44: Professionalism - Richard Buckland UNSW

Professionalism and computing. Most students in this course are going to be professionals - but what does that mean? What is a professional? How does it differ from being a non-professional?

Why Microsoft is not evil. Professionalism and engineering. Arthur Andersen and Enron. NASA and the Challenger (1986) and the remarkable Richard Feynman, again. NASA (again) and the Columbia (2003). The Therac-25. Public perception of ethics of various professions (Australian data, Ray Morgan)

Wise advice for professionals who manage projects: One Hundred Rules for NASA Project Managers by Jerry Madden.

Ethics revised. Groundhog day.

What is it to be a master programmer? Solving the right problem. Henri Cartier Bresson. Ansell Adams is a geek.

This is our last (non-examinable) extension lecture. Just for fun. Wrapping up lots of loose threads.

What do nationalism and national anthems have to do with being a good programmer?
Question everything. Being a scholar.

Also, Dane manages to barter his way home, and Theo and Jean-Paul solve the national anthem challenge.