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Law for Computing Students

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So why do computing students need to know anything about law, beyond – just like anyone else – how to keep themselves out of trouble with the police?
Well, most students who take a degree in computing (computer science, information systems, “informatics”, or similar) aim to find a computing-related job in a company or a public-sector organization. And that job will not involve just sitting in a back room hacking code. Jobs like that mostly disappeared with the twentieth century, and those that remain have largely been offshored to countries like India. Jobs for British computing graduates in the 21st century involve using technical knowledge to help a business to flourish; they are about business savvy as much as about bits and bytes. (This includes public-sector jobs; public-sector organizations do not make profits, but they run “businesses” as commercial companies do.) A crucial factor for successful business is an understanding of the broad legal framework within which business operates; computing graduates need to be aware in particular of how law impinges on information technology.
Readers need not take my word for this. In Britain, the body which lays down standards for our profession under royal charter is the British Computer Society. One function of the BCS is accrediting computing degrees: the Society scrutinizes curricula and delivery of teaching, and confirms (or declines to confirm!) that particular qualifications from particular institutions are acceptable by national standards. The BCS lays special stress on the need for computing degrees to balance technical content with substantial elements of what it calls “LSEPI” – legal, social, ethical, and professional issues. This book is about the L of LSEPI.

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Law for Computing Students

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: ., 2009

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1-137

Language

English

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978-87-7681-471-7

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1st Edtion

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Law

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