We were talking about the possibility of getting hold of the video presentation at the EIT gala today and here it is on YouTube..
watch for a very familiar face.. 
Video recording (and some pictures) of the entire event is available at: http://ualr.edu/communications/eitgala/
- Nitin
As you all know the final paper is an extended discussion on any professional organizations’ code of ethics. Here is a list of some professional organizations and their code of ethics.
- ACM: http://www.acm.org/about/code-of-ethics
- IEEE: http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/iportals/aboutus/ethics/code.html
- ASCE: http://www.asce.org/inside/codeofethics.cfm
- ASME: http://www.engr.uconn.edu/me/pdf/CodeofEthics.pdf
This is not a comprehensive list. Please feel free to explore other organizations.
You can discuss the code of ethics from the organization of your choice. There are several ways to go about this report and you are free to be creative
One of the approaches could be to pick a few case studies and justify whether the actions of the individuals involved in the case study were right or wrong based on the code of ethics.
Another could be to discuss in what scenarios each of the code of ethics may fall into shades of gray.
Report format: 5-6 pages including references, 12 pt. Times new roman font, 1.5 spacing, 1in margin from each side.
-Nitin
Please post your case studies for “Societal Issues” here. These case studies could discuss topics like digital divide, electronic voting, identify theft, social networking, other online crimes such as exploitation, etc.
-Nitin
warning, the following links may contain language inappropriate for some viewers
parental discression is advised
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/ebaumsworld
grab the song:
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/audio/ebaumsworld
try the game:
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/thiefbaums
have fun guys XD,
Michael Jolley
Please post your case studies for “Patents, Copyrights, and Piracy” here.
- Nitin
Please post your respective case studies on “Application Sectors” here.
I just realized that I forgot to post this. I hope we don’t have any conflicts today.
-Nitin
What do you think about this story? http://yalepatents.org/2009/10/07/nobel-chemistry-work-patented-by-yale-and-others/
Should a research that affects so many people that it has won Nobel prize be patented/controlled by a few?
- Nitin
Please post your respective case studies on “Ethics and Morality” here to avoid any conflicts. We will start the discussion tomorrow.
-Nitin
I have set up a twitter account for class discussion.
You may follow http://twitter.com/ethics4210 to tweet your questions/comments etc.. during class
-Nitin
We will try sharing ideas through Twitter in our next class (9/28). This will not replace the normal discussion that we have. It will only complement it.
Please register at twitter.com
Lets see how it works. -Nitin