Computing Professionalism: Forwards, Backwards, and Sideways – in Search of a Global Model

AUTHOR J. Barrie Thompson ABSTRACT 1. Context and Background As stated in the Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice [1]: “Because of their roles in developing software systems, software engineers have significant opportunities to do good or cause harm, to enable others to do good or cause harm, or to influence others to […]

About Information Ethics Regarding Pain and Human Suffering

AUTHOR Mª del Mar López and Porfirio Barroso ABSTRACT Human suffering and pain in the media appear as front-page news. Sometimes, journalists deliberately select situations of suffering and pain, not for the so-called informative interest, but because they are images that speak for themselves: these images put tremendous emotional strain on the audience. The main […]

Technology and the Control Society: A Research Programme Into the Ambiguity of Technology

AUTHOR Bernd Carsten Stahl ABSTRACT While it is hard to deny that technology has affected our individual and collective lives, it is more difficult to find agreement on the description and evaluation of these changes. One reason for this is the deep ambiguity of technology. Technologies can be used for a range of often contradictory […]

“Ethicultural” Sensitivity in E-Learning: Discussing Lusíada Universities Empirical Findings

AUTHOR Nuno Sotero Alves da Silva, Simon Rogerson and Bernd Stahl ABSTRACT Nowadays connectivity and interactivity proclaims a tremendous impact on educational process, transforming curriculums, learning materials and pedagogical strategies. Thus, Web based educational delivery platforms are enabling students to receive and interact with educational environment, and to engage with teachers in unmistakable new ways, […]

Using ICT to Improve Employability Skills Opportunities for Women Within Ethnic Minority Group: A Study on Working for Families Project for Women in Scotland

AUTHOR Nidhi Sharma and Shalini Kesar ABSTRACT In 2005, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) launched ‘Moving on up-Minority Ethnic Women at Work’, as part of a major investigation into the participation, pay and progression of ethnic minority women in the Great Britain labour market (i). This investigation aimed to improve understanding of the diverse experiences […]