Overview of the ECS School Ethics Committee

Describes the function and purpose of the ECS School Ethics Committee

Ethics Committee Student Project Expedited Review Checklist

checklist for fast track review of student project by ECS ethics committee

Expedited Ethics Review Form for Student Projects

Form to be completed and discussed with your tutor for submission to the ethics committee as appropriate

Ethics primer : A free download

Aimed at secondary school science classrooms, but a useful for a basic introduction

INFO1010 Ethics in Practice

Slides with associated activities and reading list to Introduce in Practice to Computer Science and IT undergraduates

Ethics and Graphic Arts

Discussion of ethical issues pertaining to communication design

Wikipedia and Gamergate

Abstract Introduction: This seminar is on the topic of "GamerGate", an international movement, ostensibly about "ethics in video game journalism" but which has become inextricably linked with extreme forms of online misogyny, rape and death threats towards women in the industry. It is of relevance to all Web science researchers, because it raises many issues of free speech, online governance, trolling and (not least) the representation of women in the tech industry. Our guest speaker (Mark Bernstein) is known for his criticism of the movement, and his work was featured in an article in the Guardian last week. He is a longtime collaborator in the field of hypertext and online media research, who co-orgainsed our annual international Web Science conference two years ago. Based in Boston, US, he will be speaking to us via Skype on Wednesday morning, to give us some background on the Gamergate phenomenon and to explain the recent developments regarding Wikipedia.

Between the headlines of the Israeli - Arabic conflict: the coverage of CNN and Al Jazeera

The purpose of this article is to analyze the coverage made by CNN and Al Jazeera (in Arabic) to operation Caste Lead and the Goldstone Report during 2008 and 2009. This investigation is based in the theory of Qualitative Analysis of Content, by Wildemuth and Zhang. The methodology follows up with the one proposed by the authors in the main theory, complementing it with the Gamson and Modigliani´s Framing theory. The methodology mention above display the different in the coverage development, determined by the geopolitical influences; being CNN more influenced by a Western pro USA and pro Israeli speech, while Al Jazeera is more prone to support the Palestinian cause, this is the thesis of this article. During the development of the investigation, the thesis was demonstrated to be only partially accurate as CNN was not completely supportive to the Israeli arguments during the coverage, but Al Jazeera did have preferential speech for the Palestinian cause.

Ethics and citizenship : tools for moral decision-making.

Cumple con los requisitos exigidos en el curriculo nacional inglés de 2002 para el programa de estudio de educación para la ciudadanía en la etapa de secundaria. De los tres elementos que tiene este programa: la cultura política, la participación comunitaria, y la responsabilidad social y moral, esta guía quiere resaltar este último aspecto. Pues,pretende el desarrollo espiritual, moral, social y cultural en los alumnos y, también, el desarrollo de habilidades tanto, para la comunicación, la utilización de las nuevas tecnologías, el trabajo en equipo y la resolución de problemas, como para saber desenvolverse en la vida.

Science ethics and controversies.

A menudo, en el trabajo de los científicos la ética toca muy de cerca a la ciencia. En este título se explican algunos avances científicos que tienen también grandes implicaciones éticas que han provocado el debate y el desacuerdo: clonación humana, células madre, etc. Todos estos aspectos traen a discusión una reflexión sobre cual es la ética del investigador.