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Learning Objectives. (Hughes Profession)
Comments on Developmental Goals
Make students aware of ethical issues. This exercise is mostly geared to this level. It is about how being a professional can (and cannot) change your work circumstances and ethical commitments.
Give students practice in evaluation and decision making. Not much of this is here.
Lead students to actual responsible action. If this exercise were combined with the memo or reporting system exercise, it could help students see how they could influence an organization's procedures based on their professional expertise.
ImpactCS Elements and Skills
ES1.4 Definition of computing as a profession.
ES1.5 Codes of ethics and professional responsibility for computer professionals.
ES2.2 Ethical choices cannot be avoided.
ES2.3 Some easy ethical approaches are questionable:
- Naive Relativism
- Naive Egoism
- Naive Agency
- Naive Legalism
ES4.2 Power relations are central in all social interaction.
ImpactCS grid
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Quality of Life |
Use of Power |
Risk and Reliability |
Property Rights |
Privacy |
Equity and Access |
Honesty and Deception |
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Levels of Social Analysis |
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Group |
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National |
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Global |
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CC 2002 Social, Ethical, and Professional Issues
SP 4 Professional and ethical responsibilities [core]
- Community values and the laws by which we live
- The nature of professionalism
- Various forms of professional credentialing and the advantages and disadvantages
- The role of the professional in public policy
- Ethical dissent and whistle-blowing
- Codes of ethics, conduct, and practice (IEEE, ACM, SE, AITP, and so forth)