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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.
List of contents
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
About the author
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.
Summary
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.
