professional.
2.
      Forms of contract that the IS/IT professional should be aware of.
3.
      Building IS/IT project teams.
4.
      An IT organisation’s approach to staff training and development.
5.
      How ISO 9000 impacts an IT organisation
6.
      Selecting and acquiring new IT systems.
7.
      How an organisation approaches IT business continuity management.

Please share with your classmates and good luck on the day
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Week 13

12 Dec 11

Review week.

 

 

 
19 Dec 11 Christmas  
26 Dec 11 Christmas  
02 Jan 2012 Christmas  
Week 14 Examinations commence 9 January 2012  

Week 15

Examinations continue.  

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