1st Edition

A Case Study for Computer Ethics in Context The Scandal in Academia

346 Pages
by CRC Press

346 Pages
by CRC Press

346 Pages
by CRC Press

Aimed at addressing the difficulties associated with teaching often abstract elements of technical ethics, this book is an extended fictional case study into the complexities of technology and social structures in complex organizations. Within this case study, an accidental discovery reveals that the algorithms of Professor John Blackbriar are not quite what they were purported to be. Over the... Read more

1.       About This Case Study

 

2.       Using The Case Study

 

3.       A Scandal in Academia

 

4.       Student Suspensions at Scandal Ridden University

 

5.       Multimillion Pound Consequences for Research Fiddle

 

6.       Students Speak Out

 

7.       Leaked Minute Lays Bare University Culture

 

8.       BrokenBriar Affair Heating Up – Lawyers Involved

 

9.       Senior University Members Implicated in Growing Scandal

 

10.   Drunken Professor Lashes Out in Twitter Storm

 

11.   Culture of Fear and Nepotism at University

 

12.   Witch-Hunts at the University – IT Crackdown Causes Criticisms

 

13.   Hacker is Postgraduate Student

 

14.   Clean Out At Scandal Linked Journals

 

15.   Student Journalism Outs Senior Academics

 

16.   Resignations All Around at the University of Dunglen

 

17.   Postscripts

 

18.   Acknowledgements

 

Biography

Dr Michael James Heron is a senior lecturer in interaction design and has been working with ethics in computer science and in gaming for pretty much his entire career. He has seen some things.

Pauline Helen Belford is a teacher in interaction design and games and has been involved in the educational system at all levels of the curriculum for two decades. She too has seen some things.