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Ethical Aspects of Information Technology
Simon Rogerson The Institute of Business Ethics 12, Palace Street, London, England, SW1E 5JA, Tel: +44 (0)171 931

ERC Review: Rogerson's guide informs senior executives and professionals engaged in information technology (IT) about the issues raised in using computers and its associated technologies. The guide contains chapters dealing with the topics of systems development, security and computer uses, the Internet and property rights. The guide also provides a checklist dealing with the risks, causes and appropriate actions to resolve ethical dilemmas that arise in the implementation of a new information system.

http://www.ibe.org.uk/
Ethical Aspects of Information Technology
by Richard A. Spinello

Editorial Review: From Book News, Inc. An overview with case studies of various moral and social problems that are raised by the pervasive use of information technology and that are likely to be encountered by information technology vendors, corporate managers, and executives responsible for managing their organization's computer systems and information resources. Covers issues such as vendor-client relations, anti-competitive practices, privacy, intellectual property rights, and information security as well as technical background on topics such as networking and electronic monitoring. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

The publisher, Prentice-Hall Humanities/Social Science Review: This collection of case studies and theoretical frameworks is designed to provoke students to reflect upon the social and ethical ramifications of managing information.

http://www.ethics.org/resources/book_detail.cfm?ID=678
Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineer, 2nd Edition
Wiley-Interscience; ISBN: 0471591815; January 12, 1994
Stephen H. Unger

Provides an in-depth treatment of what constitutes ethical behavior on the part of engineers. Carefully examines the various conflicts faced by engineers and offers practical and proven advice.

http://www.ethicsweb.ca/books/index-profl.htm
On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research
Second edition (1995)
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy

This book is presented in "Open Book page image presentation framework" on the National Academy Press website where purchase information is also available. The online format provides a "free, browsable, nonproprietary, fully and deeply searchable version of the publication". Chapter titles are linked for easy browsing.

On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research

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Research Bibliography: Ethical Implications of Technological Change
Ethics Resource Center - Ethics Resource Center 1998

Research bibliography compiled by the Ethics Resource Center in 1998-1999.

http://www.ethics.org/resources/article_detail.cfm?ID=45
Ethical Theories: A Framework for Teaching Computer Ethics

http://cyberethics.cbi.msstate.edu/biblio/part3.htm
Code of Ethics & Standards of Conduct of the Canadian Information Processing Society

Provides IT practitioners with comprehensive guidelines in dealings with colleagues, employers, employees, clients and students. PDF, 8 pages.

http://www.cips.ca/about/ethics
Ethics at UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Large subsection of UNESCO's website devoted to the organization's work related to ethics. Includes Ethics of Science and Technology, International Bioethics Committee (IBC), and the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology. Related UNESCO sites accessible through this page include Human Sciences and Philosophy with its biannual newsletter with articles on ethics; also included here is information on UNESCO's current initiative entitled "Pathways into the Third Millennium" with listings of symposia held in cities around the world.

http://www.unesco.org/ethics
Ethics of Technology in Education

Written by Carrie Beverly 1993. Distilled from works of Neil Postman, Isaac Asimov, and Jane Jacobs,--- all authors and ethicists in their respective fields. This ethics statement has been adopted by public and private educational institutions and educators in Hawaii, Texas and New York. This document is a living document created through conversations and discussions among many people, anyone may join in. Feel free to copy, distribute and use this document for educational purposes only, and not for commercial or any other purpose.

http://rgfn.epcc.edu/programs/trainer/ethics.html
Ethics and Technology Forum

This forum is a web-based bulletin board system designed for two participant groups: (1) students enrolled in PHIL 236 (Ethics and Technology) at the University of Saskatchewan; and (2) anyone interested in discussing issues related to ethics, philosophy and technology. The course professor states the forum is an experiment and provides information on the introductory page regarding forum use and system requirements.

http://duke.usask.ca/~wjb289/PHL236/forum
Ethics and Information Technology
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Editor-in-Chief: Jergen van den Hoven, Dept. of Philosophy, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

This journal is available in either paper or online versions. Described as "the only journal to report exclusively on the social and ethical dimensions of emerging information technology. . . .".

http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/1388-1957
Applied Ethics in Professional Practice Case of the Month Club
Professional Engineering Practice Liaison Program
College of Engineering, University of Washington

Interactive site where visitors can vote their response to a given ethical Case of the Month. Survey results are then made available; previous cases and results are provided as well. Site is provided by the Professional Engineering Practice Liaison Program at the University of Washington's college of Engineering.

http://engr.washington.edu/~uw-epp/Pepl/Ethics/
The Ethics of Information Technology: Instrumenting Ethics in Programming

Presentation by Professor Greg Newby, Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Addresses questions such as "What does programming have to do with ethics?" and "How can we institute ethics in programmers and others?".

http://unc.edu/gbnewby/ethics/gslis/index.html
 
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