• DocumentCode
    1268976
  • Title

    "Star Wars" revisited-Ethics and safety-critical software

  • Author

    Bowyer, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Notre Dame Univ., IN, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    26
  • Abstract
    This article describes a curriculum module developed around a Reagan-era SDI debate on the theme "Star wars: can the computing requirements be met?" This module may be appropriate for use in ethics-related or software-engineering related courses taught in undergraduate Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering programs. It should also be appropriate for use in courses in general engineering ethics or technology and society.
  • Keywords
    computer science education; educational courses; professional aspects; safety-critical software; Strategic Defense Initiative; computing requirements; curriculum module; ethics; national missile defense system; safety-critical software; software engineering; technical argument; Computer science; Ethics; Information systems; Information technology; Military computing; Missiles; Software engineering; Software safety; Software testing; Speech;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0097
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/44.993597
  • Filename
    993597