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Conclusions

We believe that this second report of Project ImpactCS provides the learning objectives and some practical strategies for implementing a tenth subject into the computer science curriculum so that undergraduate students of computer science will receive a well-grounded presentation of the ethical and social issues in computing. We have delineated five new knowledge units with the lecture topics and laboratory activities needed to implement them. We have suggested new pedagogical strategies for presenting this material and have provided information on resources for professors who teach the material. The final report will present several curriculum models in detail and will provide more information on innovative teaching strategies to make this materials relevant to the rest of their computer science study. Finally, we will suggest a faculty development model to prepare computer science professors for the task of teaching this new subject area. All of this effort is aimed at making a positive impact on the teaching and practice of computer science in the next decade.