Course Overview

Course Title: Professional Computing Practice
Credit Points: 12
Nominal Hours:
Course Coordinator: David Eccles
Course Coordinator Phone:
Course Coordinator Email: david.eccles@rmit.edu.au
Course Summary

This course is an introduction to computing ethics, law and employability. It is intended for computing students who have not studied business principles, or who have little work experience in industry. The course provides a survival kit for computing graduates entering the workforce. During this course, you should consider computing ethical issues, such as information privacy, computer crime, computer security, social networks, online identity. During this course, you should also consider the international legal frameworks available to protect software system development. This includes non-disclosure agreements, employment contracts, intellectual property law (copyright, patents, licensing, royalties), trademarks and warranty disclaimers. Additionally, you should examine the marketing of a software system development, involving SWOT analysis and action plan.

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