Analysing ethical scenarios

AUTHOR
Blaise W. Liffick

PUBLISHED IN
ETHICOMP Journal Vol 1 Issue 1

ABSTRACT

One of the approaches to teaching about the ethical issues related to computer technology is the use of the ethical scenario (or case study). Unfortunately, few authors of texts for this arrea give any concrete methodology for analyzing such scenarios. Students, therefore, tend to flounder when asked to, for instance, write an essay about some event depicted in a scenario. This paper provides a methodology for analyzing such scenarios.