Responsible Computing

Learning objectives by module

Unit 1: Computing@Carnegie Mellon

• Module 1: About Computing@Carnegie Mellon
  • Identify the available support options.
  • Recognize appropriate study strategies inparticular situations.
  • Use the course resourcesto effectively support your learning.

Unit 2: Responsible Computing

• Module 2: Introduction to Responsible Computing
  • Describe specific risks to the CIA of university resources that result from common student behaviors.
  • Identify appropriate (and inappropriate) use of sharing digital content, and recognize some of the most common consequences of misuse.
  • Identify risks to your personal information and resources along the dimensions of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA).
  • Recognize inappropriate behavior with regard to the use of computing resources.
  • Summarize your privileges and responsibilities as a member of the Carnegie Mellon community.
• Module 3: Privileges and Responsibilities
  • Define quota as a rationing of shared resources and identifyresources to which a quota may apply.
  • Describe the range of penalties for misuse of computingresources.
  • Recognize inappropriate behavior with regard to the use ofcomputing resources.
  • Summarize your privilegesand responsibilities as a member of the Carnegie Mellon community.
• Module 4: Protecting Information and Resources
  • Describe specific risks to theCIA of university resources that result from common student behaviors.
  • Identify practices forprotecting the CIA of your personal information.
  • Identify risks to your personalinformation and resources along the dimensions of confidentiality, integrity andavailability (CIA).
  • Predict the impact of specificactivities on the confidentiality, integrity and availability of personal and universityresources and recommend appropriate actions based on those predictions.
  • Recognize personal information thatis protected by your Andrew ID and password.
• Module 5: Copyright and Digital File Sharing
  • Define P2P and identify the risksinvolved in using file-sharing technology.
  • Describe the penalties forbeing the target of a DMCA Takedown Notice.
  • Identify appropriate (andinappropriate) use of sharing digital content, and recognize some of the most commonconsequences of misuse.
  • Summarize your and the university’sobligations under the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act).

Unit 3: Effective Computing

• Module 6: Introduction to Effective Computing
  • Explain how the Andrew Printing quota system works and how to monitor your usage.
  • Identify the features that you should consider when selecting a file storage and sharing space.
  • Identify the options for getting help and the process for reporting problems.
  • Locate academic spaces, software, and equipment and select an appropriate resource to use in a given scenario.
  • Select an appropriate Andrew print queue for common print jobs and print from a computer lab or personal computer.
  • Select an appropriate file storage space from those offered by Carnegie Mellon.
• Module 7: Academic Spaces, Software and Equipment
  • Locate academic spaces, software and equipment.
  • Select an appropriate resource in a given scenario.
• Module 8: File Storage and Sharing
  • Identify the features that youshould consider when selecting a file storage and sharing space.
  • Save and open files fromCarnegie Mellon’s file storage spaces.
  • Select an appropriate file storage space from those offeredby Carnegie Mellon.
  • Share files with other CarnegieMellon users.
  • Use strategies fordetermining the best storage option in a given scenario.
• Module 9: Andrew Printing
  • Explain how the Andrew Printingquota system works and how to monitor your usage.
  • Locate resources to configureyour personal computer for an Andrew Printing queue.
  • Print to an Andrew print queue from a computer lab orpersonal computer.
  • Select an appropriate print queuefor common print jobs.
• Module 10: Getting Help and Reporting Problems
  • Identify the options for getting help andthe process for reporting problems.

Unit 4: Safe Computing

• Module 11: Introduction to Safe Computing
  • Appropriately select preventative tools and security practices to protect personal and university computing assets, and recognize and apply appropriate steps if you become the victim of an electronic attack.
  • Identify security risks and ways to protect yourself against them.
  • Identify the aspects of your online presence that are most susceptible to risk or compromise, and recognize the consequences of a compromise.
• Module 12: Your Life Online
  • Identify aspects of your online presence that are mostsusceptible to compromise and the associated consequences of a compromise.
• Module 13: Security Risks
  • Identify security risks and apply appropriate measures to protect yourself.
• Module 14: Protection from Malicious Attacks
  • Describe the steps you should take to recover from amalicious attack.
  • Identify aspects of your online presence that are mostsusceptible to compromise and the associated consequences of a compromise.
  • Identify malicious attacks and apply appropriatemeasures to protect yourself.
  • Identify resources the university provides for securitynews and alerts.
  • Identify ways to protect your mobile devices fromsecurity risks and malicious attacks.

Unit 5: Information Literacy

• Module 15: Introduction to Information Literacy
  • Critically evaluate sources.
  • Distinguish differences in the structure of the Web and academic databases, and identify effective ways to use each.
  • Identify reasons, contexts, and formats for appropriately citing sources.
  • Locate and operate useful tools and resources on the University Libraries website.
  • Search effectively for information on the Web and in academic databases.
• Module 16: Navigating the Library Website
  • Locate and operate Course Reserves.
  • Locate and operate Interlibrary Loan.
  • Locate and operate My Account.
  • Locate and operate the Ask Us feature for getting help.
  • Locate and operate the library catalog (CAMEO), databases, and e-Journals.
  • Locate and operate useful tools and resources on theUniversity Libraries website.
  • Operate EZproxy to access library resources.
• Module 17: Understanding Information
  • Construct simple research strategies for using Internetsearch engines and academic databases appropriately.
  • Identify appropriate uses for Internet search engines andacademic databases.
  • Identify basic differences between Internet search enginesand academic databases.
• Module 18: Effective Searching
  • Determine whether full-text resources areavailable and find them if they are.
  • Find information using CAMEO,general and specialized databases, and the Web.
  • Generate appropriate search strategies forparticular stages of the research process.
  • Generate appropriate search terms for differentkinds of search engines.
  • Revise searches effectively by changing searchterms, using facets, adding key words, and employing advanced searchoptions.
• Module 19: Evaluating Sources
  • Identify four criteria for evaluating sources:currency, relevance, point of view and authority.
  • Use the criteria of currency, relevance, point ofview and authority to evaluate sources in relation to particular research goals andobjectives.
• Module 20: Academic Integrity
  • Distinguish legitimate from illegitimateparaphrasing.
  • Identify best practices for avoiding situations that might lead to academic integrity violations.
  • Identify reasons why integrity matters in youracademic work.
  • Identify the range of consequences for academic integrity violations.
  • Identify ways to maintain integrity in youracademic work.
  • Recognize instances of academic dishonesty.
  • Recognize the types of sources you must cite and create appropriate citations.