Computers, Information Technology, the Internet, Ethics, Society and Human Values Philip Pecorino, Ph.D. Queensborough Community College, CUNY Chapter 10 Information Technologies and Professionalism and Professional Codes |
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Resources WEBLIOGRAPHY Professional Ethics Professional Responsibility Unintentional Power in the Design of Computing Systems – Chuck Huff Informatic and Professional Responsibility – Donald Gotterbarn The Ethics of Software Development Project Management – Simon Rogerson Professionalism in Computing: Digital Library - Jan Lee at Virginia Tech Contains the Professionalism in Computing course Web, the "digital library" portion that provides access to the special topics pertinent to the studies of the responsibilities and expectations of a computer scientist The Ethics of Web Site Engineering - Chris MacDonald A paper on the the ethics of Web Site Engineering Licensing of Programmers and Software Engineers Professional Responsibility Resources Voluntary Professional Codes Codes of Ethics on the World Wide Web International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, a code of ethics ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct http://www.acm.org/constitution/code.html IEEE Code of Ethics IEE an organization of computer professionals. Founded in 1946, it is the largest of the 39 societies of the IEEE. GENERAL MORAL IMPERATIVES OF THE ACM CODE Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice A joint ACM/IEEE Computer Society effort ACM Position Papers on Software Engineering and Licensing CODE OF ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS R. Barger Codes of Ethics links on the web site of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility Codes for Computing and Information SystemsAmerican Health Information Management Association American Society for Information Systems Association of Agricultural Computing Companies Association of Computing Machinery Association of Independant Information Professionals Association of Records Managers and Administrators Association of Service and Computer Dealers International Associazione Italiana per I'Informatica British Computer Society Canadian Information Processing Society Carnegie Mellon University, Computing and Information Resources Centro de la Informatica, Telematica y medios Afines Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility Computer Society of South Africa Data Processing Management Association
Dutch Association of Information Scientists East Carolina University Computing Code Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society IEEE-CS/ACM Joint Task Force on Software Engineering Ethics and Professional Practices International Medical Informatics Association International Programmers Guild Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (ISC)^2 Japan Information Service Industry Association (JISA) Society of American Archivists
System Administrator's Guild (SAGE) TAMU Computing and Information Services Usability Professionals’ Association USENIX Advanced Computing Systems Association
"Computer Ethics: Codes, Commandments, and Quandries," Julie Van Camp Commentary on “The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics” by N. Ben Fairweather ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at IIT (CSEP) Introduction An introduction that covers the debate about the function and value of codes of ethics. Davis, Michael. "Thinking like an Engineer: The Place of a Code of Ethics in the Practice of a Profession". Philosophy and Public Affairs 20.2 (1991): 150-167. Using Codes of Ethics This guide offers a context for using a code of ethics by considering a sample case. Writing a Code of Ethics Find here some print and online sources for writing a code of ethics for your organization. Authoring a code: Observations on process and organization This paper was written by Andrew Olson, who worked on the project just after completing his undergraduate degree. Bibliography: Books, Articles and Cases This list of materials, many of which offer case studies, will help you use your profession's code. CSEP's newsletter, Perspectives, featured a Fall 1999 issue on Writing a Code of Ethics The Ethics Resource Center has a toolkit available for use. When used for commercial purposes, a nominal license fee is required. Articles on Code Of Ethics, compiled by Chris MacDonald Creating A Code Of Ethics for Your Organization, with many suggested books, by Chris MacDonald Ethics Resource Center, Products and Publications page Business for Social Responsibility's Codes of Ethics article Complete Guide to Ethics Management: An Ethics Toolkit for Managers by Carter McNamara Developing a Code of Conduct for a Corporate Board of Directors: A Roadmap by Frank Narvan. Interpreting Your Code article by Cornelius von Baeyer, outlining principles and approaches for using a code of ethics within an organization, with the Canadian Council for International Co-operation as the case study Recommendations for Developing Codes of Conduct, sites from Virginia Tech "Globalizing a Code of Ethics" by Cheryl Raven (2004), from the Ethics Resource Center. Institute of Business Ethics based in the United Kingdom, has a codes of conduct page with a number of resources for developing a code of ethics for large and small businesses. International Business Ethics Review, newsletter of the International Business Ethics Institute, has published a Winter 2004 issue (Vol. 7, #1) with a special focus on "Organizational Codes of Ethics", with suggestions on creating an effective electronic code of conduct, as well as guidelines for non-profits, among other useful articles. Also see "Writing an Effective Global Code of Conduct" by Lori Tansey Martens in Vol. 8, Issue 1 of The International Business Ethics Review. The Journal of Mass Media Ethics offered a 2002 special issue on Codes of Ethics (link offers table of contents, with abstracts, only). "Can You Improve your Code of Ethics?" American Society of Newspaper Editors, October 25, 2000. "Twenty Questions to Ask about Your Code of Conduct". Joe Murphy and Win Swenson. Ethikos and Corporate Conduct Quarterly (July/August 2003). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Society Codes from Around the World
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SOCIETIES and Organizations
The Association for Computing Machinery
The Australian Computer Society
The British Computer Society
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
Professional Accountability Section of the Website of the
Online Ethics Center
Professionalism Section of the Website of the Centre for
Computing and Social Responsibility
The Software Engineering Ethics Research Institute SEERI
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