Appendices for "reflections on teaching computer ethics"
The appendices that follow were inadvertently left out of the September 1983 issu e of the Bulletin and are printed at this time with apologies to the author. Appendix A-Organization of the Cours e This course was offered for the first time as a Special Topics course during sprin g quarter, 1982. Students were informed about the course through an "advertising campaign " that included passing out a brief course description to students in Computer Scienc e before they registered for spring quarter. The class was limited to seniors in Compute r Science though later a few graduate students also were admitted. The class size wa s initially set at 20, though, for various reasons, 26 were allowed to register. Fiv e students dropped the course before the "drop deadline" and the other 21 received a grade. Of the five who dropped the course, three said it was because they did not hav e enough time and the other two because they did not want to write a research paper. Ther e was not any perceived difference in the activity (or grade) between the underegraduat e and graduate students. Certainly, the graduate students did not dominate the class. The course met on Monday evenings each week for three hours. A break of 20 minute s was scheduled in the middlle. This format was chosen in order to optimize clas s discussion by having larger "chunks" of time and to allow students working during the da y a chance to take a course in the evening. This format worked well and, in evaluation b y the students , Course Outline no-one suggested changing it. Week 1 (1) Introductio n (2) Discussion of Ethics-Students assigned Ethics Paper to rea d Week 2 (1) Discussion of Ethics Pape r (2) Review of Ethical Guidelines proposed by various professional societie s Week 3 (1) Case Studies involving conflict over obligations and implicit contractua l arrangements Disputed Rights to Product s Week 4 (1) (2) Discuss proposed Student Research Projects (individually) Week 5 (1) Confidentiality of Sensitive Data and Invasion of Privac y (2) Personal Morality and Organizational Loyalt y Week 6 (1) Responsibility for Computer Applications with Unknown or Controversia l Consequences Responsibility for Dissemination of Complete an d (2) Week 7 (1) Accurate Information to decision-makers or the Publi c Another look at Ethical Guideline s (2) Exam Weeks 8-10 Oral Presentations of …