Computer Ethics

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This is a series of articles published by the Ethics Office at Texas Instruments Corporation in the company newsletter TNEWS. These articles discuss some guidelines for the appropriate use of personally owned software on company com...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/7450.aspx

Authors: Robson, Dave ; Robson, Maggie
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Counselling Psychology Quarterly
Abstract: This paper examines the advantages and difficulties associated with using the internet as a communication medium for counselling The paper addresses the ethical implications of counselling in this medium, and concludes that there is...
Year: 2000
DOI: 10.1080/09515070010037911

Authors: Moores, Trevor ; Dhillon, Gurpreet
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Communications of the ACM
Abstract: Software piracy accounts for billions of dollars in lost sales. But for many nations, U.S. price tags make legal ownership impossible. The main problem areas include Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific region, while the p...
Year: 2000
DOI: 10.1145/355112.355129

Authors: Mason, Richard O.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Communications of the ACM
Abstract: Focuses on ethical issues arising from the use of information technology in society. Fact that all ethical questions arise initially out of human agency; View that technology, due to its capability to augment mental and physical pow...
Year: 1995
DOI: 10.1145/219663.219681

Authors: Loch, Karen D. ; Conger, Sue
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Communications of the ACM
Abstract: In this article, authors present the results of an exploratory survey identifying user's attitudes and behavior when computer privacy and resource-ownership situations are encountered. The theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), frequently...
Year: 1996
DOI: 10.1145/233977.233999

Authors: Johnson, Deborah G.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Communications of the ACM
Abstract: Online communication has been evolving and growing at an unprecedented pace, and there is every indication the demand for it will continue. Its evolution, however, has not been without problems and the most disturbing of these invol...
Year: 1997
DOI: 10.1145/242857.242875

Authors: Borenstein, Jason
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Communications of the ACM
Abstract: The author reflects on the ethical implications of advances in robot technology. He notes that labor-saving devices are often promoted as freeing people from drudgery, but they also eradicate job sectors. Automating time-consuming t...
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.1145/1785414.1785428

Authors: Dalton, Rex
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Nature
Abstract: The article reports on the dispute between biologist and faculty member Tyrone Hayes of the University of California, Berkeley and herbicide atrazine producer Sygenta. It says that the dispute started when Hayes' researches on atraz...
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.1038/466913a

Authors: Cross, Tom
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Communications of the ACM
Abstract: The article discusses academic freedom and the relationship of computer hackers to government, business and academic establishments. It critically examines the interest, usually with good intentions, of computer hackers to examine c...
Year: 2006
DOI: 10.1145/1132469.1132498

Authors: Zubairi, Junaid Ahmed
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In 1991, faulty computer instructions caused a massive shutdown of phone systems in several major cities in the U.S., including Washington DC, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The instructions were part of a revised versi...
Year: 2002
URL: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=335&id=335

Publication Type: Syllabi
Abstract: A course taught at Virginia Tech. Page includes syllabus (from multiple years), assignments, projects, class notes, readings, extensive bibliography list, resources, many useful links, index of pages in the collection of course mate...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/TeachingTools/20354/21487.aspx

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This is a series of articles published by the Ethics Office at Texas Instruments Corporation in the company newsletter TNEWS. This series discusses issues of software piracy, copyright laws, and when the legal copying of software is...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/4741.aspx

Publication Type: Syllabi
Abstract: This is the webpage for a seminar given at Wayne State Univ. Law School. An extensive site, it includes a bibliography of online sources, a general description of the seminar, a syllabus with links to most of the assigned reading, s...
Year: 2011
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/TeachingTools/20354/21480.aspx

Authors: Shim, J. P. ; Crosby, Leon ; Pearson, J. Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Communications of the ACM
Abstract: Due to the sensitive nature of and value associated with the different types of information required by today's managers, organizations must insist the accuracy of information provided by their computer-based systems. Unfortunately,...
Year: 1997
DOI: 10.1145/260750.260780

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This is a series of articles published by the Ethics Office at Texas Instruments Corporation in the company newsletter TNEWS. These articles focus on issues of information security, how to deal with sensitive information in the work...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/cms/4744.aspx

Authors: Ferson, Scott
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Accountability in Research: Policies & Quality Assurance
Abstract: Describes recent software development that automate checking by performing dimensional analyses without the risk of careless mistakes. Important use of the latest software tools; Balance of dimensions and agreement among units; Dete...
Year: 2001
DOI: 10.1080/08989620108573978

Authors: University of Illinois at Springfield, Department of Computer Science ; Miller, Keith
Publication Type: Conference Paper
Secondary Title: OEC International Conference on Ethics in Engineering and Science
Abstract: One societal implication of the Web is the easy access people have to websites with content that many people find objectionable. Keith Miller offers an interesting and worthwhile classroom exercise on this topic for a computer engin...
Year: 1999
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/CMS/activelearning.aspx

Authors: Robert Ladenson
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In the late 1990's, the Recording Industry Association of America undertook a major effort to combat copyright violations where individuals create and share MP3 files of their favorite sound recordings over the internet. In the fal...
Year: 2000
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/MP3%20on%20Campus.pdf

Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Publication Type: Case Study
Secondary Title: Cases and Scenarios
Abstract: Original Role Play on Intellectual Property involving RSA Encryption. This role play was used in MIT's introductory computer science subject, the Structure and Integration of Computer Programs...
Year: 2002
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/mitroleplay.aspx

Authors: Millett, Stephan
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Teaching Ethics: The Journal of the Society for Ethics across the Curriculum
Abstract: This paper examines some philosophical parameters facing ethics education in an age of rapid technological change and suggests some strategies for teaching ethics in such an age. The paper argues that we need to ask metaphysical que...
Year: 2002
URL: http://www.uvu.edu/ethics/seac/Teaching%20Ethics%20in%20an%20Age%20of%20Rapid%20Technological%20Convergence.pdf

Authors: Frey, William
Publication Type: Teaching Module
Abstract: This student module is designed to help students write and analyze ethics cases in business and research ethics. It provides a short taxonomy of ethics cases, tips on identifying and writing cases, and a four-step framework for ana...
Year: 2010
URL: http://cnx.org/content/m15991/latest/

Authors: Frey, William ; University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Publication Type: Teaching Module
Abstract: This module present a version of the Social Impact Statement exercise developed by Charles Huff in "Practical Guidance for Teaching the Social Impact Statement (SIS)" from the Proceedings of the 1996 Symposium on Copmputers and the ...
Year: 2007
URL: http://cnx.org/content/m13756/latest/

Authors: Frey, William ; Cruz-Cruz, Jose A. ; University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Publication Type: Teaching Module
Abstract: This module is still in its developmental phase. It is being tested by Business Ethics students at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Biomatrix was a biotechnology company that manufactured Synvisc, a lubricant injected into...
Year: 2011
URL: http://cnx.org/content/m15187/latest/

Authors: Australian Computer Society
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This is a collection of case studies developed by the Australian Computer Society dealing with all aspects of professional ethics. The short cases are accompanied by references to corresponding provisions of the ACS Code of Ethics....
Year: 2004
URL: http://www.acs.org.au/publication/docs/ACS_CaseStudiesFinal.pdf

Authors: National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center ; Lee, John A.
Publication Type: Conference Paper
Secondary Title: OEC International Conference on Ethics in Engineering and Science
Abstract: Starting from a project to develop a digital library for a Computer Science course studying social impact and computer ethics, the paper describes a highly interactive Web-based, active-learning system that is a highly developed wor...
Year: 1999
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Topics/EmergingTech/TechEssays/profincomp.aspx