Computer Ethics

Information technologies (IT) are more and more embedded in the structures of society, business, and private lives; therefore we are facing complicated moral challenges in the application and use of IT: intellectual property rights, security, privacy, reliability, internet-ethics, for example. In this seminar on computer ethics, the nature of evolving IT and the reasons why they produce moral conflicts is introduced. Also the current themes on the research on computer ethics are presented from the scientific and business viewpoints. There are apparent needs to develop computing research to take ethical and moral viewpoints into account. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to take into account these viewpoints.

LOCATION
Turku School of Economics

REGISTRATIONS AND PRICE
Please, register through the link on this page. Participation costs 200e/person. INFORTE member organisation's staff can participate for free. You can check the list of the member organizations when filling in the registration form. Participants are taken in the registration order. as long as there are free seats in the class room.

SPEAKERS
Adjunct Professor Jari Palomäki, Tampere University of Technology
Adjunct Professor Tero Vartiainen, University of Oulu, Department of Information Processing Science
Mr. Kari Kaipainen, Chair of Ethics Workgroup of Finnish Information Processing Association
Professor Herman T. Tavani, Rivier College, USA
Lecturer, Ph.D. Kai Kimppa, University of Turku

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, 29.9.2010

13:00 Opening, Adjunct Professor Jari Palomäki, Tampere University of Technology
13:15 An Introduction to Computer Ethics, Adjunct Professor Tero Vartiainen, University of Oulu, Department of Information Processing Science
13:45 Discussion
14:00 A Philosophical Perspective to Computer Ethics, Adjunct Professor Jari Palomäki, Tampere University of Technology
14:30 Discussion
14:45 Coffee break
15:15 Computer Ethics from the Business and Practical Viewpoint, Mr. Kari Kaipainen, Chair of Ethics Workgroup of Finnish Information Processing Association
15:45 Discussion
16:00 Coffee
16:30 Current Themes in Computer Ethics, Professor Herman T. Tavani, Rivier College, USA (through virtual connection)
18:00 Ending of Day 1
18:30-21:30 Social event for those registered separately at Kiitorata sauna (Yliopistonkatu 29). Registration for the evening program is now closed.

Thursday, 30.9.2010

09:00 Coffee
09:15 Current computer ethics themes from Ethicomp 2010, Lecturer, Ph.D. Kai Kimppa, University of Turku
09:45 Discussion
09:55 Student's presentation Critical Insights for Executives in evolving ICT –field: Being Social in Social World (Mirja Airos, University of Jyväskylä, School of Business and Economics)
General discussion, and closing the seminar, Adjunct Professor Jari Palomäki, Tampere University of Technology

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

Post-graduate students are invited to present their research at this INFORTE seminar on Computer Ethics. The duration of the presentations will be ca. 10-15 minutes + short discussion. Send the title of your presention to tero.vartiainen(at)oulu.fi before 10th September 2010. Students are encouraged to networking with other researchers during the seminar.

STUDY CREDITS FOR PhD STUDENTS

Students can earn 2 study credit points by actively participating this seminar and by returning an essey (5 pages) that deals with the subjects discussed during the seminar. Esseys should be returned to tero.vartiainen(at)oulu.fi and office(at)inforte.fi. In the case that the student presents his or her computer ethics related research at the end of the seminar he or she can get 2 cr by writing shorter essay (about 3 pages).
Certificates will be delivered by post, please, bring it to your own study secretary who will put the credit points to your study register.