Computers And Society : Computing For Good

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Because computer scientists make decisions every day that have societal context and influence, an understanding of society and computing together should be integrated into computer science education. Showing what you can do with your computing degree, Computers and Society: Computing for Good uses concrete examples and case studies to highlight the positive work of real computing professionals and organizations from<span class='showMoreLessContentElement' style='display: none;'> around the world. Encouraging you to engage actively and critically with the material, the book offers a wealth of exercises and activities at the end of each chapter. Questions of varying difficulty ask you to apply the material to yourselves or your surroundings and to think critically about the material from the perspective of a future computing professional. The text also incorporates individual projects, team projects, short projects, and semester-long projects. <span class='showMoreLessControlElement showMoreLessInline'><span>Read more...