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Explore the potential problems of overabundance in computer use, learn valuable lessons from this revolution, and weigh the social implications and ethical dilemmas of computer technology.
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Computer Ethics Tom Forester and Perry Morrison Presented by Domenic and Stephanie
The next Revolution • Revolution denotes a process of change-political, social, economic, and intellectual. • Do you think that there are any potential problems that will occur in the future because of the overabundance and over reliance on computers? • What might the problems be? • Have we learned any valuable lessons from this revolution?
The Good… • Improves on Personal Relationships • Learning Tool • Improves business productivity What do you think? Any others?
The Bad… Forester’s and Morrison’s Top 7: • Computer Crime/Computer Security • Software Theft/Property Rights • Hacking/Creation of viruses • Computer unreliability/Software Quality • Data Storage/Invasion of Privacy • Social Implications of AI • Workplace Computerization
Is computer technology worth these social implications and ethical dilemmas?Does the good outweigh the bad?
What are the causes of the top 7?Who is responsible for these social implications?
How do we prevent/eliminate the “bad”? Forester and Morrison’s answers: • Encourage tomorrow’s professionals to behave in a more ethical manner for the IT industry. • Help make students aware of the social problems caused by computers • Sensitize students to the moral dilemmas they will face using computers.