Terrell Ward Bynum / Simon Rogerson

Computer Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Ed. by Terrell W. Bynum a. Simon Rogerson

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Produktbeschreibung

As the information technology revolution moves into the Internet age there is concern about computer ethics and its natural successor, information ethics. This reader presents a range of views on the major topics within the field with particular emphasis on business application.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 550g
• ISBN-13: 9781855548459
• ISBN-10: 1855548453
• Artikelnr.: 13619277

Autorenporträt

Terrell Ward Bynum is Director of the Research Center on Computing & Society at Southern Connecticut State University. For 25 years, he was editor-in-chief of the scholarly journal Metaphilosophy. Among his many publications, he is co-editor, with James H. Moor, of The Digital Phoenix: How Computers are Changing Philosophy (Blackwell, 1998) and CyberPhilosophy: The Intersection of Philosophy and Computing (Blackwell, 2002). Simon Rogerson is Director of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility and Professor of Computer Ethics at De Montfort University. He is a co-editor of the scholarly journal Information, Communication and Ethics in Society. Among other publications, he is the author of Ethical Aspects of Information Technology: Issues for Senior Executives (1998) and a co-author of Strategic Management Support Systems (1996).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgements.

Foreword: About The Computing Curricula 2001 Guidelines OfIeee-Cs And Acm.

Editors' Introduction: Ethics In The Information Age.

Part I: What Is Computer Ethics?.

Part II: Professional Responsibility.

Part III: Codes of Ethics.

Part IV: Sample Topics In Computer Ethics.

Bibliography.

Index

Rezensionen

"Bynum and Rogerson succeed at the difficult task of putting together a lasting collection of papers for a cutting-edge field that changes direction every other month. The collection is essential for anyone doing advanced research on the ethical standards of computer professions. At the same time, the collection stands as an outstanding teaching text for most university courses." John Snapper, Illinois Institute of Technology

"This book includes significant pieces from members of the global computer ethics community. Among its strengths are the worked-out case studies for ethical analysis and a nice section on computer security. It is an ideal text for those teaching professional ethics." Frances S. Grodzinsky, Sacred Heart University