This course develops the ethical foundations of professional practice in computing. It also gives students an informed awareness of the principal issues of ethics and professional responsibility in the development and use of computers and information systems. It provides a basic survey of ethical theories and discusses the role of professional organisations in maintaining good practice, both in general and then specifically in the computing industry. Moreover, it considers legislation that are applied in the computing industry, including three major areas of ethical concern in computing: computer cracking, data privacy and intellectual property of software.