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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ON EACH COURSE/MODULE
Name of Course/Module
Course Code
Status of Subject
MQF Level/Stage
Note :
Certificate MQF Level 3
Diploma MQF Level 4
Bachelor MQF Level 6
Masters MQF Level 7
Doctoral MQF Level 8
Version
(state the date of the last Senate approval)
Pre-Requisite
Name(s) of academic/teaching staff
Bachelor MQF Level 6
December 2014
None
Nor'ainMohdYusoff
Tong Gee Kok
Dr Tan Saw Chin
Trimester 1 (Beta Level)
Semester and Year offered
Objective of the course/module in the programme :
To understand the ethical issues that students will be confronted with in the ICT field, which will include code
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Professional Development
TPT1101
Core
of ethics, workplace perspectives, computer crime, privacy laws, cyber laws, intellectual property, fraud and
software liability.
To introduce students to the need for technical and professional communication and to have the ability to write
different types of professional and technical reports.
To prepare and conduct presentation professionally as well as demonstrating public speaking/debate skills.
Justification for including subject in the program :
Exposing students to current issues in ICT field, communicating and conducting presentation professionally.
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Subject Learning Outcomes :
Domain
Level
LO1:Explain some common
ethical issues in the ICT field.
Cognitive
LO2: Write different types of
professional and technical
reports.
Cognitive
Affective
LO3: Display understanding of
basic technical concepts and
professional communication as
well as practice good public
speaking/debate skills.
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Mapping of Subject to Programme Outcomes :
Learning Outcomes
PO1
PO2
PO3
LO1
X
LO2
LO3
PO4
PO5
PO6
X
PO7
PO8
PO9
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Assessment Methods and Types :
Method and Type
Mid-term test
Quizzes
Assignment
Presentation
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Description/Detail
Written test
Quizzes conducted during tutorial
Case Study, Writing Technical Reports
Professional presentation/Public Speaking/Debate
skills
Details of Subject
Topics
Percentage
20%
20%
40%
20%
Mode of Delivery
(eg: Lecture, Tutorial,
Workshop, Seminar,
etc.)Indicate
allocation of
SLT (lecture, tutorial,
lab) for each subtopic
Lecture
Tutorial
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Introduction
Professional development;Its importance to industry; Introduction on
professional practices and issues that are relevant to ICT field; Overview of
howtoprofessionally create and present technical reports.
2. Professional Ethics
Definition of Professional Ethics; Ethical guidelines for Computer Professionals;
The use of social media and company resources; The Software Engineering
Code and the ACM Code, The Software Engineering Code of Ethics and
Professional Practice and The ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct;
Sample case studies on ethical responsibilities.
3. Intellectual-Property
Protecting the intangible; Patents and its eligibility; Employee/employer patent
rights; Using a patent, infringement and patent searches; Requirements for
registration of a copyright; Infringement and fair use of copyrighted material;
Software piracy and the role of Business Software Alliance and myIPO;
Responses from content industries on copyright infringement; Free Software;
Trade secrets; Reverse engineering; The "look and feel" copyright controversy.
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4. Computer Crime
Introduction to computer crime; Separate category for computer crime; Hacking;
Identity theft and credit card fraud; Consequences; Prevention; Amateur and
career crackers.
5. Workplace Perspectives
Impact of technology on employment;Job destruction and creation; Changing
skills and jobs; Employee communication and monitoring; Evaluating information
and trends in computer access; Views of computers,technology and quality of
life; Making decisions about technology; Professional certifications, Employment
contracts;Employer-employee responsibility.
6. Errors, Failures, and Risks
Failures and errors in computer systems;
Increasing reliability and safety through professional techniques; Law, regulation
and markets; Dependence, risk and progress on computers.
7. Information and the Law
Information as an object; Legal issues related to information; Protecting program
and data; Protection for computer objects;Privacy of Electronic data; Cyber laws;
Relevant Malaysian Acts: Personal Data Protection Act, BSA policy and
Employment Information Act.
8. Technical Report Writing
Definition of terms; Theory and practice in report writing; designing and
producing documents; Preparing manuals and product support items; Types of
technical documents: Writing meeting minutes, brief reports, devising longer
reports, producing fliers, brochures and newsletters.
9. Presentations and Materials Preparation
Guidelines to ethical presentations;Use of presentation softwares; The basic
steps to preparing an effective presentation;Utilising graphics and visuals;
Accessing information and documenting research; Managing visual
communications; Designing and managing websites.
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Total
Total Student
Face to Face
Learning Time (SLT)
(Hour)
Lecture
28
Tutorials
28
Quizzes
0.5
Presentation
Assignment
Mid-term Test
1
Final Exam
57
Sub Total
Total SLT
160
Credit Value
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Mapping of assessment component to learning outcomes (LOs)
Assessment
LO1
LO2
Component
X
X
Midterm test (20%)
(25%)
(20%)
Quizzes (20%)
X
X
(25%)
(20%)
28
28
Independent Learning
28
28
6
5.5
30
5
103
LO3
Assignment (40%)
Presentation (20%)
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Reading Materials :
Textbook
X
(50%)
X
(40%)
X
(20%)
X
(100%)
Reference Materials
9. Michael J. Quinn, Ethics For The Information
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Age, Addison-Wesley 5th Edition (2013),
ISBN0132855534
Jeff Butterfield, Illustrated Course Guides :
Professionalism - Soft Skills for a Digital
Workplace, Cengage 1st Edition (2011),
ISBN0538469781
Khaw Lake Tee, Copyright Law in Malaysia,
Malayan
Law
Journal
(2001),
ISBN
9679623777
Carley, H. Dodd, Managing Business and
Professional Communication, Pearson, 3rd
Edition (2012), ISBN0205823866
Sara Baase, Gift of Fire, A Social, Legal and
Ethical Issues for Computing Technology, 4 th
Edition (2013), Prentice Hall, ISBN0132492679
Judith S. VanAlstyne, Professional and
Technical Writing, 6th Edition (2005), Longman,
ISBN0131915207
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Appendix (to be compiled when submitting the complete syllabus for the programme) :
1. Mission and Vision of the University and Faculty
2. Programme Objectives or Programme Educational Objectives
3. Programme Outcomes (POs)
4. Mapping of POs to the 8 MQF domain
5. Mapping of Los to the POs
6. Summary of the Blooms Taxonomys Domain Coverage in all the Los in the format below:
Subject
TPT1101
Learning Outcomes
(please state the
learning 0utcomes)
LO1:Explain some
common ethical issues in
the ICT field.
Blooms Taxonomy Domain
Affective
LO2:Explain basic
concepts of technical and
professional
communication and write
different types of
professional and technical
reports.
LO3:.Display
understanding of basic
technical concepts and
professional
communication as well as
practice good public
speaking/debate skills.
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Cognitive
Summary of LO to PO measurement
Measurement and Tabulation of result for LO achievement
Measurement Tabulation of result for PO achievement
Psychomotor
