Give examples of organisations that amass and analyse personal information

Give examples of some of the moral and ethical choices which arise when digital technology is used.

Explain, with examples, how some software applications have resulted in great benefits but also caused great harm

Give examples from the range of laws which relate to the use, and misuse, of digital technology to gather, store, process and distribute digital data.

Explain that there are cultural influences on the way information is understood.

Explain the difference between data processing and artificial intelligence

Comment on the current capacity to distribute, publish, communicate and disseminate personal information and the benefits and drawbacks of this capability

Discuss some of the issues involved in regard to the collection and analysing of personal

information by security agencies and other organisations, and relate them to relevant

laws.

Identify some of the ethical issues arising from the use of digital technology

Describe some environmental effects of digital technology

Describe both positive and negative impacts of the use of computers on the workforce

Describe some of the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence and automated decision making

Be able to discuss the challenges facing legislators in the digital age

Discuss how developments in computer science and digital technologies have dramatically altered the shape of communications and information flows in societies

Discuss how ethical frameworks can provide answers to challenges such as those presented by programming autonomous machines

Describe examples of different cultural responses to design issues such as layout and colour, and explain the need for a range of character sets and how these can be encoded.