1. In what ways are ethical, social, and political issues connected? Give some examples.
2. What are the key technology trends that heighten ethical concerns?
( ) Advances in datamining techniques for large databases, allowing those who are able to dominate supercomputing capacity (large businesses and governments) to increase their power over individuals through the analysis of massive amounts of data about individuals.
( ) Advances in telecommunications infrastructure, allowing the movement of massive amounts of data at greatly reduced cost, permitting the use of data and, as a result, the invasion of privacy on a scale and precision unimaginable to us now.
3. What are the differences between responsibility, accountability, and liability?
4. What are the five steps in an ethical analysis?
5. Identify and describe six ethical principles.
The Golden Rule -
Kant's Categorical Imperative
Descartes' rule of change -
The Utilitarian Principle -
Risk Aversion Principle -
No Free Lunch –
What are meant by "privacy" and "fair information practices?"
6. How is the Internet challenging the protection of individual privacy?
7. What role can informed consent, legislation, industry self-regulation, and technology tools play in protecting individual privacy of Internet users?
Begin your discussion with students by noting how privacy protection has become a major issue in the United States
Informed consent—
Legislation—
Industry self-regulation—
Technology—
8. What are the three different regimes that protect intellectual property rights? What challenges to intellectual property rights are posed by the Internet?
Three different legal traditions that protect property rights are:
Trade secrets
Copyright
Patents
9. Why is it so difficult to hold software services liable for failure or injury?
10. What is the most common cause of system quality problems?
11. Name and describe four "quality of life" impacts of computers and information systems.
12. What is technostress, and how would you identify it?
matically as the use of computers has spread.
13. Name three management actions that could reduce RSI.
2. What are the key technology trends that heighten ethical concerns?
( ) Advances in datamining techniques for large databases, allowing those who are able to dominate supercomputing capacity (large businesses and governments) to increase their power over individuals through the analysis of massive amounts of data about individuals.
( ) Advances in telecommunications infrastructure, allowing the movement of massive amounts of data at greatly reduced cost, permitting the use of data and, as a result, the invasion of privacy on a scale and precision unimaginable to us now.
3. What are the differences between responsibility, accountability, and liability?
4. What are the five steps in an ethical analysis?
5. Identify and describe six ethical principles.
The Golden Rule -
Kant's Categorical Imperative
Descartes' rule of change -
The Utilitarian Principle -
Risk Aversion Principle -
No Free Lunch –
What are meant by "privacy" and "fair information practices?"
6. How is the Internet challenging the protection of individual privacy?
7. What role can informed consent, legislation, industry self-regulation, and technology tools play in protecting individual privacy of Internet users?
Begin your discussion with students by noting how privacy protection has become a major issue in the
Informed consent—
Legislation—
Industry self-regulation—
Technology—
8. What are the three different regimes that protect intellectual property rights? What challenges to intellectual property rights are posed by the Internet?
Three different legal traditions that protect property rights are:
Trade secrets
Copyright
Patents
9. Why is it so difficult to hold software services liable for failure or injury?
10. What is the most common cause of system quality problems?
11. Name and describe four "quality of life" impacts of computers and information systems.
12. What is technostress, and how would you identify it?
matically as the use of computers has spread.
13. Name three management actions that could reduce RSI.