First Annual Ethics and Technology COnference
March 9, 1996
The Ethics and Technology Conference is designed to promote the free exchange of information among college and university personnel concerned with the ethical use of computers in the academic environment.
Further information about the ongoing Ethics and Technology Conferences (now on their 7th. installment) can be found at this link.
Contents
- Location
- Featured Speaker
- Introductory Ethics Seminar
- Advanced Ethics Seminar
- Program and Schedule of Presentations
- The Ethics and Technology Conference Committee
- Funding
Loyola University Chicago is located at 820 N. Michigan Ave., along Chicago's Magnificent Mile and west of Chicago's famous landmark, the Water Tower. The conference is held at 25 E. Pearson.
Dr. Deborah G. Johnson of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the conference keynote speaker, as well as director of the advanced level seminar. Dr. Johnson is the author of two books: Ethical Issues in the Use of Computers, and Computer Ethics, 2nd ed. She is a well known and highly respected scholar in the field of computer ethics.
Dr. David Ozar, Director of the Center for Ethics and Social Justice, and Dr. Mary Malliaris of the School of Business at Loyola co-direct the introductory level seminars.
This is an introductory level workshop that presumes no previous ethics training. Through didactic sessions on key concepts and methods of ethical reflection, and through small group discussion of cases, participants develop their skills in identifying the ethical issues in typical computer situations and in determining the ethical strengths and weaknesses of possible courses of action.
This seminar section, directed by Dr. Deborah Johnson, is entitled "Democracy and the Global Computer/Telecommunications Network.". Dr. Johnson will begin by identifying the links between democracy and technology theoretically and then use this theoretical understanding to formulate appropriate questions about the ways in which the evolving global telecommunications system is impacting democracy. Popular culture suggests that the new system promotes democracy, but this is not true. The seminar will focus on the following issues: anonymity and accountability in computer mediated communications; privacy, encryption and surveillance, personal identities and national boundaries; and international property rights.
Program and Schedule of Presentations
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks by Dr. Ronald J. Kizior
SESSION 1 SEMINARS - 8:45 - 11:30
a) Room 201
Introduction to Ethics Seminar directed by Dr. David Ozar and Dr. Mary Malliaris.
b) Room 202
Advanced Ethics Seminar: "Democracy and the Global Computer/Telecommunications Network"
directed by Dr. Deborah Johnson.
SESSION 1 - 8:45 - 10:15 a.m.
Track 1 - Ethics & Curriculum
Panel - The New Telecommunications Act and Its Internet Ramifications
Chair: Prof. Allen Schoenberger (Loyola University Law School)
Panel Members:
Prof. Frank J. Covey Jr. (Loyola University Law School)
Jack Corliss (Loyola University)
Track 2 - Ethics & Technology -1
Panel - Ethics in the Software Development Workplace
Chair: Joyce Currie Little (Towson State University)
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. - Coffee Break
SESSION 2 - 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Track 1 - Ethics & Curriculum
Paper 1 - Team Work Across the Internet: The Ethics Project - Dennis Bialaszewski and Tom Pencek (Indiana State University)
Paper 2 - Examination of Computer Software in Relation to Gender Differentiation - Netiva Caftori (Northeastern Illinois University)
Track 2 - Ethics & Technology -1
Paper 1 - The Ethics of Riding the Front Wave of Technology - Dean David Beveridge and Thomas Scott (Western Illinois Univ.)
Paper 2 - A Compressed Video Faculty Workshop on Ethics in Computer Science - M. Dee Medley (Augusta College)
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Keynote Speech by Dr. Deborah Johnson
SESSION 3 - 2:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Track 1 - Ethics & Curriculum
Paper 1 - Society, Ethics and Technology - Marvin Kurland, Harris Rawicz and Morton Winston ( Trenton State College)
Paper 2 - Computer Ethics: Are Students Concerned? - Marian Sackson (Pace University)
Track 2 - Ethics & Technology -1
Paper 1 - Are Unreadable Computer Use Policies Unethical? - Eugene Snoueffer and Thomas Scott (Western Illinois University)
Paper 2 - Ideology-Oriented Programming in Health Care - Charles Webster (Duquesne University)
Track 3 - Ethics & Technology -2
Paper 1 - Expert Systems as General Use Advisory Tools: An Examination of Moral Responsibility - Kimberly Cass (Marquette University)
Paper 2 - Ethics, COBOL, and the Internet - Ronald J. Kizior (Loyola University Chicago)
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. - Coffee Break
SESSION 4 - 3:30 - 4:45 P.M.
Track 1 - Ethics & Curriculum
Paper 1 - Will My Diskette Fit into Your Machine? - Erica H. Buchanan - Jeff Zadeh (Western Illinois University)
Track 2 - Ethics & Technology - 1
Paper 1 - Ethics and the Academic Network: Attitudes and Issues - Mary Sumner (Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville)
Paper 2 - Ethics in Document Design: Some Case Studies - Salalendu Dey (Saint Louis University - Parks College Campus)
Track 3 - Ethics and Technology - 2
Paper 1 - Scholarly Internet Research: Is it Real? - Robert Nigohosian (Salt Lake City College)
4:45 - 6:00 p.m. - Happy Hour and Raffle in Kasbeer Hall
The First Annual Ethics and Technology Conference Committee
| Conference Chair: | Dr. Ronald J. Kizior |
| Program Chair: | Dr. Linda Salchenberger |
| Registration Chair: | Dr. Mary Malliaris |
| Exhibits: | Zohra Raza |
| Publicity: | Dr. Todd Hoover |
| Dr. Konstantin Läufer |
Initial funding for this project has been made available by the following resources:
- Loyola University Chicago
- Center for Ethics and Social Justice
- School of Business
- Information Technologies Department
- AT&T
- Loyola Endowment for the Liberal Arts