University of Management and Technology
Course Outline
Course code… HU4092...... Course title…Professional Practice………………
BSSE
Program
3
Credit Hours
16 Weeks
Duration
NA
Prerequisites
Shakra Mehak
Resource Person
NA
Counseling Timing
(Room# 30 )
[email protected]
Contact
Chairman/Director signature………………………………….
Dean’s signature…………………………… Date………………………………………….
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Learning Objective:
Students understand and can apply professional ethics.
Students are aware of themselves as members of a profession, with shared community principles.
Students are aware of the ethical implications of their professional choices, and of the communities
(employer, customers, society at large) whose interests they serve.
Students can apply ethical principles to resolve situations that arise in their professional lives.
Students know of professional organizations that can help them deal with professional issues.
Learning Methodology:
Material for this course will be presented using multiple teaching approaches: lecture and
discussion, exploration and inquiry, field experiences, cooperative group work, demonstrations,
role plays, interviews/ presentations.
Grade Evaluation Criteria
Following is the criteria for the distribution of marks to evaluate final grade in
a semester.
Letter Grade Grade points
A+/A 4.0
A- 3.7
B+ 3.3
B 3.0
B- 2.7
C+ 2.3
C 2.0
C- 1.7
F 0.0
P (Pass) -
I (Incomplete) -
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W (Withdrawal) -
SA (Short Attendance) -
Marks Evaluation Marks in percentage
Quizzes 10%
Assignments 10%
Mid Term 25%
Term Project 10%
Term Project Presentations 5%
Final exam 40%
Total 100%
Recommended Text Books:
Professional Issues in Software Engineering by Frank Bott, Allison Coleman, Jack Eaton and
Diane Rowland, CRC Press; 3rd Edition (2000). ISBN-10: 0748409513
Reference Books:
A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing and the Internet (3rd Edition)
by Sara Baase, Prentice Hall; 3rd Edition (2008). ISBN-10: 0136008488 4. Applied
Professional Ethics by Gregory R. Beabout, University Press of America (1993). ISBN-10:
0819193747 Technology Series, 2000
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Calendar of Course contents to be covered during semester
Course code… HU4092...... Course title…Professional Practice………………
Week Course Contents Reference Chapter(s)
Introduction of Course and Fundamentals Chapter 1
Computing Profession, Computing Ethics, Philosophy of Ethics
1
The Structure of Organizations, Finance and Accounting, Chapter 2, 3
Anatomy of a Software House
Computer Contracts, Intellectual Property Rights Chapter 11
Chapter 3
The Framework of Employee Relations Law and Changing
Management Practices
4
Professional E-mail Writing
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Human Resource Management and IT, Health and Safety at Chapter 4
Work
Skills Handouts
Interpersonal, Technical
6
Presentation Skills
Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Handouts
Goals
Time Management
7
SWOT Analysis Handouts
MID-Terms
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Computing Core skills Chapter 12
Computing Profession
10
SOFTWARE CONTRACTS AND LICENCES
Health and Safety at Work, Software Liability, Liability and Chapter 11
Practice, Computer Misuse and the Criminal Law, Regulation
and Control of Personal Information
11
Overview of the British Computer Society Code of Conduct, Chapter 13
IEEE Code of Ethics, ACM Code of Ethics and Professional
Conduct,
12
ACM/IEEE Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Chapter 13
Professional Practice. Accountability and Auditing, Social
13 Application of Ethics
Interview Techniques Handouts
14
Revision
15
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