COSC445-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

Special Topic: Professional, Ethical and Cultural Perspectives on Computer Science

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

To help prepare students to perform in a professionally and culturally appropriate manner in Computer Science and Information Technology Roles in an Aotearoa-New Zealand context.

PLEASE NOTE THIS COURSE IS NOT FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND IS RESTRICTED AGAINST ENEL301.

Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate bicultural competence and confidence skills and knowledge appropriate for computer science and IT professionals in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
  • Apply ethical principles and codes of ethics to scenarios experienced by computer science and IT professionals in Aotearoa-New Zealand reflecting its place in the Pacific Region and the rest of the world.
  • Apply Treaty partnership principles and the experiences of Māori to current and emerging issues facing computer science and IT professionals in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
  • Analyse issues facing computer science and IT professionals relating to data privacy, data sovereignty, Māori data sovereignty and emerging technologies.
  • Critique the academic literature relating to IT codes of ethics, biculturalism and Māori data sovereignty.

Prerequisites

Approval from the Head of Department required

Restrictions

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Jack Erskine 111
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 13:00 - 14:00 E12
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 225
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct

Course Coordinator

Trevor Nesbit

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Applications for mihi, whakatauki, karakia and waita 10% Applications for mihi, whakatauki, karakia and waiata
Code of Ethics Case Study 25% Code of Ethics Case Study
Presentation 25% Presentation
Literature Review and Presentation 40% Literature Review and Presentation

Additional Course Outline Information

Special Consideration Applications for the Final Exam

Please click HERE for the CSSE Department's policy for the academic remedy of applications for a special consideration for final exams.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,176.00

International fee $5,475.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Computer Science and Software Engineering .

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