JOANNE JOHNSONPISMP SEM 8 TESL 4

Philosophical Issues

Surrounding "Ethics"

Aristotle, Socrates, PlatoStudy ethics to improve our lives and therefore, its principal concern is the nature of the human well-being

Kallman and Grillo (1992)Ethical dilemmas, the choice of being right or wrong

EthicVery subjectiveConnected to our emotions and our basic sense of 'right' and 'wrong'.

JOANNE JOHNSONPISMP SEM 8 TESL 4

Parker,Swope and Baker -

reason for I.T. ethical issue

Less personal contactNetiquette - ethics for email communicationSpeed of computerLead to unofrtunate consequencesInformation in electronic form is more fragileEasily changedEasily reproducedIssues around the information itselfInformation integrityInformation confidentialityInformation availibilityLack of widespread of authorisationI.T. can be exposed to unetihcal practices

Kallman and Grillo (1992)

RightsRight to knowRight to privacyRight to propertyDutiesConfidentialityImpartiality

Various ethical

issues in I.T.

JOANNE JOHNSONPISMP SEM 8 TESL 4Types of Ethical Issues in I.T.

Right or wrongE.g. For testing the system or performing an immoral action?Ethical dillemmas

The work of others is copied but the author presents it as his or her own workPlagiarism

The illegal copying of softwareArgue that some pirating at least should be permitted as it can help to lead a more computer literate population

Piracy

Is breaking into a systemVariety of reasons - Wist to damage /to understand the systemHacking

Various illegal acts - fraud and embezzlementComputer Crime

Cause systems to crashInterrupt the smooth functioning of organisation such as the hospitalLots of anti-virus software

Viruses

Importance of taking breaksPostioning of tables, chairs and foot restSuffer from health problems - back problems, eyestrain etc.

Ergonomic/health issues

Jobs are becoming redundantOthers are suffering stress from work pressure

Job displacement/ work pressure

'Haves' and 'haves not' - have/have no access and can use computers'Haves not' - are discriminatedDigital divide

Computing world is male-dominatedNumbers of female in computing academia is lowMen driving the I.T. age forward, female are more passive

Gender

Could help humankind and provide food and shelterVarious environmental issues to considerNanotechnology

Are a body of information in a specific field that held in an electronic format'Doctor expert system' - may give wrong diagnosisExpert systems

E.g. Euthanisia and abortionGenetic engineering

Moral codes in the use of networksNetiquette

Allow people to perform unethical issues quicklyPeople do not give enough consideration before performing various actionSpeed of computers

Vendor = computer supplier, client = Person buying the computer systemConsultant selling the program to the 2nd client, after being paid to develop the program for the 1st client only

Vendor-client issue

JOANNE JOHNSONPISMP SEM 8 TESL 4Different Teaching Methods for Teaching Ethical Issues in I.T.

Standard traditional teaching methods in universitiesLectures and Seminars

Opportunities to debate issues onlineOnline collaborative tiils

Traditional methodsWorksheet

For primary school childrenE.g. Relate computer ethics to the theme of pirates and Captain Hook

Story books

Helps to make situation realRole playing

Specific topics can be debatedClassroom discussion

Very popularCan be wriiten on flip chart paperBrainstorming sessions

E.g. examining an anti-virus packageUse real-life examples

Research and discuss new stories on computer crimeNew stories

Communicate ethical message to other studentsBillboards/posters

E.g. to establish students' attitudes about computer ethics issuesSurveys

Can be followed by discussionSpeaker

E.g. review software license agreementsHelps to understand the law

Discuss consequences of computer crimes

E.g. Ethical issues in relation to musicA short musical- characters are "Computerbug" & "Bender"

Musicals

Students input data and then tacher changes and ask how they would feel

Inputting information on to a database

Provide rich source of informationBook, journal articles, newspaper

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When to Teach Ethical

Issues in I.T.

Primary schoolSuitable informationE.g. piracy, plagiarism

UniversitiesE.g. plagiarismBeginning to the end of the course

Specialist I.T. coursesSubjects = nanotechnology adn expert systems

Social science courseSubjects : digital divide, ergonomics and job displacement

Work placeE.g. hacking, ergonomics, viruses