| Week # | Topics / Activities | Leader |
| 1 |
Lecture 1 - Intro to NSF Project...
ppt Lecture 2 - Intro to Principles of Ethics (Defining "Ethics," "Morals," "Moral Ecology," "Legal," "Code," and more)... ppt
Required Background Readings:
IRB Informed Consent Form:
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Professor |
| 2 |
Required Readings and Discussions... Crampton, J., 1995. The ethics of GIS Onsrud, H., 1995. Identifying unethical conduct in the use of GIS Onsrud, H., 2008. Implementing geographic information technologies ethically Discussion Board Guidelines |
Students via Blackboard |
| 3 |
Defining a Profession and its Ethical Codes Quinn, M. 2010. Chapter 8: Professional ethics, Ethics for the Information Age (4th Edition), New York: Addison-Wesley. Davis, M. 2003. What can we learn by looking for the first code of professional ethics?, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 24(5): 433-454. GISCI Code of Ethics and Rules of Conduct ASPRS Code of Ethics Other codes (ACM, IEEE, AAG, AAA) Identify practitioner interviewees |
Students via Blackboard |
| 4 |
Understanding the GIScience & Technology Field and its Professions Discussion of GIScience "field" and "profession" ppt GIS & T BoK handout Group Activity on defining geospatial professions U.S. Department of Labor link Case study: MAPPS vs. U.S. Government pdf |
Professor & Students via Blackboard |
| 5 |
Interviews and Case Studies How to do individual interviews and assessments Kuniavsky, M. 2003. Chapter 6, Universal tools: Recruiting and interviewing, Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research, San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 117-127. Interview protocol (questions): doc Developing original case studies related to GISCI Rules Original case study template: doc |
Professor & Students via Blackboard |
| 6 |
Data Quality and Access Case Studies Student-led discussion of readings: Keefer, M.W. 2005. Making good use of online case study materials, Science and Engineering Ethics, 11: 413-429. Huff, C.W., and Brown, R. 2004. Integrating ethics into a computing curriculum: A case study of the Therac-25, in Akera, A. and Aspray, W. (Eds.), Using History to Teach Computer Science and Related Disciplines, Washington DC: Computing Research Association, 255-277. Discussion of more case studies as time allows: submarine crash (ppt), public data, caribou, bridge locations |
Students via Blackboard |
| 7 |
Privacy and Legal Issues in GIS & T Background Reading Assignments... Quinn, M. 2010. Chapter 5: Privacy, Ethics for the Information Age (4th Edition), New York: Addison-Wesley. Discussion of ... An Interview with Ann Cavoukian Locational privacy, ownership and liability Discussion of more case studies: mobile phone tracking research, satellite contract, tsunami response |
Students via Blackboard |
| 8 |
Class Discussion and Project Work Catch up on discussions spillover from prior week, interviews conducted thus far, progress on original case studies |
Professor & Students via Blackboard |
| 9 |
Finish up your project work: interviews, case studies |
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| 10 |
Presentation of Interviews & Case Studies |
Students via Blackboard |
Last update: May 11, 2023
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